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Police violence, security breaches, and brawls mark the U.S.-hosted Copa America
The continent’s most important national team football tournament was overshadowed by serious incidents on and off the field. Many point the finger at the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) and the host country, the United States.
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170 years of U.S. aggression against Nicaragua
On July 19 Nicaragua will celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution.
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The Shift: Columbia suspends deans for ‘antisemitic’ text messages
News items often seem to slip through the cracks at this point in the summer, and the media’s current focus on the Democratic Ticket has understandably dominated domestic headlines.
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U.S.-German missile plans at NATO summit threaten cities deep inside Russia
The decisions taken as the NATO summit in Washington closed Thursday show the NATO imperialist powers are planning direct military intervention against nuclear-armed Russia. The day before, the NATO alliance had announced the creation of an office in Ukraine and of a NATO command in Germany to coordinate the war offensive against Russia.
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A failure for ‘Divisive Concepts’ legislation is a victory for education
Laws like this have a chilling effect on teachers’ free speech. It remains to be seen whether New Hampshire’s win in federal court will become a bellwether for democracy throughout the country.
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Understanding bodily autonomy through triple oppression
The concepts of self-determination sovereignty extend far beyond the individual empowerment of self-advocacy, and encompass collective liberation and self-determination. Claudia Jones’ work emphasizes the interconnectedness of struggles and the importance of sovereignty for Black women, which requires building collective power and creating liberated spaces where colonized communities can exercise autonomy and self-governance.
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NATO SUMMIT: Collectively losing their minds
Soon after Russia entered Ukraine, the Pentagon corrected Antony Blinken for saying Kiev would get NATO fighter jets. Blinken was applauded at the NATO summit yesterday for saying F-16s would soon arrive in Ukraine. What changed? asks Joe Lauria.
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India-Russia ties take a quantum leap in the fog of Ukraine war
The lodestar of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on July 8-9, it must be the disclosure by the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration in the Kremlin Maxim Oreshkin that the two leaders discussed the topic of cash payments with the use of cards of national payment systems as an important element of trade support infrastructure and interaction in general.
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A Life in the Law on the Left: The Life and Legacy of Comrade Martin Stolar
Sam Falcone pays tribute to the great life of Martin Stolar. We at Monthly Review appreciated and loved him, and mourn his death.
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Israel’s leading paper says its own army deliberately killed Israelis on October 7. But in the U.S. media: silence
Israel ordered the “Hannibal Directive” on October 7 by ordering the killing of captive Israeli soldiers and civilians. But the U.S. media continues to hide the truth.
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U.S.-made missile suddenly ‘transformed’ into a ‘Russian’ one and killed 40 civilians
On July 8, the Russian military launched large-scale strikes on various targets across Ukraine.
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Squaring circles for peace and war: Berlin Bulletin No. 224, July 11, 2024
One can hate or admire any of the gentlemen now involved [in the push for peace in Ukraine]; I would endorse Satan himself if he could help end this God-awful war and move towards the urgently-needed peace in the area—and elsewhere.
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Inside China-focused Congressional Hearings, panic, paranoia, and hypocrisy reign
On June 26th, the Committee on Oversight and Accountability sat down for a Congressional Hearing titled, “Defending America from the Chinese Communist Party’s Political Warfare.” This was one of many Congressional hearings aimed at tackling the “China threat.”
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The Xinjiang I saw was a hub of diversity, not oppression
From China, ROGER McKENZIE witnesses a place where Islamic culture thrives and economic development powers China’s westward expansion—a reality obscured by Western propaganda.
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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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U.S. ready to play ‘Tibet card’ – Asian Media report
In Asian media this week: Dangerous turn adds new anti-Beijing flashpoint. Plus: Bangkok banks used to supply Myanmar military; Why Hindu nationalists back Israel; Thais opt for neutrality in great-power war; How to stop China slipping into Japan trap; Online gambling an Indonesian epidemic.
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To best understand inequality, think class, not generation
Our age cohorts don’t tell the full story.
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War on Gaza: Death toll from Israeli assault could exceed 186,000, Lancet warns
Letter published by experts in the British medical journal estimated that some 10,000 people could still be buried in the rubble in Gaza.
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Oklahoma’s Bible requirement is a part of a broader Rightwing assault
The mandate to place Bibles in classrooms reflects a larger effort to undermine the rule of law.
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NYT unleashes the Lab Leak theory on the public debate once again
The lab leak theory of Covid-19’s origins has been something of a zombie idea in public discourse, popping up again and again in corporate media despite numerous proclamations that it’s finally been debunked.