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Chile: A major victory for the People and the Left, with strategic impact
The victory of Jeannette Jara in the ruling coalition’s primary is a major triumph for the people and the left.
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Where do ideas come from? And how can they change?
Alex Snowdon explains the Marxist view of how ideas develop and how socialists seek to change the world.
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China strikes Diabetes
Diabetes is a silent epidemic, causing death and suffering on an unimaginable scale.
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Israeli Defense Minister orders plan to build concentration camp for Gaza’s civilian population
Israel Katz says the so-called ‘humanitarian city’ will be built on the ruins of Rafah.
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Big Beautiful Cover Up: Epstein, ICE, and the MAGA War State
The Department of Justice has quietly declared the Epstein case closed—no client list, no criminal conspiracy, and no further disclosures.
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The Abraham Shield: Israel’s new blueprint for regional control after Gaza
From Gaza to Tehran, a multi-front strategy of surveillance, subcontracted occupation, and permanent containment.
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Dollar v Euro
This week, the world’s major central bankers have gathered in the sweltering heat of Sintra, Portugal (although I am sure the the aircon is good in their swanky hotel in the hills).
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NYT – Guessing about Iran with ‘experts’ who lack knowledge of it
A lot of the misunderstanding U.S. policy makers have of foreign countries is caused by the lousy reporting in U.S. media.
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The Military-Industrial-Academic Complex and Israel’s war machine
ISRAEL’s genocide in Gaza and the 12-day war between Israel and Iran saw Israel destroying all universities in Gaza and assassinating top scientists of Iran. Not a tear or word of condemnation from the U.S. and European powers.
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China is not a monolith
The Communist Party and socialist construction.
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The necessity of birthright citizenship for Black People
Black citizenship was non-existent for the first 200 years that enslaved and free people were present in what became the United States. Even long-standing legal victories are tenuous, and now birthright citizenship is at risk.
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‘Islamesque: The Forgotten Craftsmen Who Built Europe’s Medieval Monuments’ – book review
Diana Darke’s brilliant history of medieval architecture reveals the extent of Islamic influence on the foundational phase of Western European art and buildings, finds Dominic Alexander.
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Every child is precious unless that child is Palestinian
The world professes reverence for childhood, but hollow platitudes about universal children’s rights aren’t meant for the colonized.
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The Empire has accidentally caused the rebirth of real counterculture in the West
A real, politically meaningful counterculture has been born in the western world, and our rulers are already showing us that they’re afraid of it.
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Unhoused why? It’s always about the land
Homelessness isn’t policy failure—it’s policy.
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Can carbon dioxide removal save the climate?
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the world’s atmosphere is now very close to 429 parts per million.
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The New Silk Road and the threat to American domination
The little-reported opening of a major rail link between China and Iran may upend the strategic calculations behind U.S. imperial policy in the Middle East, argues Kevin Crane.
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Behind the invasions of Iraq, Libya, Syria, Gaza, Lebanon, and now Iran
It is just six months into Trump’s presidency, and he has waged direct military assaults on two countries, Yemen and Iran. Many of Trump’s supporters were surprised by this, for he had campaigned on a platform of ending U.S. involvement in foreign wars.
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Switzerland draws lines and does not collaborate in the persecution of journalists
The Swiss rule of law is awakening. After accepting all EU sanctions against Russia up to now, Switzerland is drawing a line for the first time and refuses to prosecute journalists – bravo!
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The everyday horror of modern sexism
Women are conditioned to accept sexism, but they are also able to rebel against it in the right circumstances.