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Imperialism is the arsonist: Marxism’s contribution to ecological literatures and struggles
Marxism’s contributions to ecological literature and struggles is a rich and contradictory field of discussion. Marxism in diverse ways has fed into environmental struggles and broader ecological politics.
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The sword of Bolivar is wielded again by the people of Latin America
On August 7, 2022, Gustavo Petro and his running mate, Francia Márquez, were inaugurated as the President and Vice-President of the Republic of Colombia.
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Apple warns of flaw that invites hackers into iPhones, iPads, Macs
Apple releases security patches to fix a vulnerability that hackers may be taking advantage of.
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Sleeping at the wheel: The Uber Files, the media, and the coup against labor rights
The recent reporting on the Uber Files—a series of 124,000 communications, dated from 2013 until 2017, that Mark McGann, one of Uber’s top lobbyists, leaked to The Guardian—has shed light on the company’s strategies to gain global prominence during its nascent years.
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Those angry at Rushdie’s stabbing have been missing in action over a far bigger threat to our freedom
The appalling attack on him. Those who more than 30 years ago put a fatwa on his head after he wrote the novel, “The Satanic Verses,” made this assault possible. They deserve contempt. I wish him a speedy recovery.
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Amnesty International finishes discrediting itself by calling for an audit of its report on Ukrainian war crimes
On 4 August 2022, Amnesty International published a report denouncing the tactics of the Ukrainian army that endangered civilians, in other words, Ukrainian war crimes (even if AI does not dare to call a spade a spade)
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Lying whore, lying whore, lying whore, lying whores: Amber Heard and Women’s Right to bear witness
Why were people so ready to believe that Heard was lying–about everything?
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New film documents life of anti-war writer
Vonnegut, like the novel’s Billy Pilgrim, witnessed the effects of the Allied fire-bombing of Dresden in World War II—a massacre and a war crime. In the novel, Pilgrim mentally flees the terrible memories by fantasising about extraterrestrial time travel, but can’t stop his mind from straying back to the trauma.
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Roger Waters refutes U.S. war propaganda in CNN interview and World Beyond War webinar
On Saturday and Monday, English-born musician-composer and activist Roger Waters denounced the role of the US government in the war between Russia and Ukraine and discussed other contemporary political issues in two public appearances.
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Palestinian workers forced off Israeli bus to make way for Jewish passengers
A man pretending to be a transport ministry official manipulated the driver into removing around 50 Palestinian workers from the bus.
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U.S. gov’t is world’s worst violator of freedom of press, not its protector
From the persecution and torture of journalist Julian Assange to mass censorship of independent media outlets by U.S. government contractors in Silicon Valley, Washington’s attacks on freedom of the press hurt every country and person on Earth.
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Economics and the law of the hammer
As yours truly has reported repeatedly during the last couple of years, university students all over the world are increasingly beginning to question if the kind of economics they are taught–mainstream economics–really is of any value. Some have even started to question if economics is a science.
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The importance of Anand Teltumbde’s thoughts in a Republic of Caste
Anyone engaging seriously with Teltumbde’s work will know his beliefs are antithetical to the crimes he is being accused of.
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Manufacturing consent: How the United States has penetrated South African media
As tensions between the United States and China rise, Washington is intent on contesting Beijing’s influence around the world, particularly in the Global South. The U.S. government has ramped up its efforts to influence international media and public opinion. In this new Cold War, South Africa is once again in the crosshairs.
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The hypocrisy of the Assange case
One count of conspiring to receive national defense information, seven counts of obtaining that information, nine counts of disclosing it, and one count of conspiring to access a computer.
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“Russian propaganda” just means disobedience
You can always tell how important narrative control is by watching the way people react when their control of the narrative is jeopardized.
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Most of the “fact-checking” organizations Facebook uses in Ukraine are directly funded by Washington
Most of the fact-checking organizations Facebook has partnered with to monitor and regulate information about Ukraine are directly funded by the U.S. government, either through the U.S. Embassy or via the notorious National Endowment for Democracy (NED).
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How the Pentagon dictates Hollywood storylines
New documentary discloses the ways western publics are softened up for aggressive, global U.S. militarism through the Defense Department’s influence over thousands of US films and TV shows.
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Colombia witnesses one of the worst killing-sprees of 2022
According to the Institute of Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ), 20 citizens were murdered in six massacres in the past 10 days. Five social leaders and five ex-combatants were also assassinated in the same period.
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10 new albums the U.S. Supreme Court judges won’t listen to
Do you think there’s no good protest music these days? So did I, until I started looking for it. The truth is, it’s always been out there – it’s sometimes just a bit difficult to find. Every month, I search it out, listen to it all, then round up the best of it that relates to that month’s political news. Here’s the round-up for July 2022.