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As the three-year anniversary of George Floyd's death nears, David Miller investigates the campaign to silence critics of Israel's role in training American police on the violent tactics of suppression meted out on Black Americans.
The post George Floyd’s Murder Reminds Us: Israel’s Knee Sits on the Neck of Black America appeared first on MintPress News.
Socialism means plenty for all. We do not preach a gospel of want and scarcity, but of abundance. Our desire is not to make poor those who to-day are rich, in order to put the poor in the place where the rich now are. Our desire is not to pull down the present rulers to […]
by Gary Gardner
The looks I get are familiar at this point: the blank stare screaming What do you mean, a no-growth economy? The frown of doubt that silently demands, Are you crazy? This is how skepticism about degrowth and steady-state economics manifests in my own life.
The work of a steady-state proponent is not for the faint of heart, to be sure. Steady state economies are sorely needed today but are far from being widely understood,
The post Selling the Steady State Economy appeared first on Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy.
Leaked documents reviewed by MintPress reveal how The British Home Office has been clandestinely spying on refugees' smartphones under the guise of "combatting human trafficking."
The post Project INVICTUS: Inside the UK’s Human Rights Busting Campaign to Spy on Refugees appeared first on MintPress News.
Robert Tressell, the author of the classic socialist novel, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, was one of the most influential writers in twentieth-century England. Yet, for decades after his death, hardly anyone knew who he was. He died 3 February 1911 in Liverpool Royal Infirmary, and was buried a week later in a pauper’s grave. The […]
1. Many dishes are served in a deconstructed manner, with no components touching each other.
2. There is a lot of concern over one tiny drop of sauce on a plate.
3. The basic counter seating has some fancy name like “Chef’s Counter” or “Dad’s Emporium of Dinosaur-Shaped Chicken Nuggets.”
4. If the carrots are not cut correctly, someone might start yelling.
5. You do a lot of deep breathing and counting to ten.
6. Throughout the meal, crumbs must be periodically cleared from the table.
7. The diners are unusually obsessed with smells and textures.
8. No matter how absurd their requests are, you’ve learned it’s better not to argue with the diners.
9. You frequently question what you are doing with your life.
10. Certain foods are disguised to look like something they are not.
11. There are sometimes a lot of questions about where the meat comes from.
12. Someone might be wearing a sequined romper.
13. Someone might be wearing on your nerves.
14. At least once a day, the food will bring someone to tears.
The new Foreign Malign Influence Center oversees efforts that span U.S. military, law enforcement, intelligence, and diplomatic agencies.
The post The Government Created a New Disinformation Office to Oversee All the Other Ones appeared first on The Intercept.
- by Ben Alderson-Day