Through my work at the Global University for Sustainability, I have come to know Professor Wen Tiejun. He provides a key analysis of the ten crises China has endured. I highly recommend his book to you (PDF), kindly donated to the reform community as an open access book. There are 10 lectures that accompany the Continue Reading
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UK police forces are under scrutiny for their lack of transparency regarding the use of harmful technologies known to exacerbate racist policing
The problem with the likely indictment of Donald Trump is that his offense is a metafiction. It is a story about a story. None of the main plot points—which are expected to lead to Trump becoming the first former or sitting US president ever to be charged with a crime—relate to what actually happened on […]
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“France is protesting against Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the retirement age. After months of strikes and protests, tension reached its peak on Thursday, with some violent outbursts in Paris that brought back memories from the months-long Yellow Jacket movement.” —Politico
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Emily’s big product launch at Gabriel’s Chez Laveau bistro is nearly ruined when tear gas completely spoils the vibe—and the leg of lamb. Luckily, she has a plan: diners post selfies of their involuntary tears with the hashtag #sogoodicried. Emily’s eyebrows perfectly offset her smeared Dior mascara. Her post gets 6.2 million likes, including from President Macron himself.
Former Labour leader turns on successor – who had stood up for Miliband’s father against disgusting smears in right wing press Former Labour leader Ed Miliband said during a radio interview today that he backs Keir Starmer’s decision to bar Jeremy Corbyn standing as a Labour candidate, supposedly because of ‘antisemitism’. In 2013, when Miliband […]
Over 150 journalists have been assassinated in Mexico since 2000. Behind the killings is a nexus of corruption and violence that links organized crime, police, and government.
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The U.S. celebrates the charges against Putin, but pressures the ICC to refrain from prosecuting Israelis and Americans.
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"Brazilian and Chinese interests... align at present in some important areas, the most important being an investment in a multipolar world order."
Labor experts say Starbucks is hijacking a federal court process to dig up information to further chill union drives.
By Margaret Flowers / Popular Resistance The recent accord between Saudi Arabia and Iran, facilitated by China, signifies a seismic shift in geopolitical dynamics. This was followed by a three-day summit between the presidents of China and Russia in Moscow where they signed agreements that deepen their cooperation. China has established itself as a force […]
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By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research What constitutes a crisis worthy of global attention? When a regional bank in the United States falls victim to the inversion of the yield curve (i.e., when short-term bond interest rates become higher than long-term rates), the Earth nearly stops spinning. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) […]
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And We're Paying the Price (and What a Price It Is!)
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A startup tried to revolutionize education in Africa. But did children pay the price?
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The deal allows European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to sell a breakthrough without accomplishing anything for Europe.
On this week’s Movies vs. Capitalism, Rivka and Frank discuss the 2021 Fred Hampton biopic, Judas and the Black Messiah.
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The PM's tabloid-pleasing 'War on Yobs' will only worsen problems in crime-hit communities, writes former Anti-Social Behaviour Officer Nick Pettigrew
An analysis looks at the rapid growth in the ratio of U.S. national wealth to GDP in recent years. One possible explanation is firms’ increased market power.
“I’ve always known that it was the right thing to do, and paying this price is the right thing to do as well. It had to be done,” one ex-prisoner tells Josiah Mortimer Insulate Britain protesters locked up for defying a judge’s ban from speaking about climate change and fuel poverty have told Byline Times […]
I’m downloading the large language model llama-13B-hf as we speak, hoping to get it going on the GPU I have for games. What strange gloss will they put on this moment in history, where machine-learning at home was enabledby videogame users who couldn’t bear to shift from general-purpose computing machines to consoles? My iron self-discipline […]
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Poor Trump – he's being persecuted!