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U.S. threatens regime change in Nicaragua
Nicaragua has been a target of U.S. aggressions since the 1850s. The Biden administration’s attack on the newly elected government is the latest chapter in a long and sordid history. Eyewitness accounts of the electoral process reveal the manipulations and lies concocted by the U.S. and its corporate media partners in this latest regime change effort.
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Return of the Dialectics of Nature: Marxian Ecology and the Struggle for Freedom as Necessity —A Discussion of the Deutscher Prize 2020
This session is a discussion of the Deutscher Prize Winning Book 2020 ‘The Return of the Dialectics of Nature: Marxian Ecology and the Struggle for Freedom as Necessity’ – John Bellamy Foster
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Military knows it looks bad but works with neo-Nazis anyway
The Canadian military seem willing, even eager, to work with neo-Nazis in the Ukraine in order to weaken Russia, something the U.S., NATO and Ukrainian–Canadian groups support.
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Why are you asking us to compromise on our lives?
Nothing useful seemed to emerge from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at COP26 this week. The leaders of developed countries made tired speeches about their commitment to reversing the climate catastrophe.
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Manufacturing stagnation
Intellectual property, industrial organization, and economic growth.
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UN-backed banker alliance announces “green” plan to transform the global financial system
The most powerful private financial interests in the world, under the cover of COP26, have developed a plan to transform the global financial system by fusing with institutions like the World Bank and using them to further erode national sovereignty in the developing world.
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Sandinistas win by a landslide! U.S. dirty tricks fail in derailing Nicaraguan democracy
On Monday, the results of the election were announced: the FSLN won by a landslide with 75.92% of the vote. Voter turnout was 65.23% of all eligible voters, higher than in the last U.S. election where voter turnout is measured by registered, not eligible voters.
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Politico’s Staff must toe new owner’s line—including endorsing Israel
It’s been a rough time for German media giant Axel Springer. The company ousted the top editor at Bild, one of its most influential right-wing newspapers, over sexual harassment charges (New York Times, 10/18/21).
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The Facebook team that tried to swing Nicaragua’s election is full of U.S. spies
A tacit agreement between the government and Facebook appears to have been made: you can keep the profits, but we control the message. As such, a cynic might wonder what functional difference there is between Facebook and the national security state.
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SFSU President sides with tech giants on silencing of Palestinian voices
President Mahoney’s decision upholds the University’s acceptance of Big Tech’s increasing control over academic discussion, and its complicity with Zionist organizations.
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Class conflict and economics
A funny thing happened on the way to the recovery from the Pandemic Depression: class conflict is back at the core of economics.
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We have been lied to! Caleb Maupin from polling place in Nicaragua
Nicaragua’s electoral process far proceeds that of which the U.S. media has led the people of the United States to believe.
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Sandinistas poised to win election in Nicaragua despite U.S. sabotage and smears
Media repeats big lie that Nicaraguan migrants to the U.S. are escaping Ortega’s repression.
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‘Scandalize My Name: Stories From the Blacklist’
Documentary about the impact of the McCarthy era on African Americans in the film industry.
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“Dealin with the Devil”: musicians confront Joe Manchin at Kennedy Center concert
Senator Joe Manchin has emerged in recent weeks as the leading opponent of vital social programs to provide relief to working people in the areas of education, healthcare, the environment and much more.
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Miami’s ultra-right and its coercion against Cuban artists
Havana, Nov. 4 (Prensa Latina) The Communist Party of Cuba highlighted today the methods of pressure that the extreme right of Miami, U.S., exerts on Cuban artists to take sides against the government of the island.
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Tripura Police books 102 people under UAPA for social media posts against communal violence
Opposition leaders have lashed out at the police’s ‘highhanded’ behaviour.
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Venezuela vaccinates 67% of its population against COVID-19
Despite the U.S. blockade against Venezuela, the socialist government led by President Nicolás Maduro has been carrying out a successful mass vaccination drive against COVID-19
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Ecuador’s neoliberal government announces state emergency to impose austerity
The declaration of a state of emergency by Guillermo Lasso is more likely about quelling opposition than guaranteeing security for Ecuadorians.
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Food Sovereignty, a manifesto for the future of our Planet | La Via Campesina
Official statement from La Via Campesina, as we mark 25 years of our collective struggles for food sovereignty.