The US as Tax Haven
A look at how the US tax system actually works in terms of allowing people and companies to pay different rates of tax.
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Online Blog | Russia | Ukraine
The Odessa Moment
The author is a former Marine Corps intelligence officer and an expert on international security, military affairs and Russia. He writes that the Russian military operation is gradually reaching what he calls the ‘Odessa Moment’.
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On the Roots of Neo-Fascism in East Germany – 2 Articles
‘The Roots of Neo-Fascism in East Germany’: The fall of the Berlin Wall enabled neo-fascist activity to spill over into East Germany, laying the groundwork for the strengthening of right-wing forces today. Also: ‘You Can’t Keep Imposing Austerity and Expect the Corporate Party to Last Forever’.
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Hundreds of Millions are Dying of Hunger
Enough food is produced to meet the needs of 11 billion people. Why do so many of the 8 billion people on the planet go hungry?
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What Mexico Can Teach its Northern Neighbour About Combating Child Obesity, Diabetes and Other Chronic Health Conditions
If the Trump Administration was genuinely serious about tackling child obesity and all its offshoot conditions, taking on Big Food, Big Ag and Big Chem in the process, it already has an example to follow—from its next door neighbour and largest trade partner, Mexico.
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Elites Want to Turn Schools into Factories of Hopelessness. We Can’t Let Them.
If end times fascism tells students there’s no future, we must teach as if the future is ours to shape. If schools are being weaponised to train youth for extinction, then education must become a form of survival—rooted in truth, care, resistance and imagination.
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Eritrea Breaks West’s Red Sea Chokehold, Pivots to Iran, Russia, China
Tel Aviv loses another Red Sea partner: Eritrea emerges as a critical node in the rising Eurasian multipolar nexus, defying US-Israeli plans for regional control.
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Burkina Faso and the AES Confederation Confront Imperialism – 2 Articles
‘Burkina Faso’s Government of Change Confronts Imperialism’: Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s government seeks to finish off the remnants of French colonial power, build economic independence, develop infrastructure, satisfy some of the population’s basic needs, and ward off U.S. intervention. Also summary of 2 articles by Nicholas Jones on the AES Confederation.
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‘We’re Building a New Way of Life’: A Conversation with National Assembly Candidate Albanys Montilla
In this interview, Montilla, a 27-year-old communard from rural Trujillo state, discusses the political formation of her generation, the role of women in sustaining the Bolivarian Process, and the recent re-centering of the commune as a cornerstone of revolutionary politics.
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Banu Mushtaq: The Rebel Writer; Review: ‘Heart Lamp’
‘Banu Mushtaq: The Rebel Writer’: Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp brings Kannada protest literature and Muslim women’s voices to the 2025 International Booker stage. Also: ‘Banu Mushtaq Writes Women as They are: Tired, Resilient, and Rarely Thanked’.
