The U.S. Supreme Court won’t block a Texas law that allows private individuals to sue to enforce a ban on abortion after about six weeks … The New Republican Supreme CourtRead more
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The British Raj Was Once a Narco-State
Britain may claim it gifted civilisation to India but we know for sure that the Raj transformed entire farming economies in Bengal and Bihar into … The British Raj Was Once a Narco-StateRead more
Convert Military to Green Production, or Perish
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udsSEZNfdFI&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Daniel Ellsberg on RAI (13/13)
Are We Vesting Too Much Power in Governments and Corporations in the Name of Covid-19?
The second episode of our new video program, SYSTEM UPDATE, is now available on YouTube. It explores several of the under-discussed components of the coronavirus … Are We Vesting Too Much Power in Governments and Corporations in the Name of Covid-19?Read more
Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America
the great writer James Baldwin, who said, “The powerless must do their own dirty work. The powerful have it done for them.” Talk about what … Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in AmericaRead more
Déjà vu in New Orleans
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How elite US institutions created Afghanistan’s neoliberal President Ashraf Ghani, who stole $169 million from his country
No individual is more emblematic of the corruption, criminality, and moral rot at the heart of the 20-year US occupation of Afghanistan than President Ashraf … How elite US institutions created Afghanistan’s neoliberal President Ashraf Ghani, who stole $169 million from his countryRead more
U.S. Airstrikes Hit All-Time High as Coronavirus Spreads in Somalia
In the first four months of this year, U.S. Africa Command has conducted more airstrikes in Somalia than it did during all of Barack Obama’s … U.S. Airstrikes Hit All-Time High as Coronavirus Spreads in SomaliaRead more
The Role of “White Feminism” in the Longest U.S. War
Afghanistan, where the Taliban held a parade in the country’s second-largest city Wednesday to display the American-made military equipment they’ve seized or that was left … The Role of “White Feminism” in the Longest U.S. WarRead more
It was wrong to have gone in in the first place
I think that there were a number of things that President Biden said in his speech that were both true and important, the most important … It was wrong to have gone in in the first placeRead more