Because of the world’s fundamental interconnectedness, the increasingly Cold War-like relations between The West and China have negative consequences for both systems and for the rest of the world.
Geography Archives: United States
How the U.S. taught Judge Moro to “take down” Lula
How a U.S. State Department official taught illegal tactics to Brazilian judges and prosecutors that went on to be used to remove Lula from the 2018 presidential race
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.
Star Trek: Progressivism and corporatism don’t mix (part 2)
What is the point of Star Trek? Is it conceivable that all these treks among the stars are in fact subtle ways to spread and justify U.S. policies, ideology, militarism, and interventionism?
Freedom Rider: Progressives capitulate to Biden
There can be no more excuses made for Democratic “progressives,” who steadfastly refuse to fight for what they know to be right.
Two classes of trans kids are emerging–those who have access to puberty blockers, and those who don’t
For decades, kids who didn’t conform to the gender expected of them were forced to endure treatments designed to “cure” their gender nonconformity. This form of therapy, called “reparative” or “corrective,” typically involved instructing parents–and sometimes teachers–to subject children to constant surveillance and correction.
America hasn’t reckoned with the coup that blasted the Black middle class
In 1898, upwardly mobile Blacks in Wilmington, NC were terrorized and slaughtered in a violent insurrection that set the stage for Jim Crow–and the next 123 years. Hardly anyone really knows about it.
Star Trek: Progressivism and corporatism don’t mix (part 1)
The television series Star Trek has appeared in several iterations with a few handfuls of movies thrown in that have fired the imaginations of viewers of all ages for nigh 55 years.
It’s aggression when ‘they’ do it, but defense when ‘we’ do worse
Aggression, in international politics, is commonly defined as the use of armed force against another sovereign state, not justified by self-defense or international authority.
United States withdraws from Afghanistan? Not really
The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001 was criminal. It was criminal because of the immense force used to demolish Afghanistan’s physical infrastructure and to break open its social bonds.
Biden uses first major address to lay out his program for the working class
In his first speech to a joint session of Congress on April 28, Joe Biden made the calculation that he needed to directly address the needs of the working class.
Notes from the underground
Scott McLemee reviews The Man Who Lived Underground: A Novel by Richard Wright.
Developing countries in the stranglehold of debt. Part 3
The coronavirus pandemic and other aspects of the multidimensional crisis of global capitalism are enough to fully justify suspending debt repayment. Indeed priority must be given to protecting people against ecological, economic and public health disasters.
International rights experts condemn U.S. police killings as ‘Crimes Against Humanity’
“The world is not only watching, it’s judging.”
The Chauvin verdict: A historic victory that points the way forward
For the very first time in United States history, therefore, a jury composed of people of whom half identify as white convicted a white cop for the second-degree murder of a Black person, the most serious charge to date. If there is an exception, it certainly is not as visible as this instance. Thus, a […]
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.
‘Laws targeted at trans youth are stigmatizing, are harmful’
CounterSpin interview with Christy Mallory on anti–trans youth bills.
The Myth of American Exceptionalism
Howard Zinn (1922-2010) offers a talk at MIT titled “The Myth of American Exceptionalism,”
Freedom Rider: Gun violence starts at the top
If the state reserves the right to commit mass murder no one should be surprised that the people follow suit.
The U.S. is trying to light the match of Islamic extremism in China’s Xinjiang
The information war now conducted by the U.S. against China centers on Xinjiang. Once again, the U.S. uses longstanding problems—such as the rise of extremism in Central Asia (fueled to some extent by the U.S. since the 1980s)—to create problems for its adversaries.
