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U.S. moves against Ethiopia and Eritrea: Atrocities alleged, sanctions imposed
Historian Jeff Pearce, @jeffpropulsion, responding to the atrocity reports of Alula Solomon, @Alula_Solomon, CEO, Tigrai Media House
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Mumia Abu-Jamal’s spiritual advisor confronts DA Krasner and the FOP
An interview with Mark Lewis Taylor, founder of Educators for Mumia Abu-Jamal.
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All the questions socialists have about China but were too afraid to ask
2018, when president Xi Jinping lauded Marx as the greatest thinker of modern times at the closing speech of a 2-week celebration of his 200th anniversary and reaffirmed China’s commitment to his vision of communism, many on the left–and the right–were willing to take him seriously.
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Economics of the new cold war and U.S. ‘super imperialism’ with economist Michael Hudson
The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton interview world-renowned economist Michael Hudson on his concept of American “super imperialism” and the economics of the new cold war on China and Russia.
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How the modern NRA was born at the border
Watch our release of documentary short The Rifleman, which examines how NRA head Harlon Carter fused gun rights, immigration enforcement, and white supremacy. Then read an interview with filmmaker Sierra Pettengill and historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz.
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German Greens crusade for U.S./NATO wars
I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news to the American Greens, but if they haven’t been following the evolution of Greens in Europe, especially Germany, they are in for an unpleasant surprise. The Greens are now practically the most warlike party in Europe.
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BAR Book Forum: Kathryn Sophia Belle’s “Hannah Arendt and the Negro Question”
Arendt saw the “Negro question” as a “Negro problem” rather than a white problem.
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Lessons, dangers and dilemmas for Correismo after Ecuador’s election
On April 11, the second round of Ecuador’s presidential election saw the rightwing candidate Guillermo Lasso prevail by 52.4% to 47.6% over his left wing opponent Andres Arauz.
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CONAIE leader Leonidas Iza — ‘The Correismo/anti-Correismo polarisation only benefits the right’
Nodal spoke with Leonidas Iza, president of the Indigenous and Campesino Movement of Cotopaxi (MICC), in between two elections.
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Julian Casablancas interviews Noam Chomsky | SOS Earth is a mess
Julian Casablancas has released a new interview with famed philosopher, linguist and social critic Noam Chomsky on the latest episode of his Rolling Stone interview series, S.O.S. — Earth Is a Mess.
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How France continues to dominate its former Colonies in Africa
In France’s former African colonies, imperialist monetary policies from Paris continue to cripple domestic economies and undermine democracy. Colonialism in Africa won’t have meaningfully come to an end until true economic sovereignty is allowed to flourish.
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China and Africa: the Black Alliance for Peace’s AFRICOM Watch Bulletin
Those that call China a colonizer of Africa don’t understand colonization.
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American interregnum
Both the pandemic and the response to it represent the irrationality and destructiveness of capitalism. The crisis of care was already evident before the outbreak of Covid, but was greatly exacerbated by it.
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“I felt an urgency the publishing industry did not share”: Michael Mark Cohen and cartooning capitalism
I spent a tremendous amount of time digging around in old socialist and union newspapers, journals, magazines and pamphlets where I expected to read the work of earnest revolutionaries discussing socialist strategy and news from the latest strikes around the world. Of course, I found all that and more. – Michael Mark Cohen
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On Covid and the plague of Capital
Industrial agriculture, habitat destruction, global commodity chains and the travel network have set up this perfect storm of conditions, not just for COVID, but also for future pandemics.
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Neoliberalism and Imperialism: Interview with Intan Suwandi
Recent cases of U.S. imperialism in Latin America, such as what happened in Bolivia, can serve as a striking example. International trade and financial institutions such as the Unholy Trinity (largely controlled by the North) also still play a major role in perpetuating imperialist relations between the South and the North.
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‘The U.S. has been obstructionist in chief in Global climate talks’
CounterSpin interview with Basav Sen on rejoining the Paris accords.
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Michael Hudson – Changes in Super Imperialism
Yves here. Get a cup of coffee. This is another meaty talk with Michael Hudson, this time focusing on his classic Super Imperialism. Hudson has an updated and expanded version set to go to print soon.
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‘We need to talk about abortion as necessary healthcare and a social good’
CounterSpin interview with Kimberly Inez McGuire on abortion realities.
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UN Independent expert Alfred de Zayas: ‘This is how the human rights industry works’
Italian journalist Geraldina Colotti asks de Zayas about corporate media manipulation of Venezuela’s human rights situation.