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Latest CPI Report : The ‘soft landing’ plane is still circling
For months the mainstream media and Washington Pols have been pushing the metaphor that the U.S. economy is a plane on its final approach to a ‘soft landing’. Soft landing is defined as inflation steadily coming down to the Federal Reserve’s goal of a 2% price level AND does so without provoking a recession.
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U.S’.s extradition of Assange is politically motivated and illegal, High Court hears
The final trial against sending the Wikileaks founder and journalist, who was too unwell to attend court or even participate by video link, to the U.S. began today.
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“Emergent” AI behavior and human destiny
What happens when killer robots start communicating with each other?
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Phony Fani Willis, misguided support, and the Atlanta Plantation
Public reaction to the Fani Willis soap opera is an example of how cynical Black misleadership creates confusion among the masses.
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California pistachio billionaires funding Israel’s occupation regime
Based on tax records from Lynda and Stewart Resnicks foundation, they’ve given anywhere from $500,000 to $200,000 to the Israeli military every year, with most of it funneled through an outfit called the American Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces.
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Taiwan elections: U.S. beats the war drums despite the vote
When the election results for Taiwan’s president and legislature were announced on January 13, the U.S. corporate media seemed jubilant.
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Black Liberation and Anti-Imperialism: An interview with Austin Cole
Book Forum Editor, Roberto Sirvent, interviews Austin Cole about his community organizing work and political writing.
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What’s driving the rise in grocery prices–and what the Government can do about it
Skyrocketing grocery prices in America highlight how precarious our supply chains are, giving corporations ample opportunity to take advantage of consumers in the midst of minor supply shocks and major global crises. Unless we aggressively confront climate change, corporate consolidation, and profiteering, food prices will remain high and continue to climb.
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Herbert Matthews’ great interview, sixty-six years later
“Without the press, Fidel Castro would be no more than an outlaw… isolated and ineffective,” said Herbert Matthews, who, as a profound connoisseur of Cuban and Latin American affairs, suspected that behind the iron censorship ordered by Batista in Cuba, there was a well-kept secret that was waiting to be told.
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“Democracies” deny the popular will while suppressing protest and dissent
The nations that brag the most about “democracy” routinely ignore the will of their people. Support for Israel’s war crimes in Gaza is but one example of this phenomenon.
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Americans deserve fairer social security taxes
Social Security has been a financial rock for seniors ever since benefits first began flowing in 1940.
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Cop City’s ‘Ivory Tower’: Georgia State University is ground zero for militarized policing
While often perceived as institutions of knowledge and progress, universities actively contribute to the myth that policing and prisons keep us safe.
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Preventative medicine needed: Israel’s roles in genocides, dictatorships, and repression around the world
My first encounter with Israel’s role in genocide happened while caring for patients, not in Palestine but in California.
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The Cancer Factory
Too many U.S. workers still suffer and die from exposure to well-known toxic substances, a Texas investigative reporter’s new book says.
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American anti-war activist Merle Ratner mourned in Vietnam
The activist will forever be remembered for her dedication and support of Vietnam-U.S. relations.
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The living wage gap
According to an analysis from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the minimum wage does not suffice to pay for a typical set of living expenses in any state of the United States. Hawaii, Georgia and Utah, where the living wage gap exceeded $10 per hour, fared the worst.
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At Northwestern U, distributing a parody paper gets you threatened with prison
Students at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, produced a parody edition of the school’s paper, the Daily Northwestern, to call out the school’s stance on Israel’s war on Gaza.
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U.S. questions Pakistan election process amid Imran Khan allies lead
This comes as candidates aligned with imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan maintained a lead in election results thus far.
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Love, but not for the colonized: Responding to the repression of Palestine solidarity at CUNY
Our panel for a conference on equity and antiracism at CUNY’s Lehman College was canceled because it included the word “intifada” in the title. Instead of promoting antiracism, CUNY participates in the demonization of Palestinian resistance.
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War on Gaza: UNRWA and the West’s sickening hypocrisy
That the West did nothing after the ICJ ruling on Israeli genocide and yet defunded aid to starving Palestinians in Gaza after unproved Israeli accusations tells you everything you need to know.