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‘Western press obscured the sheer terror of what Israel had carried out’
CounterSpin interview with Mohamad Bazzi on Lebanon pager attacks.
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U.S. shooting itself in the foot with info warfare in Africa
U.S. efforts to control information in Africa will ultimately backfire, says African journalist, author, and filmmaker David Hundeyin.
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Venezuela and the Ethics of Liberation: A conversation with Ximena González Broquen
The head of a prestigious research center talks about knowledge production in the Bolivarian Revolution.
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“People must realize that reality is not what is shown on tv”
The collusion of the mainstream media with this regime has drawn a screen over the real situation our country is in.
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Wolfgang Streeck: “Sahra Wagenknecht is the only one asking the right questions—and offering the right answers”
The famous German sociologist discusses the recent elections in eastern Germany, the need to return to the nation-state, left-wing communitarianism, and the shortfalls of right-populism.
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Culture, bread and revolution: A conversation with Natalia Molina
For the Caracas-based La Minka collective, culture and bread-baking go hand in hand with the project of making a socialist commune.
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They’re trying to pass laws to make dark money even darker
CounterSpin interview with Steve Macek on dark money.
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Venezuelan presidential election from a Serbian observer’s perspective – interview
There aren’t many countries that have been fighting off U.S. aggression for as long as Venezuela.
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From Pan Africanism to Afropessimism: Palestine and the degeneration of Black politics
For decades, most Black political commentary has expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people, but recently, a new phenomenon has appeared, particularly on social media platforms, which accuses all Palestinians of being anti-Black racists, and asserts that aligning with them is either of no use to Black people or even that it is detrimental to our own cause.
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What is the State & the challenge to transcend it?
John Bellamy Foster points to “Beyond Leviathan” by István Mészáros for insights into the ancient origins of the state and nature of its evolution over thousands of years, the necessity to move beyond the state and how to meet that challenge.
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As stock market crashes, is U.S. facing new financial crisis? Economist Michael Hudson explains
The stock market crashed on August 5, in a new “Black Monday”. What caused it? Is the USA on the verge of a new financial crisis? Ben Norton is joined by economist Michael Hudson to discuss the extreme volatility.
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‘The problem is, there’s no place for anyone to go’
CounterSpin interview with Keith McHenry on criminalizing homelessness.
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Don’t believe the hype: Venezuela is a democracy
Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report editor and columnist, discusses observing the recent elections in Venezuela and why the U.S. still seeks to undermine that democracy.
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Winds of change in India-China relations
There is an expectation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would prioritise a historic turnaround in India’s relations with China as a legacy of his 15 years in power. Things are indeed moving in such a direction.
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“Parenting for Liberation”: An interview with Jalessah T. Jackson
Jalessah T. Jackson: Rooted in revolutionary love, parenting for liberation is an embodied practice in which, to paraphrase June Jordan, I aim to love and nurture my children into their own freedom.
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‘It’s time to take Medicare Advantage off the market’
CounterSpin interview with David Himmelstein on privatized Medicare.
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Ansar Allah are not working with Al-Shabaab – Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad
U.S. and EU forces have been unable to defeat Ansar Allah and now the U.S. is floating a story that they’re working with Al Shabaab.
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‘These stores are unhealthy for our communities’
CounterSpin interview with Kennedy Smith on dollar store invasion
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Fascism and resistance in France today
John Mullen spoke to Green Left Weekly about the rise of the far right in France and prospects for the left in the upcoming election
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Ukrainian communist Dmitri Kovalevich: Ukraine has become a private mercenary company of NATO to fight against its opponents (Interview)
According to Dmitri Kovalevich, the United States controls all decisions in Ukraine, not only military but also economic. “It is not the Ukrainian [military] command that decides where to advance, what to undermine, what to shell; Ukrainian soldiers are acting on the advice of Western instructors,” he said, referring to the actions of the Ukrainian armed forces.