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Uneven Earth November Readings
Once a month, we put together a list of stories we’ve been reading: news you might’ve missed or crucial conversations going on around the web. We focus on environmental justice, radical municipalism, new politics, political theory, and resources for action and education. Continue reading
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Nuclear Talks – Israel Makes Funny Demands
This, from Israel, is somewhat weird: Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Mossad chief David Barnea will push during their meetings this week in Washington with senior Biden administration officials for the United States to carry out a military strike on Iranian targets, Israel’s three main TV news broadcasts reported Sunday night. Continue reading
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What’s Left?
Street’s CounterPunch article, “Glenn Greenwald is Not Your Misunderstood Left Comrade,” obstructs political dialogue and struggle. He gives no substantive rebuttal to a Greenwald article that declares “grotesque” the sight of “masked servants and unmasked elite at the New York Met Gala.” In a classic ad hominem attack, since Street couldn’t summon up an intelligent response, he just hurled… Continue reading
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U.S. Intelligence Has Found … Easy To Disprove Claims Of A Russian Attack On Ukraine
4 December 2021 — Moon of Alabama A few years back: In his State of the Union message in January, President Bush approvingly cited the report. “ The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa,” said Bush. … On Thursday, standing beside British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Bush said of… Continue reading
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Omicron and the Travel Ban Itch
Stick to the script: owe that duty of care to your population, so the legal experts in government tell you. Self-interest pays, if in small amounts. These rigid, formulaic assumptions have done wonders to harm and deter any spirit of cooperation regarding dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
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Biden-Putin meeting is a cliffhanger
What has unfolded in the past 24 hours in the US-Russia diplomatic tango can be seen as a foreplay of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden, which is slated for Tuesday evening. Continue reading
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Concentration of Power
Well, it is nice to be free again, though as I said on release, I shall never really feel free while Julian is still imprisoned and while Scotland is still part of an imperialist United Kingdom. I expect most of you have seen my release, but for those who have not: Continue reading
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US Empire Seizes UK’s National Health Service
One of the recent roles of the Parliamentary Healthcare Committee has been to reassure the British public that any claims regarding the ‘Americanization’ of the National Health Service (NHS) were wildly overstated, “creating a climate that risks blocking the joining up of services in the interests of patients.” In fact, the penetration of the healthcare… Continue reading
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The NATOstan Clown Show
American hysteria over the “imminent” Russian invasion of Ukraine has exploded every geopolitical Stupid-o-Meter in sight – and that’s quite an accomplishment. What a mess. Sections of the U.S. Deep State are in open revolt against the combo that remote controls Crash Test Dummy, who impersonates POTUS. The neocon-neoliberal axis is itching for a war… Continue reading
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UK Crony Capitalism: They want to derail us
This year, Good Law Project has exposed cronyism right at the heart of Government. It’s perhaps not surprising that those who benefit from these cozy arrangements are trying to derail us. Continue reading
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As UAE embraces Iran, fizz goes pop for Abraham Accords
The terrible secret about Faustian deals is that they need a Mephistopheles to nurture them. That said, Goethe’s Mephisto is very different from the crude devil of medieval legend. Goethe sketches him as a cultivated, witty, and cynical exponent of materialism and nihilism who preaches a sophisticated doctrine of philosophical negation. Continue reading
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Long read: Six strikes that show the reality of drone warfare today
Weddings. Hospitals. Refugee camps. Aid workers. All have become the target of lethal strikes this year due to the spreading use of drones by a growing number of states. Here we detail six particular strikes and, below, reflect on what they show about the reality of drone warfare today. Continue reading
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“Summit for Democracy” – Enhancing Empire, Not Defending “Democracy”
(Brian Berletic – NEO) – The very first “Summit for Democracy” will be held in early December 2021. Organized by the United States, it will include “leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector,” all unilaterally picked by the United States who, by implication, has unilaterally declared itself arbiter of which nations are deemed… Continue reading
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Democracy: More Dictatorial Powers Sought By Johnson
2 December 2021 — True Publica TruePublica Editor: Make no mistake, the principles of democracy are being dismantled in Britain. I have written many articles making that very point. Continue reading
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Dehumanisation, doublespeak and death: Countering Europe’s lack of humanity
2 December 2021 — Institute of Race Relations The phrase ‘liquid graveyard’, often applied to the Mediterranean, is now applicable to the English Channel, where the 43 boat-related deaths in the last 18 months are the result of Europe’s increasingly militarised border regime. The latest of these avoidable deaths occurred on 24 November, when seventeen… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 1 December 2021
1 December, 2021 — — Black Agenda Report “The Black Agenda” Glen Ford Black politics are key to recognizing the most important social dynamics of the United States. Over the past forty years, no commentator has been as deeply insightful about the paradoxes and personalities of Black American public life as the late journalist and radio host… Continue reading
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We Have to Stand on Our Ground, the Best Ground from Which to Reach the Stars: The Forty-Eighth Newsletter (2021)
2 December 2021 — Tricontinental Likbez (USSR), Tatar Literacy Club, 1935. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Almost every single child on the planet (over 80% of them) had their education disrupted by the pandemic, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural (UNESCO) agency. Though this finding is startling, it… Continue reading
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The ‘Missing’ Star Athlete Peng Shuai Is Not Missing At All
The New York Times has falsely claimed that the Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai accused her former lover of sexual assault. She did not do that. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 