Some 265 million people are expected to face acute hunger as the coronavirus crisis could trigger a second pandemic of hunger. The crisis is projected … Africa’s Twin Pandemics of Coronavirus & HungerRead more
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After Hurricane Ida Ongoing Disasters of Poverty, Inequality
Hurricane Ida has been downgraded to a tropical depression, after it hit the Louisiana coast Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane on the 16th anniversary … After Hurricane Ida Ongoing Disasters of Poverty, InequalityRead more
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Afghanistan Faces Future Under Taliban
Earlier today, the Taliban held a news conference at the Kabul airport, declaring the defeat of America. Supporters of the Taliban celebrated last night in … Afghanistan Faces Future Under TalibanRead more
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To turn China into a neoliberal grabitization opportunity
George Soros writes that Xi’s “crackdown on private enterprise shows he does not understand the market economy. … Xi Jinping, China’s leader, has collided with … To turn China into a neoliberal grabitization opportunityRead more
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The Doomsday Machine and Nuclear Winter
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4WfF1_pJb4&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Daniel Ellsberg on RAI (11/13)
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Still Waiting for USS Liberty’s Truth
Israel’s chokehold over U.S. politics and politicians has been so powerful for so many decades that this obvious reality is routinely denied, a collective gagging … Still Waiting for USS Liberty’s TruthRead more
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The salacious demolition job on Martha Gellhorn
The other day, the Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism was awarded in honour of the great American reporter who lived in this country until she … The salacious demolition job on Martha GellhornRead more
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Magna Carta Messed Up the World
In a few months, we will be commemorating the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta—commemorating, but not celebrating; rather, mourning the blows it … Magna Carta Messed Up the WorldRead more
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A Strategy of War Crimes, Killing Civilians to Win a War
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgqfhqCtzWA&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Daniel Ellsberg on RAI (10/12)
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American CEOs make 351 times more than workers. In 1965 it was 15 to one
Last week, the Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan thinktank, released a report on the increasing pay gap between chief executives and workers. This research tells … American CEOs make 351 times more than workers. In 1965 it was 15 to oneRead more