The Olympics Is a Racket
The world’s top athletes coming together in a spirit of friendly competition is a beautiful vision. But the Olympics have become a machine for the ruthless extraction of profit at the expense of working-class people.
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The Looming Arctic Collapse – Two Articles
Previously solid ground is quickly degrading. The melting of the permafrost is about to cause huge damage to buildings and infrastructure across the country, Russia’s natural resource minister warns. Also: Rapidly Thawing Permafrost Threatens Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
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Food Riots in South Africa Show the Need for a Basic Income Grant
With the expanded unemployment rate at 43.2%, its highest level ever, it would be foolish to label everyone who participated in the “Free Zuma” protests and took food from major supermarkets as “irrational and criminal”.
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The US Tries to Take Advantage of the Price Cubans are Paying for the Blockade and the Pandemic
Cuban government officials and activists have reiterated their demand for an end to the blockade imposed by the US which over six decades has cost Cuba $147.8 billion in damages.
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Capitalism | Economy | Imperialism | Online Blog | USA | World Economy
Who Authorized America’s Wars? And Why They Never End
Until we pressure lawmakers to repeal that 2001 AUMF and end the forever conflicts that have gone with it, America’s wars will ensure that our democracy and the rule of law as we know it will make any promises of peace, self-defense, and justice ring hollow.
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Hold Up The Mirror Of Human Trafficking And What Do You See?
Human trafficking is big business, the third biggest in the world after drugs and arms trafficking, and the fastest-growing activity of international criminal organizations. Its roots lie in the global neoliberal system.
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Louise Michel: the Revolutionary Woman Who Led the Paris Commune
Of all the women who actively participated in the Paris Commune, including prominent political thinkers and organisers, such as Elizabeth Dmitrieff, Andre Leo, and Nathalie Lemel, the name which is remembered most in association with the Commune is that of Louise Michel.
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Interventionism Gave Us Afghanistan and Iraq
As the US withdraws its troops from Afghanistan, those supporting the US intervention justify it by pointing to the 9/11 attacks. But that is not true. Pre-9/11 interventionism is what brought about the 9/11 attacks, which were then used as the excuse for more interventionism.
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Capitalism | Economy | Online Blog | USA | World Economy
Bangladesh Factory Fire Kills 50+ Workers – Yet Another Murder by Capital: Two Articles
Capital’s absolute disregard for life once again surfaces in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, where 52 workers have been burnt to death on 9 July 2021, after they were denied exit when fire broke out in the food-processing factory which had almost no fire-safety mechanisms installed.
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Capitalism | COVID19 | Economy | Online Blog | World Economy
Are Tokyo’s Olympics in Peril?
Japan is currently wrestling with a coronavirus upsurge and less than 3 percent of the population is vaccinated. According to polls, as much as 80 percent of the country does not want to host the games, for fear of it exacerbating this omnipresent public health crisis.
