Declassified British files highlight a little known aspect of the joint MI6/CIA coup against Iran’s democratically elected government in August 1953 – UK covert action … MI6 plots with Islamists to overthrow democracyRead more
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The Bidens who cried fascism
A journalist recently solicited AOC’s opinion of the Cornel West candidacy. While praising his “incredibly important” voice, she cautioned that, in supporting Dr. West, “the … The Bidens who cried fascismRead more
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There are straightforward solutions
The poet WB Yeats once wrote: “Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold.” Things are certainly falling apart at the moment, both in the UK … There are straightforward solutionsRead more
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Public preferences don’t translate into public policy
https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/files/2019.06/5cf37892fc7e9337298b461a.mp4 Third parties and US politics Howie Hawkins On Contact
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Language, Left Libertarianism, and Progress
Noam Chomsky joins Tyler to discuss why Noam and Wilhelm von Humboldt have similar views on language and liberty, good and bad evolutionary approaches to … Language, Left Libertarianism, and ProgressRead more
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Our leaders are believers
https://www.yanisvaroufakis.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Behind-the-News-17_10_12-on-Adults-in-the-Room-.mp3 Yanis Varoufakis
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How Facebook twisted Canada’s trucker convoy into an international movement
After more than two weeks of chaotic protest, this week, the Canadian government pushed back. On Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the country’s … How Facebook twisted Canada’s trucker convoy into an international movementRead more
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We need more public intellectuals(male and female)
Elif Shafak On populism and other threats to democracy