Two Hundred Years of Mendel’s Genetic Revolution and the Fight Against Scientific Racism
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Two Hundred Years of Mendel’s Genetic Revolution and the Fight Against Scientific Racism

ByPrabir Purkayastha

While Mendel’s work is central to modern genetics, it also set off the dark side with which genetics has been inextricably linked: eugenics and racism. Eugenics has been used to argue the superiority of the elite, dominant races, and in India, a “scientific” justification for the caste system as well.

Immigrants are Only 3.5% of People Worldwide and Their Negative Impact Is Often Exaggerated, in the U.S. and Globally
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Immigrants are Only 3.5% of People Worldwide and Their Negative Impact Is Often Exaggerated, in the U.S. and Globally

ByErnesto Castañeda

In terms of the global population, international immigration a very small proportion. And this is not because of immigration deterrence and border fences. So we’re talking about an exception. Unfortunately, politicians and people make it sound like it’s the main problem.

A Shrinking Fraction of the World’s Major Crops Goes to Feed the Hungry, with More Used for Nonfood Purposes
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A Shrinking Fraction of the World’s Major Crops Goes to Feed the Hungry, with More Used for Nonfood Purposes

ByDeepak Ray

Rising competition for many of the world’s important crops is sending increasing amounts toward uses other than directly feeding people. These competing uses include making biofuels; and converting crops into processing ingredients, such as livestock meal and hydrogenated oils.

Twenty-Two Years of Austerity in Timor-Leste: The IMF and Rebuilding the Neoliberal State from Scratch
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Twenty-Two Years of Austerity in Timor-Leste: The IMF and Rebuilding the Neoliberal State from Scratch

ByFernando A. T. Ximenes

Timor-Leste represents a new case in the dawn of the twenty-first century on how the IMF imposed a top-down neoliberal macroeconomic infrastructure and reform project from scratch.