March 18, 2021
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U.S. Aggressiveness Will Accelerate Its Demise
The foreign policy of the current U.S. administration is exactly the same as the foreign policy of the previous one. In short: disasterous. Continue reading
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There Are So Many Lessons to Learn from Kerala: The Eleventh Newsletter (2021)
18 March 2021 — Tricontinental Anujath Sindhu Vinaylal (India), My mother and the mothers in the neighborhood, 2017. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Indian farmers and agricultural workers have crossed the hundred-day mark of their protest against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They will not withdraw Continue reading
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Brazil’s Lula in a Wilderness of Mirrors
A surprising Supreme Court decision that, while not definitive, restores Lula’s political rights has hit Brazil like a semiotic bomb and plunged the nation into a reality show being played in a wilderness of shattered mirrors. At first, it looked like three key variables would remain immutable. Continue reading
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GMWatch publishes its response to UK government consultation on deregulation of gene editing
GMWatch has submitted its response to the UK government consultation on the deregulation of gene editing in food and farming. The response is co-authored by GMWatch editor Claire Robinson, acting on behalf of GMWatch, and molecular geneticist Dr Michael Antoniou, who is responding as an individual. Continue reading
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Responding to the UK government’s public consultation on gene editing
Here are some information/action points to help you respond to the DEFRA Consultation on the Regulation of Genetic Technologies. The response needs to be in by 17 March – the closing date of the consultation. Continue reading
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Stop police crushing protests – take action now
Campaigners are demanding the National Police Chief’s Council stops cracking down on the right to protest. Will you join us? Continue reading
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WSJ Rage at ‘Woke’ China Foreshadows New Redbaiting of Social Justice Activists
The Wall Street Journal editorial board (3/7/21) has accused a major Chinese newspaper, and by extension the People’s Republic of China, of exploiting progressive rhetoric around racial justice to create division in the United States. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 