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People’s history of fourth of July
A collection of more than a dozen people’s history stories from July 4th beyond 1776. The stories include July 4th anniversaries such as when slavery was abolished in New York (1827), Frederick Douglass’s speech “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro” (1852), the Reconstruction era attack on a Black militia that led to the Hamburg Massacre (1876), protest of segregation at an amusement park in Baltimore (1963), and more.
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July 28, an equation with multiple unknowns
A deep dive into the complexities and uncertainties surrounding Venezuela’s July 28 presidential elections.
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Renewable transition or global U.S. empire? You can’t have both
There is no path to a renewable future which leaves American hegemony in place.
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Theatre and revolution: The life and legacy of Konstantin Stanislavski
Stanislavski’s techniques and stage direction in the late 19th and early 20th centuries represented nothing short of a revolution in art, completely rejuvenating the Russian theatre, which was stagnating under Tsarism.
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Canada’s militarization of the Arctic threatens Indigenous communities and the climate
New defence policy promises to expand NORAD, NATO amid vulnerable oceanic ecosystem.
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‘These stores are unhealthy for our communities’
CounterSpin interview with Kennedy Smith on dollar store invasion
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An American flag, a pencil sharpener−and the 10 Commandments: Louisiana’s law to mandate biblical displays in classrooms is the latest to push limits of religion in public schools
Louisiana is not a stranger to controversy over religion in schools.
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Current and former U.S. military personnel build a movement for Palestine within their ranks
On February 25, U.S. Air Force member Aaron Bushnell became the first active duty U.S. soldier to earn the title of “martyr” among oppressed people worldwide.
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China rejects U.S.-led auction of Venezuelan company CITGO
On Tuesday, China strongly condemned the seizure of CITGO Petroleum Corporation by U.S. authorities, calling the move a flagrant violation of international law.
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Feeling the pain: Inflation, wages, and the working class
Once again the mainstream press is touting a “blowout” jobs report.
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Biden torpedoes access to asylum at the U.S. Southern Border
The new Executive Order comes during a period of rising migration across the hemisphere.
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The U.S. power structure is blindly dedicated to Israel
When the board of the Columbia Law Review clumsily censored a pro-Palestinian article it revealed the degree to which pro-Israel ideology is enmeshed in the U.S. power structure. Luckily, a generational shift is changing this before our eyes.
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What is the realistic strategy for “de-dollarisation”?
As there can only be one price standard in any functioning economic system the transition from one price standard to another cannot take place gradually, or in a mixed way, but must take place sharply, and therefore completely in a very short time frame.
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We’ve seen this “antisemitism crisis on the Left” script before
It sure is a crazy coincidence how western politicians and media always start urgently telling us about an invisible epidemic of left wing antisemitism every time western military ties to Israel are subjected to widespread public scrutiny.
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Death of petrodollar is a Biden legacy
The Deep State should have been alert five years ago when Candidate Joe Biden announced that he, if elected as president, was determined to make the Saudi rulers “pay the price, and make them in fact the pariah that they are.”
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House Republican claims every GOP colleague has an ‘AIPAC babysitter’ pressuring them to cast pro-Israel votes
Thomas Massie – “I’m not the only Republican who hasn’t taken the AIPAC trip to Israel, but I’m probably one of a dozen that hasn’t taken that trip and the other ones just haven’t got around to it.”
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As French embassy closes in Niger, West Africa charts a new course
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are charting a new course—one of increased economic and security sovereignty.
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The NYT’s one true subject is the One Percent
From granular coverage of the career triumphs of nepo babies and the goings-on at elite universities, to deep dives about luxury real estate and ritzy goods and services most people have never heard of, it’s clear that the New York Times’ most cherished subject is the One Percent.
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Using tasers on incarcerated people risks lives without repercussions
The deployment of electronic control devices on prisoners continues to have a human cost. Overlooking it ensures more suffering on the inside.
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Biden shuts down U.S.-Mexico border
Border shutdown will go into effect immediately, barring asylum seekers from entering the United States.