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The capitalist imperative driving cruel and bipartisan U.S. migration policies
Capitalism’s need for labor is the determining factor in immigration policy. Its contradictions create a system that is consistently inhumane.
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To eradicate global poverty and cut global carbon emissions, rich nations must change their consumption patterns
Sometimes the aching injustice of human-caused climate change hits you square between the eyes. A new fact rears up that is potent, emotive and incontrovertible.
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Taking on the Philippine axis of evil
I was initially pushed to try to run for president. I really did not want to, because I felt somebody younger and more vigorous should. I am 76! – Walden Bello
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Where did the Dependency Approach go?
Capitalism, it seems, had been deemed too messy a concept to provide much use to researchers in explaining phenomena.
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Ukraine – Who is firing at whom and who is lying about it?
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has an observer mission along the line of control between the government and rebel side in south east Ukraine.
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Talking to your kid about climate change
Emotions are at the heart of the matter ❣️
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Political prisoners in Cuba?
Can those prosecuted for acts of violence and recklessly endangering the public order, with no program, no proposals for positive change, be considered political prisoners?
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Truths and lies about pledges made to Russia
The information war surrounding tensions between NATO and Russia over Ukraine often leads to distortions of historical reality.
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The Battle of Billings Bridge
Ottawa residents’ blockade of the convoy is a model for confronting the extreme-right.
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AOC warns failure to cancel student debt has ‘demoralized’ critical voters
“This really isn’t a conversation about providing relief to a small, niche group of people,” said the congresswoman. “It’s very much a keystone action politically.” –AOC
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It’s time for the Left to embrace the Critical Race Theory debate
Pretending CRT isn’t real robs us of the chance to mount a strong defense.
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Colombia is bleeding to death
Human rights movements recorded an increase of attacks against police stations, military bases, and civilians and reported assassinations and intimidation against social leaders in several departments. In February, the panorama has been no different.
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Good news? The jobs reports for January, 2022
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) job report offered some surprises, especially in light of dire predictions about the Omicron crisis. At first glance the impact seemed slight.
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The best offense is more clinic defense
An abortion provider discusses the tactic of clinic defense, and why it’s necessary to defend abortion rights.
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The Nazis among us: Heidegger and the Hideous
Martin Heidegger isn’t a philosopher that progressives are likely to consider worthwhile reading. After all, he was an anti-Semite, a follower of Hitler, and most hideous of all, someone who likened the mass extermination of human beings to the excesses of factory farming.
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U.S. needs Ukraine crisis to harm European economy, and legitimize its military presence
The Chinese embassy in Ukraine released a notice on its WeChat public account Friday to urge Chinese nationals in Ukraine to “pay close attention to” changes in the local situation, as the U.S. and several other Western countries asked their nationals “to evacuate immediately” amid so-called warnings of an imminent invasion by Russia.
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ASEAN nations using Laos-China Railway for ‘green’, low-carbon freight
In early December 2021, Laos inaugurated the Boten-Vientiane railway, a 414-kilometer (km) electrified high-speed railway that runs between the capital Vientiane and the town of Boten on the Laos-China border.
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‘The Mexican American Experience in Texas’ takes a deep look at our sordid State history
Martha Menchaca’s new book examines events that have shaped the lives of so many in the Lone Star State.
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Malaysian officials dampen prospects for giant, secret carbon deal in Sabah
An agreement for the rights to the natural capital covering 2 million hectares (4.9 million acres) in Malaysian Borneo for the next 100 years “in its present form is legally impotent,” according to Nor Asiah Mohd Yusof, the attorney general for the state of Sabah.
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“My pink socialism became red as a wound”: Impossible interview from Ukraine
In 2000s Ukraine, Anatoli Ulyanov co-made online media dedicated to art, culture, and politics, and became recognized for his provocative writing style.