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Now Iran’s turn. The spectre of a new “1989”
Iran is now the key to the world.
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President Biden should certify the Equal Rights Amendment
The ERA will help restore abortion access, protect women from violence, and help build a gender-equitable future. Biden should certify it while he still has the power to do so.
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INTERVIEW: France and the Colonial Roots of Black Citizenship, Maboula Soumohoro, 2021
For more than 500 years, Europeans have controlled the world, enforcing their rule through genocidal violence.
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“Massacre of journalists”: Four Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza in just five days
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Four Palestinian journalists were killed in separate Israeli attacks within five days amid the ongoing assault in Gaza, with media freedom organizations accusing Israel of committing “war crimes” against journalists there.
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Chávez, spirituality and revolution: A conversation with Joel Suárez (Part I)
A theologian from Cuba’s Martin Luther King Center talks about Chávez as a revolutionary man of faith.
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Make White People accountable again
(As if they ever were.)
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Who is Mufid Abdulqader of The Holy Land Foundation – Profile
This case has been widely highlighted as one of the consequences of the intense Islamophobia whipped up, largely in order to justify the U.S.’ ‘War on Terror’.
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Was South Korea’s coup an attempt to restart the Korean War?
Opposition lawmakers are alleging the full scope of President Yoon’s coup involved a months-long plot to trigger a “limited war” with North Korea.
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A new Pan-Africanism for a new Century
Following the Eurocentric pathways to identity and development are a fallacy that is holding Africa back, ROGER McKENZIE argues.
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Reaction to ICC indictment reveals bipartisan contempt for international law
The international community wants to hold Israeli leaders accountable for war crimes committed in Gaza. Why is the United States standing in the way?
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Murdoch outlets and Bezos’ WaPo demand more sympathy for health insurance execs
The early morning murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was met on social media with a “torrent of hate” for health insurance executives.
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Who should get a presidential pardon but won’t!
President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter, after having repeatedly promised that he would not.
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The Tectonic Shift: The Gaza genocide and the limits of Israeli Hasbara
Nothing that Israel and its supporters can say or do will avoid the historical accountability of the extermination of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
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Tony McKenna: “Has Political Correctness Gone Mad? The Anatomy of a Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory” – Book Review
We are all familiar with the charge that some policy or decision is a case of ‘political correctness gone mad’, part of the rhetoric of the ‘culture wars’, but we may not have thought a great deal more about it.
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Trump and Musk’s billionaire plot to destroy Social Security
The solution is obvious and simple, which is why the nation’s richest people hate it so much: Scrap the cap and make the wealthy pay a much fairer share in Social Security taxes.
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Universities are continuing to retaliate against staff for participating in Gaza campus protests
Columbia University staff are being suspended and terminated for participating in last Spring’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment, even if they were off the clock at the time. Similar cases are being seen across the country.
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Lawfare in Argentina: Cristina Kirchner convicted
“What we are witnessing here today is a practical demonstration of Lawfare in Argentina, carried out by the members of the court,” announced Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
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U.S. officials discussed merits of removing $10m bounty on HTS leader
Meanwhile, Jordan’s King emphasised importance of covert US support for the Syrian Free Army during his Washington DC visit, source says.
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Friday essay: ‘A future of dust’ – Jeff Sparrow on Gaza and why, in evil times, writers have a responsibility to take sides
“We must ask for no references to Gaza/Palestine/Israel as it’s a very sensitive topic in our area. If these topics are included it drastically changes our risk management plans for events. Thus for safety and harmony we kindly ask the guest speakers avoid these topics and any questions about it that come up.” – Sam Wallman and I received this message from our publicist, one day before an event at a suburban library about our coauthored book.
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Can a global history of humans be a people’s history?
In his new book, Alvin Finkel tells the story of the 99% who have constantly sought to live in a society of equals