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Across much of the Global South the old certainties of the IMF’s dogma of austerity models have evaporated. What replaces it must come from the people of Global South. By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research The United Nations Conference onRead more
The pivot of Arab Gulf states away from historical Arab nationalism to Western alignment has sacrificed the Palestinian cause to transactional diplomacy and dynastic preservation, writes M. Reza Behnam. By M. Reza Behnam Z-Network The modern Middle East suffers fromRead more
Eisenhower’s warning that U.S. policy would be captured by a scientific-technological elite explains why Washington sustains the war in Ukraine as a unique, live-fire laboratory for AI warfare at scale. By Jeffrey D. Sachs and Sybil Fares Common Dreams In his farewell addressRead more
Every year in the for-profit food system, unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths, with young children suffering nearly a third of all cases of food-borne disease. By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research The World Health OrganisationRead more
The entire economic structure is unnatural. The very concepts of capital itself, of company structures, of banking systems, of taxation are each a carefully manufactured construct. By Craig Murray CraigMurray.org.uk An advert for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) caught myRead more
Roger Hallam of Extinction Rebellion discusses his new book and the tools for effective resistance to climate collapse under repressive systems. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost We are living in an age of climate collapse, which will most likely result inRead more
A descendant of Tanzania’s first president, Julius Nyerere, tells Old Bailey why he supports Palestine Action and wants to stop Gaza genocide, Phil Miller reports. By Phil Miller Declassified UK The grandson of one of Africa’s most iconic post-colonial leadersRead more
Gabriel Accascina says that the international body, in setting up the IAEA in 1957, has addressed the supply side of a dangerous industry before and in the case of fast of fast-growing AI it can do it again. By GabrielRead more
It seems the United States is looking at a reinvigorated COINTELPRO for the 2020s, this time with police drones and AI-assisted mass surveillance. They know they’re losing their grip. They know that they are vastly outnumbered. They are afraid. By CaitlinRead more
It had appeared the U.S. was defying Israel by ending the war with Iran. But now full scale conflict is back and Israel is happy. Ray McGovern, Scott Ritter, 8 pm EDT, Tonite. Guests: Ray McGovern, Scott Ritter. Host: Joe Lauria. Producer:Read more
