On 25 and 26 June 1955, the Congress of the People was held in Kliptown, South Africa. Proposed two years previously by Z. K. Matthews, a prominent academic, it was organised by the National Action Council. This later became known as the Congress Alliance — a coalition consisting of the South African Indian Congress, the South African Congress […]
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When 19-year-old Sara Ginaite escaped from the Kaunas Ghetto in Lithuania during the winter of 1943, she had one clear objective. With the recent arrival of the Schutzstaffel (SS) in the ghetto, it had become clear that its remaining Jews would soon be sent to their deaths. Attempts by Jews in Kaunas to link up […]
Though the cruelties of Buchenwald concentration camp left 22-year-old Jean Berthet with memory problems that were to dog him throughout his ninety-three years of life, it affirmed his humane values just as profoundly. Born in colonial Vietnam into a French mercantile family, the infant Jean was taught to adore the ‘civilisation’ exported by the French […]
‘You want to go ask people what’s going on, don’t you?’ a character says to another in Izumi Suzuki’s 1982 story ‘Hey, It’s a Love Psychedelic!’, as time spins out of joint. ‘There’s no point. You can’t go around telling people the world isn’t what it’s supposed to be. Nobody’s gonna listen.’ A decade and […]
It was all the fault of Scandinavian social democracy. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Sweden became a global centre for music piracy largely through a perfect storm of universal and high quality broadband, well-funded music education, and assertive personal privacy laws. Something had to be done. Record industry CEOs talked about the Nordic […]
Think of all the best parties you’ve ever been to, jumbled together and winding into one long night. Imagine running through that dreamed-up congregation hour by hour. What did it smell like? What did it feel like? Who made it possible? What, if anything, made it political? Do this, and you might have something like […]
It was in a less-than-glamorous lecture hall at Wolverhampton Polytechnic in 1982 that the First National Black Art Convention took place. In attendance were art students and teachers, including Sonia Boyce, Claudette Johnson, and Lubaina Himid, who would go on to become the darlings of the British art world. One of the first to speak […]
Many guests at Trump’s meme coin dinner have something to gain. Others are anonymous. Here’s what we know about attendees.
The post Who’s on the Guest List for Trump’s Meme Coin Dinner? appeared first on The Intercept.
I feel like I’ve now know Jim Groom long enough to proudly say we go way back—back to when blog streets felt like home and the open web was everyone’s sandbox. So when he invited me—er…I kind of forced my way on and he graciously obliged—on On Writing, his new podcast series, I jumped at […]
1 box frozen raspberries (10 ounces)Juice of 1 large lemon1 tablespoon gelatine4 tablespoons milk4 tablespoons sugar (optional)2 egg yolks1 cup heavy cream1 cup crushed iceRaspberriesKirsch Defrost raspberries in a bowl with lemon juice. Drain ⅔ cup of the raspberry juices into a saucepan (or if dry pack raspberries have been used, add 4 tablespoons to […]
Der Ruf als stabilisierende Wirtschaftsmacht, den die USA in der Welt genossen, hat unter Trump ebenfalls erheblich gelitten. Das Anzweifeln des Klimawandels und die nachlassende Unterstützung internationaler Institutionen wie IWF und Weltbank tragen weiter dazu bei, das der Glaube an Amerikas Engagement für die globale Zusammenarbeit schwindet. Der schwedische Wirtschaftswissenschaftler Lars Pålsson Syll sieht die […]
The tech industry is boldly asking the White House for favors — including provisions which ended up in Republicans’ budget bill.
Come closer, grandchild. Thanks for visiting me one last time before I die. I’ve lived a great life. I climbed Mt. Everest, founded a Fortune 500 company, and had six amazing children. But there’s one mistake that haunts me: not spending more of my life creating, entering, and re-entering passwords.
I’m ashamed to admit that for decades, I coasted by with a couple of passwords scribbled on a Post-it next to my laptop. That is, until websites started requiring passwords just to check the weather or read the news. Suddenly, I needed a login for everything. That’s when I realized: Nothing makes you feel more alive than registering for an account, making a password, instantly forgetting it, and repeating the whole process for every transaction. You haven’t really lived until you’ve reset a password four times just to peruse a forum on bathtub grout.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre recently circulated a post on several social media platforms claiming that Canada’s manufacturing industry has atrophied under excessive regulation and high energy prices to an extent “unmatched across the industrialized world.” It purported to show that Canada’s manufacturing sector is now smaller than Ireland’s—a country with one-eighth of Canada’s population. This, he argued, is due to [...]
When workers send emails including words related to Israel’s war on Gaza, messages are delayed by hours or never arrive at all.
The post Microsoft Says It’s Censoring Employee Emails Containing the Word “Palestine” appeared first on The Intercept.
Leon Golub once related a story to a mutual friend. A Chicago artist famous for large canvases depicting crimson torture rooms in Central America, Golub had been asked what it meant to him to be a “Jewish political artist.” The painter’s quick reply was that he wasn’t a “Jewish political artist,” he was just a “political artist.” In the end, though, Golub came to believe that he had let himself off too easily, that his answer was too pat. Yes, he was a political artist. His paintings had focused not just on Latin America but on war-torn Vietnam and racism in the United States and South Africa. But he had consciously avoided Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. Golub admitted that... Read more
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US forces are being positioned, red lines drawn, and the targets selected. As Israel threatens Iran, Washington may already be backing the play.
The post Staging for a Strike? US Quietly Moves Bombers as Israel Prepares to Hit Iran appeared first on MintPress News.
Ahead of this weekend's Doctor Who Season 2 finale, Anita Dobson discusses playing Mrs. Flood, secretly being The Rani all along, and more.
Since 1988, we at Dippin’ Dots have proudly sold the official ice cream of the future. And ever since, we’ve been waiting for the future to arrive at Little League concession stands and any place that smells like popcorn and feet. But now that the future is here, we regret to announce that we are extremely disappointed.
First and foremost, we are dismayed that fashion hasn’t veered into the cyber-futuristic trends we’d hoped for. Where are the metallic jackets and structured, space-appropriate body suits? Are ’90s JNCO jeans supposed to bring back the ’90s economy? Because here at Dippin’ Dots, we think you look ridiculous.
Candidly, we expected baby names of the future to include a lot more X’s and Z’s. Zephyra or Xera are great names for kids who eat Dippin’ Dots. Instead, your most popular baby name is Noah. What does that say about where society is headed?
This one seems obvious, but computer intelligence was meant to help make your food, not take your jobs. Didn’t you watch Star Trek? AI should make a mean Earl Grey, not bring about the collapse of civilization.
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Six supposed patient advocacy groups are closely linked to drugmakers and pushing industry-aligned agendas, according to a new report.
Universities should reject Republicans’ requests for information about Chinese students, academic worker unions said.
The post Trump Is Coming for Chinese Students. Who Will Protect Them? appeared first on The Intercept.
The government wants to build a centralized platform where spy agencies can more easily buy private info about millions of people.
The post U.S. Spy Agencies Are Getting a One-Stop Shop to Buy Your Most Sensitive Personal Data appeared first on The Intercept.
- by Gianluca Didino