According to Newsweek, a toxic chemical cloud has reached a radius of 100-miles around East Palestine, the scene of a devastating train crash and chemical burn-off. If true, the people of Cleveland, the State capital 90-miles away, are now at risk of exposure. At the same time, Cleveland residents are reeling from another explosion at Continue reading »
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The discussion on TikTok and Hikvision infiltration in Australian government departments has centred inarticulately and dogmatically on the country of origin. But there are other more realistic and probable security threats lurking in plain sight. The possibility of the Chinese government accessing Australia’s sensitive and national security information has been in the headlines again in Continue reading »
The Saudi-led coalition and its allies on the ground have been accused of systematically targeting Yemen’s cultural heritage through indiscriminate strikes and looting campaigns. First published by The Cradle News Desk February 20, 2023 The head of Yemen’s General Authority for Antiquities, Manuscripts, and Museums, Dr. Obbad bin Ali Al-Hayyal, visited several historical and archeological sites Continue reading »
Even the responses not (yet) hidden by Unite GS are overwhelmingly negative – but those she has hidden are even more damning Unite general secretary Sharon Graham has long been criticised for being too ready to cosy up to anti-worker Labour party leader Keir Starmer – chummily referred to as ‘Keir’ – particularly since she […]
Motion condemns Starmer party’s attack on democracy Members of a Labour front-bencher’s local party passed a motion last week condemning the regime’s shameless rigging of party democracy and demanding to be allowed to select their candidates without interference. Hornsey and Wood Green members voted strongly for the following emergency motion: Selection of Candidates HWG CLP […]
On 26 February 1970, scores of Trinidadians, mostly trade unionists and students, took to the streets across the country, and slogans of ‘Power to the People’ reverberated through the crowds. Fists were outstretched in a gesture which had become the worldwide symbol of a radical phenomenon sweeping the globe: ‘Black Power!’ was the protestors’ cry. […]
On rail safety, the partisan ghost is still haunting the media machine.
Every Sunday, I blog about the geek-friendly radio shows the BBC are putting out in the forthcoming week! All of the following can be either listened to live or downloaded afterwards for free on the BBC Sounds app, no matter where you are in the world. Please note: I don’t include later episodes of most ... Read More
On the 1st of February, 500,000 workers went on strike in the UK’s biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade. Teachers, university staff, train drivers, bus drivers and civil servants stood side-by-side to protect each other from low pay and defend the public services upon which we all rely. The wave of […]
Carlson’s job is to make money for Fox, not tell the truth.
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Drivers claim they were conned into voting for below-inflation package trumped by Unite general secretary as big win, according to WSWS Sharon Graham has been slammed by bus drivers for claiming Unite won them an 18% pay rise – and for her reps deceiving them into voting for a deal in fact worth much less […]
You see it all the time in studies. “We controlled for…” And then the list starts … The more things you can control for, the stronger your study is — or, at least, the stronger your study seems. Controls give the feeling of specificity, of precision. But sometimes, you can control for too much. Sometimes […]
By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch Riled up against China, GOP congressmembers have long felt that Washington’s new cold war needed a special venue. So as soon as the baton passed to Republicans in the House, they set up a select committee on China. This is majority leader Kevin “Trump’s the Man” McCarthy’s baby, and if […]
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The War on Terror and the Battle for Young Minds.
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A people-powered insurgency threatened to reshape the Democratic Party. Then came the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and its allied super PAC, Democratic Majority for Israel.
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The Washington Post favors cuts over human welfare. Exactly the kind of perspective Bezos deemed well worth putting his money behind.
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Η μάχη των εκλογών ξεκίνησε. Το ΜέΡΑ25 μπαίνει σε αυτή την μάχη με πρωτοπόρα ανάλυση της συγκυρίας (ελληνικής, ευρωπαϊκής και διεθνούς), με συνεκτικό κυβερνητικό Πρόγραμμα 100 Ημερών, με πλούσια δράση στελεχών και μελών του και, ίσως το πιο σημαντικό, χέρι-χέρι με ανιοδετελείς αγωνιστές που ανταποκρίθηκαν στο κάλεσμά μας για συστράτευση στον αγώνα για την ρήξη […]
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Year-over-year growth in consumer spending, adjusted for inflation, outpaced the pre-pandemic average. Month-over-month, seasonally adjusted, growth spiked.
A diverse group of global thinkers answers 8 fundamental questions about economics and capitalism. In this video interview, Yanis Varoufakis has a go: 0:00 – Prologue 01:19 – Intro 01:38 – 1. Why does economics matter? 03:00 – 2. What are the differences between economic science and economic engineering? 09:46 – 3. What role does […]
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Ο Πόλεμος στην Ουκρανία επιτάχυνε την διάσπαση της υφηλίου σε δύο τεχνο-φέουδα – στο ένα οι αξίες εκφράζονται σε δολάρια, στο άλλο σε γουάν. Καθώς ο κόσμος διασπάται, οι ταξικές συγκρούσεις τόσο εντός όσο και μεταξύ αυτών των τεχνο-φέουδων γεννούν καταστροφικές δυνάμεις που απειλούν το είδος μας με εξαφάνιση – από τον Νέο Ψυχρό Πόλεμο, […]
The post Το Νέο Κίνημα Αδεσμεύτων & το Νέο Παγκόσμιο Οικονομικό Σύστημα που πρέπει να οικοδομήσουμε – Αβάνα, 27 Ιανουαρίου 2023 appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.
The War in Ukraine has sped up the division of the world into two technofeudal fiefdoms – one US dollar denominated and one Chinese yuan denominated. As the world bifurcates, class struggles within each technofeudal fiefdom, as well as between them, generate destructive forces that threaten our species survival – from a New Cold War, […]
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