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The erasure of Palestine and the JNF
The JNF is a case study of misrepresentations and fabrications to rationalize and justify profound immorality. There is a great deal of critical history documenting that antisemitism is not inevitable, intrinsic, or constant in history.
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Victoria Nuland: Ukraine has “biological research facilities,” worried Russia may seize them
The neocon’s confession sheds critical light on the U.S. role in Ukraine, and raises vital questions about these labs that deserve answers.
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The huge gap between how serious nuclear war is and how seriously it’s being taken
Sometimes I’m not sure what presents a greater threat to humanity, nuclear war or the colossal stupidity that has made it possible.
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Destruction of the Amazon Package approved with urgency
The Brazilian government remains firm in its objective of handing over indigenous lands, which make up 12% of Brazilian territory, to private hands, preferably agribusiness and mining.
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Venezuela defines conditions for sale of oil to U.S.
The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela maintained its willingness to resume its oil trade with countries such as the United States, and even those that belong to the European Union, but it has clearly outlined the diplomatic and political conditions necessary for any exchange to take place.
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Russia-Ukraine war began in 2014, not 2022
The war between Russia and Ukraine began much before February 24, 2022-the date provided by the Ukrainian government, NATO, and the United States for the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Ukrainian leftist criticizes Western war drive with Russia: U.S. is using Ukraine as ‘cannon fodder’
A left-wing peace activist raised in Ukraine explains how the U.S. government created the crisis, backing two coups in a decade, fueling a devastating civil war, and exploiting his nation as a proxy against Russia.
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Assange Extradition: On to the next hurdle
With Julian still, for no rational reason, held in maximum security, the legal process around his extradition continues to meander its way through the overgrown bridlepaths of the UK’s legal system.
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Many Africans reject Washington’s position on Ukraine crisis
HALF OF THE COUNTRIES ABSTAINING FROM THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION CONDEMNING MOSCOW WERE AFRICAN UNION MEMBER STATES
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Crimean War wasn’t “collective security”
Eric Lee’s latest column (2 March) contains the occasionally repeated claim that Marx supported the Anglo-French forces in the Crimean War (1853-6).
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Anti-Russian hysteria in the U.S.: Who does it serve?
The United States has a long history of amplifying existing prejudices under the cover of war hysteria to manufacture consent for its actions.
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Imperialism and the weaponization of empathy
Scientists theorize that empathy developed as an evolutionary strategy to build stronger bonds among animals that depend on cooperation for survival.
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India should quit Quad now!
This is a moment of truth, therefore, as the U.S. unsheathes the sword to bleed and dismember Russia, and gives an ultimatum to China to stay out of it.
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Business as usual: Facebook, Russia, and hate speech
The Russian Federation, President Vladimir Putin, and Russians in general emerge as the latest contenders, the comic strip villains who those in the broadly designated “West” can now take issue with.
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The Uyghur Podcast brought to you by a CIA torture propagandist
On February 2nd, eagle-eyed pro-China activist Arnaud Bertrand revealed that WEghur Stories, a podcast “working to create a conversation within and about the global Uyghur diaspora” that has been aggressively promoted on Facebook and Spotify, is funded by Washington’s French diplomatic mission—and that John Bair, its co-creator, co-host and producer, is a former CIA operative.
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How to avoid police brutality in Israel? Don’t be an Arab.
Alya Zoabi has advocated for countless Palestinian families whose loved ones have been attacked by Israeli forces. But the injustice of the Israeli system hit home last month when her own brother was beaten and arrested by Israeli police in Jerusalem.
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The life of a great Marxist: Aijaz Ahmad (1941-2022)
Aijaz Ahmad (1941-2022) died at home on March 9, surrounded by his books and papers, and by the warmth of his children and his friends.
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Supreme Court says torture at CIA Black Site is a “State Secret”
Former CIA Director Mike Pompeo wrote in a declaration that although the enhanced interrogation techniques are no longer classified, the location of the CIA black site in question remains a state secret. Pompeo maintained that soliciting information about the involvement of Polish nationals in Zubaydah’s treatment could compromise national security.
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Critical race theory: U.S. right-wing wages a culture war, the people fight back
Conservatives are going after a new boogeyman, “critical race theory”, or any attempt at teaching youth about the history of U.S. racism.
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Crisis & Critique: Venezuela and the New Latin American Left
With leftist leaders winning back power in Latin America, how will they handle the “Venezuela issue”? Ociel López breaks it down.