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Hunger and poverty
THE Global Hunger Index (GHI) for 2022 has just come out, which shows India occupying the 107th position among the 121 countries for which the index is prepared (countries where hunger is not a noteworthy problem are left out of the index).
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Blinken falsely blames China for U.S. hostility directed at it
On Monday U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken made a curious remark: “China plans to seize Taiwan on ‘much faster timeline.”
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Of, by, and for the elite: The class character of the U.S. Constitution
In history and civics classrooms all over the United States, students are taught from an early age to revere the “Founding Fathers” for drafting a document that is the bulwark of democracy and freedom—the U.S. Constitution.
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Ukrainian Nationalists have long history of anti-semitism which the Soviet Union tried to combat
While Ivy League professors equate the Soviet Union with Nazi Germany, the Soviets fought the Nazis and ended violent anti-Jewish pogroms—which now threaten to return.
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Environmental racism is poisoning the waters in the U.S.
Thousands of people in U.S. cities have been left without access to clean water. Communities say institutional racism is to blame.
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Haitians intensify protests against foreign military intervention, while US seeks authorization for “international mission”
Citizens flooded the streets across Haiti in rejection of President Ariel Henry’s request for international military assistance, demanding that foreign powers stop interfering in Haiti
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Israel experiments on Palestinians with AI-powered gun at checkpoints
The Israeli military installed an automatic weapon at a heavily-trafficked checkpoint in the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil in September.
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Unions call for transport strike to cause major disruptions
French union groups call for a nationwide transport strike as disruptions continue amid fuel shortages and soaring prices.
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Israel lobby fabricates anti-Semitism crisis at Berkeley
In a crisis manufactured by Israel lobby groups and right-wing media, law students at the University of California at Berkeley are being accused of anti-Jewish bigotry because of their public pledge not to host speakers who support Israeli apartheid.
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Cheng Enfu: The new pattern of international economy and politics is conducive to the development of world socialism
In September 2021, I spoke at the launch meeting of the Manifesto: Through Pluripolarity to Socialism. The Manifesto has a clear theme, profound ideas, magnificent momentum, and clearly articulated the history of world socialism, its present status quo and future.
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Massive demonstrations taking place in the main European Capitals
This weekend anti-government rallies toured the capitals of several countries of the European Union simultaneously. The most massive demonstrations gathered in Berlin, opposite the Bundestag building, as well as in the center of Prague.
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Cashing in on carbon capture: How Big Oil will spend our money
Big Oil stands to pocket billions in taxpayer dollars by way of carbon capture, their latest climate scam. Here’s how they’ll do it.
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From Churchill to NATO: How the West built and empowered Italian fascism
This year is the centenary of the March on Rome, the coup that brought Mussolini’s fascist party to power in Italy in 1922.
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Gag rule on Palestinians continues, TikTok joins ban policy
Palestinian users are once again deprived of their freedom of expression by having their content blocked on TikTok and penalizing Arabic-speaking users as part of a long systemic suppression of Palestinian voices by social media giants.
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Statements from Alabama prisoners as strike enters third week
Prisoners issue statements, as Alabama prison strike enters third week and the state continues to try and break the struggle.
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Floods in Pakistan: Where is the ‘International Community’ for the imperialized zones of the world-system?
A spade, as the proverbial saying goes, ought to be called a spade.
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“Marx and the Robots. Networked Production, AI and Human Labour” – book review
A new collection of essays provides important sceptical discussions of the impact of robotics and AI on the economy, finds Elaine Graham-Leigh
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’24 hours of hell’: Israeli settler gangs terrorize Palestinian town under army protection
Huwwara has been under near constant attack since Thursday afternoon, when groups of armed settlers began attacking several points in the town as they were escorted and enabled by the Israeli army.
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Inside the global garment industry
Clothing and footwear manufacturing is characterised by a globalised “value chain”, in which each phase of production is concentrated in a different region.
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Vehicles of Extraction
After years of false starts, the electric vehicle (EV) finally seems to be picking up steam. Last year, the Biden administration announced ambitious targets to increase the adoption of EVs, along with funding for a number of measures aimed at making them more attractive to Americans. By 2030, the president wants half of all new vehicle sales to be electric. To encourage that, the government is providing financial incentives for drivers to buy them, installing new charging stations across the country, helping build the supply chain, and extending support to retool the factories that are manufacturing these supposed cars of the future.1 It’s a comprehensive plan for a large-scale effort, and industry seems to be on board.