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Clear away the hype: the U.S. and Australia signed a nuclear arms deal, simple as that
The AUKUS despite being coined a security partnership, is a nuclear arms deal aimed at increasing pressure against China and should be cause for concern.
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America’s broadband crisis: the making of a twenty-first-century cartel
In January 2020, as the Verizon settlement was being worked out, the city released the NYC Internet Master Plan, which declared: “The private market has failed to deliver the internet in a way that works for all New Yorkers.”
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Australia’s Defence Policy explained
Australia’s Defence Policy explained – Utopia
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Eric Schmidt Cashes in on Artificial Intelligence arms race
As the Pentagon drives a hi-tech arms race to maintain its global military superiority, ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is the man at the center. Behind The Headlines’ Dan Cohen investigates how the U.S. empire’s drive to control the world using Silicon Valley technology creates the possibility of a devastating war.
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The Empire’s last stand
The origins of the first Cold War have been hopelessly blurred in the histories. We can watch this time. It is occurring before our eyes.
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The new Australia, UK, and U.S. nuclear submarine announcement: a terrible decision for the nonproliferation regime
Named AUKUS, the partnership was announced together with a bombshell decision: The United States and UK will transfer naval nuclear-propulsion technology to Australia.
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The revenge of white colonialism motivates the AUKUS alliance against China
The United States, United Kingdom, and Australia have formed an alliance called “AUKUS” to create, in the words of Australia PM Scott Morrison, “a partnership where our technology, our scientists, our industry, our defense forces are all working together to deliver a safer and more secure region that ultimately benefits all.”
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Indigenous People of Brazil fight for their future
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has given new license to the killing of Indigenous people in Brazil. Before he came to power in 2019, it wasn’t clear what he wanted to build, but he knew exactly who and what he wanted to destroy: the Indigenous people and the Amazon rainforest, respectively.
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Ruckus over AUKUS isn’t an edifying sight
The diplomatic fallout from the new security agreement between the Australia, United Kingdom and the United States [AUKUS] is just about beginning. The debris will take time to clean up. Might there be some lasting damage?
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UN Expert Releases Full Report on Impact of U.S.-led Sanctions Against Venezuela
Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan reiterated her call for sanctions relief, stating they undermine Venezuelans’ human rights.
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Food and the struggle for Africa’s sovereignty
How early post-independence clarity on the link between food self-sufficiency and national sovereignty offers lessons for contemporary efforts.
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10th Anniversary Occupy Wall Street: The Rise of Occupy Wall Street–The Movement Moment That Revived The U.S. Left
The idea—that 20,000 people would set up a round-the-clock protest encampment at the foot of Wall Street—had been proposed by Micah White of the Canadian magazine Adbusters without consulting anyone in New York.
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The Western left’s collaboration with the Western bourgeoisie
Changes in historical conditions can elevate a secondary contradiction to a primary, and antagonistic contradiction, in an instant.
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Buffalo’s developer class backing last-ditch attempt against socialist India Walton
A federal judge who wants Buffalo’s incumbent mayor back on the ballot is being scrutinized for his real estate ties.
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Canadian imperialism in Africa
Canadian imperialism in Africa has had a rare social media moment.
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The sound of his approaching step wakes me and I see my land’s deprivation: The Thirty-Seventh Newsletter (2021)
On Wednesday, 8 September, party workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), India’s ruling political party, attacked three buildings in the Melarmath area of Agartala (Tripura). These attacks targeted the offices of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the communist newspaper Daily Deshar Katha, and two private media houses Pratibadi Kalam and PN-24.
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Legal observers sue the NYPD over assault and detention at Bronx Protest
Police violated the constitutional rights of National Lawyers Guild observers during racial justice protests in Mott Haven, a new lawsuit alleges.
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World power
The concentration of global power is extreme, and it rests upon the different ways a country can have influence over how the world works.
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U.S. media support tech regulation—unless it comes from China
Recently, U.S. media have been aghast at legislation affecting China’s tech sector.
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Ambassador Alex Saab officially included in Mexico talks as part of Venezuelan Government delegation
With the official inclusion of the Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, into the Mexico Talks, a new stage opened in the development of the dialogue process opened in Mexico between the Venezuelan Government and sectors of the opposition, grouped in what is called the Unitary Platform.