Geography Archives: United States

Dollarization in the United States

The United States is increasingly becoming dollarized. That’s because, for decades now, those at the bottom have been left behind, forced to attempt to get by in ever more precarious conditions.

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Why are people hungry in North Carolina?

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Tina Tru explains the facts about hunger in North Carolina—and looks at the kinds of policies, both local and system-wide, that could make a difference.

‘Slave Bible’ converted slaves to Christianity by omitting parts that could lead to uprising

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A new exhibit at a Washington, D.C., museum featuring an abridged version of the Bible sheds light on how Christian missionaries converted enslaved Africans to Christianity by teaching them the Gospel…except the parts about freedom, equality and resistance.

Marc Lamont Hill and the Legacy of Punishing Black Internationalists

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Hill’s bold statement to the UN is part of the internationalist Black radical tradition, exemplified by Paul Robeson, the Black Panther Party, and today’s Black Lives Matter movement.

Boots Riley: ‘I’m putting forward ideas about how we can change things’

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Sorry to Bother You pairs a righteous political fury with surrealist flights of fancy. Writer-director Boots Riley explains how he came up with 2018’s wildest comedy.

7 Expert Predictions For The State Of The Economy In 2018 Finance and Markets

The U.S. economy: monopolized product markets and precarious work

Martin Hart-Landsberg

Most economists and politicians sing the praises of competition. It is supposed to keep firms on their toes for the benefit of consumers and workers. Well, competition is certainly alive and well in the U.S., but the results are far from positive for working people.

Rashida Tlaib, congresswoman-elect from Michigan, could upend aspects of U.S. support for Israel's occupation of Palestine. | Photo- Reuters

Congresswoman-elect Rashida Tlaib to lead delegation to Palestine

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Tlaid , one of two Muslim women who are the first to be elected to U.S. Congress, says she supports BDS and intends to shift perspective on the Palestinian-Israel conflict.

April Pipkins (left) holds a picture of her son Emantic Bradford Jr. Bob Dole (right) salutes the casket of President George H. W. Bush Photo: Jay Reeves/Drew Angerer (AP Images/Getty Images)

‘Civility’ is for white people

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Even if the truth is unsavory, the dead deserve our condolences and respect. We must be civil. Especially if they are white.

Tale of two depressions

David Ruccio

Mainstream economists continue to discuss the two great crises of capitalism during the past century just like the pillars of society performed in the brothel—a “house of infinite mirrors and theaters”—in Jean Genet’s The Balcony.

At a rally outside the U.S. Courthouse October 29, 1969, Dr. Benjamin Spock, background, listens to Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois Black Panther party. It was part of a protest against the trial of eight persons accused of conspiracy to cause a riot during the Democratic National Convention in 1968. Photo: AP Photo

Fred Hampton’s death is just one example of the Government’s covert disruption of Black Lives

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The police lied and said that when they knocked on the door and announced themselves, the Panthers immediately began shooting at them. This was later proven to be a lie.

John Pilger, after visiting Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy

New Cold War & looming threats

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John Pilger, investigative journalist and documentary film-maker, talks about the U.S.’ aggression in the Asia-Pacific region and the decline of its global dominance and says that a “new Cold War beckons isolation for the U.S. and danger for the rest of us”.

President George H.W. Bush addresses the nation from the Oval Office on Jan. 16, 1991, after U.S. forces began military action against Iraq, code-named Operation Desert Storm. Photo- Charles Tasnadi:AP

The ignored legacy of George H.W. Bush: war crimes, racism, and obstruction of justice

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THE TRIBUTES TO former President George H.W. Bush, who died on Friday aged 94, have been pouring in from all sides of the political spectrum.

NATO’s Largesse: “nuclear sharing”

Ann Garrison

The new Cold War is escalating, fueled by Washington’s bid to isolate or strangle Russia.

Who’s working for your vote?

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In 2018, Cambridge Analytica, the data mining and analytics company, dominated the news about political campaigning and data. But they are not alone in using personal data for political influence. Since we began actively documenting this industry, our global list has expanded to 329 organisations, and it is still growing.