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Haters of Truth
You have to start with the truth. The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere. Because any decision-making that is based upon lies or ignorance can’t lead to a good conclusion. — Julian Assange, quoted in “Julian Assange, monk of the online age who thrives on intellectual battle,” Guardian.
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The End of an Era
Why do the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Bank– three of the most highly regarded international economic organizations-project a bleak road ahead for the global economy? Ominously, the World Bank warns of the possibility of a coming “lost decade” for economic growth. In January of this year, the […]
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Scrapping Charles Darwin: Hindutva’s Anti-Scientific Maladies
Welcome the canons of pseudoscience. Open your arms to the dribbling, sponsored charlatans. According to a growing number of India’s top officialdom, teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution to children in their ninth and 10th grades is simply not on. Last month, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), a purportedly autonomous government […]
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Approximately 26% of U.S. Government Spending Goes to Weapon-Makers
The vast majority of the U.S. Government’s purchases are for the military, and most of that is paying for weapons and for enabling America’s troops to use them. For example, in the 3 April 2018 “OMB and Congressional Budget Office estimates of discretionary new budget authority” that “The President signed … into law on March […]
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To End All Wars, Close All Bases
A Gazan Ph.D. candidate studying in India, Mohammad Abunahel steadily refines and updates a map on the World BEYOND War website, dedicating a portion of every day to continue researching the extent and impact of USA foreign bases. What is Mohammad Abunahel learning, and how can we support him? On the few occasions when a […]
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One Big Union
When the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW aka The Wobblies) was established in 1905, their goal was to see One Big Union formed in the USA. The Wobblies came from the socialist Western Federation of Miners organization led by William D Haywood. Up to that point the major union organization at the time was […]
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Spot the Individual
Extracts from a 2 March 2023 study by Kisielinski, Wagner, Hirsch, Klosterhalfen, and Prescher, “Possible toxicity of chronic carbon dioxide exposure associated with face mask use, particularly in pregnant women, children and adolescents – A scoping review,”: Introduction During the SARS-CoV-2-pandemic, face masks have become one of the most important ubiquitous factors affecting human […]
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Hairy Male Creep on the Cover of Brides Today
A male wearing a dress is featured on the latest cover of Brides Today, an English-language Indian publication. The “model” is a “non-binary transfeminine” activist who goes by Alok. In the article, Alok said: “I wish I could post an image of myself online without being inundated with hate mail. I wish I could be seen […]
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What Would Daniel Ellsberg Do?
Illustration by Sam Poling Daniel Ellsberg — the Pentagon Papers whistleblower who has been an inspiring activist for peace since the early 1970s — recently wrote a public letter disclosing that he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, with a prognosis that he has only three to six months to live. Join us for “Daniel […]
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