The German Question and Europe’s Future
An interview with Wolfgang Streeck, director emeritus of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne, and one of Europe’s foremost social thinkers, about German politics and society.
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The Great Pakistani Pawnshop: Trading Sovereignty for Dollars
It is a curious spectacle, almost Shakespearean in its tragicomic absurdity, to watch Pakistan once again being marched—boots polished and tails wagging—into the waiting embrace of the American empire.
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A Black Hole in Collective Memory: China and WWII
Beijing’s commemoration is a bold rebuttal to the West’s monopolization of WWII memory. Also: An extract from: ‘They Shall Not Pass: Our Call Against Fascism’.
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Challenging the Dominant Narratives About AI: Parts 3-4
‘The Illusion of Control: Deregulation, Legal Loopholes, and the Rise of AI’; and: ‘Farming in the Dark: The Black Box of AI and the Erosion of Food Sovereignty’: The third and fourth part of this series, adapted from the Bioneers 2025 panel, featuring leading voices who challenge the dominant narratives about AI and call for deeper scrutiny of its impacts.
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Plastics No Longer an Invisible Killer; U.S. and Oil Producers Block a Treaty to Clean the World of Plastic Pollution – 3 Articles
‘Plastics in the World’s Oceans and Food: No Longer an Invisible Killer’; ‘Plastics Crisis Endangers Humanity and All Aspects of the Environment, Concludes Lancet Study’; ‘U.S. and Oil Producers Block a Treaty to Clean the World of Plastic Pollution’.
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Fukushima Recovery Plagued with Setbacks – 2 Articles; and Book Review
‘Fukushima Recovery Plagued with Setbacks’; ‘Fukushima Radioactive Waste Problems Metastasize’; and: Book Review: Thomas A. Bass’s “Return to Fukushima”.
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Progressive Leaders Across the Americas Unite Against Growing Global Fascism
On the final day of the Second Pan-American Congress held in Mexico, more than 60 delegates from 12 countries sent an unambiguous message: The peoples and the elected representatives of this hemisphere are ready to act to confront the global threat of fascism.
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The Experience of Nanjie Village and the Possibilities of Socialist Development in Contemporary China: Successes of the Collective Economy Under Reform and Opening-Up
The collective village of Nanjie is presented as a successful example in China. But there are several problems with this model: the village accepts foreign capital participation for financing, and employs peasant labor from other regions – many call it ‘collective capitalism’.
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‘Do Not Forget Gaza… and Do Not Forget Me’
Anas al-Sharif’s final message to the world before Israel killed him.
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300,000 Join Historic Anti-Genocide March in Sydney, London – 3 Articles
‘Assange Joins Historic Anti-Genocide March Across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge’; ‘Humanity’s Fight Against the Perpetrators of Starvation and Extermination’; ‘We Will Continue Protesting for Palestine, and We Will Win’.
