Content moderation at scale is impossible to do well says my impossibility theorem. And, basically every day we see more examples of this in action. … Censorship on January 6th Committee VideoRead more
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Free America’s longest serving political prisoner Leonard Peltier
https://download-media.kcrw.com/fdd/audio/download/kcrw/etc/si/KCRW-scheer_intelligence-its_time_to_free_leonard_peltier_americas_longest_serving_political_prisoner-211203.mp3 Kevin Sharp, Robert Scheer
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The Future of Marxist Thought
The fundamental aim of Vivek Chibber’s latest book, The Class Matrix: Social Theory After the Cultural Turn, is to restore the central role that economic … The Future of Marxist ThoughtRead more
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Is the US Facing Another Civil War?
Welcome, friends, to another edition of Economic Update, a weekly program devoted to the economic dimensions of our lives. I’m your host, Richard Wolff. Today’s … Is the US Facing Another Civil War?Read more
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When Did the Ruling Class Get Woke?
The protest movement sparked by the murder of George Floyd is now regarded as the largest mass mobilization in the history of the United States, … When Did the Ruling Class Get Woke?Read more
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Sahrawi Activists Slam Moroccan Greenwashing
Morocco has occupied Western Sahara since 1975 in defiance of the United Nations and international law. Over the past four decades, thousands of Western Sahara’s … Sahrawi Activists Slam Moroccan GreenwashingRead more
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Climate Scientist Michael Mann Wins $1 Million Defamation Case Against Right-Wing Climate Deniers
Dozens were arrested Monday outside President Biden’s campaign headquarters in Delaware as members of Sunrise Movement called on him to declare a climate emergency. Some … Climate Scientist Michael Mann Wins $1 Million Defamation Case Against Right-Wing Climate DeniersRead more
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The Power of Lies
The comments on Peter Oborne’s excellent article on Julian Assange in The Guardian on May 20 are a damning indictment of the media’s ability to … The Power of LiesRead more
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Tax the Rich Who Profit from Emissions Fueling Climate Crisis
As President Biden arrives at the U.N. climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, then heads to the G20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia, a new Oxfam analysis … Tax the Rich Who Profit from Emissions Fueling Climate CrisisRead more
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Quietly Shuttering Left-Wing Media Accounts
Over the past few days, several independent news outlets and journalists have had their PayPal accounts abruptly canceled and their funds frozen by the company … Quietly Shuttering Left-Wing Media AccountsRead more