Chinese technology firms are increasingly competing with US ones in major Middle Eastern markets, escalating technology-related US national security concerns. London (Special to Informed Comment; […]
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The Real Enemy: US Elites Squandered Trillions on War Spending and Underfunded Public Health
By Mandy Smithberger | – In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Washington has initiated its largest spending binge in history. In the process, you might […]
History’s crystal ball: What the past can tell us about COVID-19 and our future
(The Conversation) – During this pandemic, historians have been consulted like the Oracle of Delphi. Is COVID-19 like the Black Death? The 1918 flu? What […]
As Odd Bed Fellows Fall out, Israel bans Evangelical GOD TV for Evangelizing Jews
What did the Likud Government Expect? “Evangelical” is right there in their Name
Amid Pandemic and BLM Protests, Why Minimum Wage Must be Defended and Expanded
You can’t fault them for lack of effort. Having lost a series of political, legislative, and legal battles to defeat minimum wage increases in cities […]
What Will It Take to Defeat Trumpism? Learning Lessons from the End of the Confederacy, Nazi Germany, and Saddam’s Iraq
( Tomdispatch.com) – Let’s assume that Donald Trump loses the election in November. Yes, that’s a mighty big assumption, despite all the polls currently favoring […]
How Modern Human-Driven Climate Change began with European colonisation, mass slavery and the ‘great dying’ of the 16th century
By Mark Maslin and Simon Lewis | – The toppling of statues at Black Lives Matter protests has powerfully articulated that the roots of modern […]
Trump Likely did Throw US Troops in Afghanistan under the Bus, but Why would the Russians have Targeted Them?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Charlie Savage; Eric Schmitt and Michael Schwirtz at the New York Times broke the blockbuster story on Friday that GRU […]
Also, Defund the CEOs
(Inequality.org) – America’s dirtiest three-letter word may now be “CEO,” and our ongoing economic meltdown is only making that tag even dirtier. Chef executives the […]
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Palestinian Farmers Struggle against Annexation and the Pandemic
By Salena Fay Tramel | – ( Opendemocracy.net ) – It has not been an easy year for Palestinians, if there ever was such a […]