Book Review: Sally Denton and Roger Morris, “The Money and the Power”
Examining the moments and people that helped fuse the US state, economy, and organized crime into one indistinguishable entity.
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Brutal Occupation Underpins Class Inequality for Israelis and Palestinians
An interview with Dr. Ofer Cassif, a member of the Israeli Knesset representing the Hadash party, which stands for Jewish-Arab cooperation based on class solidarity.
Read more...Being “Pro-American” Today Means Disaster for Latin America, with “Monroe Doctrine” Coming Back
As the US keeps having its military and geopolitical weakness exposed around the world, Latin America is becoming a new focus.
Read more...Breaking News: Chinese, Iranian and Indian Warships Are Now in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden
As the Red Sea has become a new hot spot, more countries are sending warships to prevent mischief…potentially not just from the Houthis.
Read more...Migrants Are Begging in Brooklyn Neighborhoods That Voted for Trump, Sparking Hostility and Help
Nextdoor and Facebook groups present anecdotes and photos from Marine Park of encounters with migrants from a nearby shelter complex. Others are providing aid.
Read more...China Bans Exports of Rare Earth Tech as Critical Minerals Race Heats Up
China is raising the stakes in the US sanctions war by tightening rare earth screws.
Read more...Science on Trial, Part 1
A new paper dissects how the Covid crisis demonstrated the failings in how science is practiced now. But are its suggestions for improvement bold enough?
Read more...US, Allies Opening New Front in Middle East With Escalation Against Houthis Over Shipping Lanes
The US and its allies hope to tamp out Houthi interference with Israel, and derivatively, Red Sea shipments. Will that work?
Read more...Is Neoliberalism Really Dead? Or Does It Live on Like a Zombie?
Neoliberalism is still doing a fine job of zombifying economies, but the doctrine sadly is in rude health.
Read more...As Russia Signals It Can Achieve Maximalist Aims in Ukraine, How Would Russia Manage Kiev and Western Ukraine?
Russia is presumably thinking hard about not just how to conclude the war in Ukraine, but what happens the morning after.
Read more...The Trouble with Nouns
Classification struggles in the Harvard-Harris poll on Israel.
Read more...The No-State Solution Becomes More and More Real as Israel’s Permanent Nakba Continues
Why ethnic cleansing of Palestinians has been foundational to Israel’s national strategy.
Read more...Yanis Varoufakis: Europe’s 15-Year Slump
The survival of the euro has come at the cost of Europe’s permanent stagnation and continuing fragmentation
Read more...Western Policymakers Are Panicking Because There Was No Plan B if the Counteroffensive Failed
A recap of how the US and NATO painted themselves in a corner with Project Ukraine.
Read more...Hungary Vetos €50 Billion EU Funding Package for Ukraine; Fuming EU Leaders Promise Workaround, but How?
Yet another shot below the water line for sinking Project Ukraine.
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