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Biden administration refuses to say Palestinians are ‘occupied’
Yesterday in a shocking exchange at the State Department, the spokesman for Biden's foreign policy team refused to describe Palestinians in Jenin and other areas of the West Bank as living under milit
Yesterday in a shocking exchange at the State Department, the spokesman for Biden's foreign policy team refused to describe Palestinians in Jenin and other areas of the West Bank as living under milit
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How a Drug Company Made $114 Billion by Gaming the US Patent System
The strategy has been a corporate gold mine, at the expense of patients and taxpayers. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/28/business/humira-abbvie-monopoly.html AbbVie for years delayed competition for
The strategy has been a corporate gold mine, at the expense of patients and taxpayers. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/28/business/humira-abbvie-monopoly.html AbbVie for years delayed competition for
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Africa is less democratic and safe than a decade ago, study says -
Blame it on the Africans and ignore Western imperialism's centuries-long role! Behind a paywall - https://www.washingtonpost.com//world/2023/01/27/africa-democracy-safety-decline-coup/ A new study of
Blame it on the Africans and ignore Western imperialism's centuries-long role! Behind a paywall - https://www.washingtonpost.com//world/2023/01/27/africa-democracy-safety-decline-coup/ A new study of
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Israeli forces kill nine Palestinians during West Bank raid
Palestinian leaders cut security ties with Israel after deadly gun battle at Jenin refugee camp https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/26/palestinians-say-nine-killed-in-israeli-raid-on-jenin-refu
Palestinian leaders cut security ties with Israel after deadly gun battle at Jenin refugee camp https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/26/palestinians-say-nine-killed-in-israeli-raid-on-jenin-refu
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In Confidential Memo, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Celebrated Unemployment as a “Worker-Discipline Device”
https://theintercept.com/2023/01/24/unemployment-inflation-janet-yellen/
https://theintercept.com/2023/01/24/unemployment-inflation-janet-yellen/
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Michael Gold: Red Scare Victim
The author of Jews Without Money, a proletarian lit best-seller, was ostracized for his Communism and derided for his prose. Today he is all but forgotten. https://daily.jstor.org/michael-gold-red-sca
The author of Jews Without Money, a proletarian lit best-seller, was ostracized for his Communism and derided for his prose. Today he is all but forgotten. https://daily.jstor.org/michael-gold-red-sca
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Tonight - Trauma and Hope in Gaza
From: Sail to Gaza <ustogaza@...> Subject: Trauma and Hope in Gaza Date: January 26, 2023 at 11:31:21 AM EST Reply-To: ustogaza@... Trauma and Hope Tour Continuous Trauma and Social Devast
From: Sail to Gaza <ustogaza@...> Subject: Trauma and Hope in Gaza Date: January 26, 2023 at 11:31:21 AM EST Reply-To: ustogaza@... Trauma and Hope Tour Continuous Trauma and Social Devast
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By 2050 electric vehicles could require huge amounts of lithium for their batteries, causing damaging expansions of mining
The US’s transition to electric vehicles could require three times as much lithium as is currently produced for the entire global market, causing needless water shortages, Indigenous land grabs, and e
The US’s transition to electric vehicles could require three times as much lithium as is currently produced for the entire global market, causing needless water shortages, Indigenous land grabs, and e
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Netanyahu ripping off the mask of "progressive" Israel
The Institute for National Security Studies, an Israeli military outfit housed at Tel Aviv University, just delivered its strategic assessment report, and the main takeaway is that Israel’s “special r
The Institute for National Security Studies, an Israeli military outfit housed at Tel Aviv University, just delivered its strategic assessment report, and the main takeaway is that Israel’s “special r
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Netanyahu drags Israeli democracy into the illiberal mire
Throughout his long political career, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invoked a popular turn of phrase. Israel, he has often said, is an “oasis of democracy” in a region defined by its a
Throughout his long political career, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invoked a popular turn of phrase. Israel, he has often said, is an “oasis of democracy” in a region defined by its a
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Germany's threat to Britain by 1914
https://delanceyplace.com/view-archives.php?p=4783
https://delanceyplace.com/view-archives.php?p=4783
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Sold an American Dream, these workers from India wound up living a nightmare
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/23/1150684455/human-trafficking-katrina-india-great-escape-saket-soni
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/23/1150684455/human-trafficking-katrina-india-great-escape-saket-soni
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Dwindling Snow Leaves Swiss Alpine Villages Staring at an Identity Crisis
An unusually warm winter has forced a rethink about climate change in areas with lower peaks as ski resorts and sporting events face an uncertain future. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/15/world/europ
An unusually warm winter has forced a rethink about climate change in areas with lower peaks as ski resorts and sporting events face an uncertain future. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/15/world/europ
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Ultra-processed foods: it’s not just their low nutritional value that’s a concern
Some researchers have theorized that ultra-processed foods increase inflammation because they are recognized by the body as foreign – much like an invading bacteria. The body mounts an inflammatory re
Some researchers have theorized that ultra-processed foods increase inflammation because they are recognized by the body as foreign – much like an invading bacteria. The body mounts an inflammatory re
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Healthcare Against Black Americans: A History of Medical Maltreatment Continues to Kill Black Americans
More than 25% of survey respondents have avoided care fearing how they would be treated, and nearly one third reported that they had been treated unfairly. https://www.laprogressive.com/healthcare-iss
More than 25% of survey respondents have avoided care fearing how they would be treated, and nearly one third reported that they had been treated unfairly. https://www.laprogressive.com/healthcare-iss
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Climate Change will Supersede Everything: The Pentagon’s Massive Intelligence Failure on China
( Tomdispatch.com) – Given the secrecy typically accorded to the military and the inclination of government officials to skew data to satisfy the preferences of those in power, intelligence failures a
( Tomdispatch.com) – Given the secrecy typically accorded to the military and the inclination of government officials to skew data to satisfy the preferences of those in power, intelligence failures a
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Our Planet Versus Plastic Bags: a Tale of Two NM Cities
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/01/23/our-planet-versus-plastic-bags-a-tale-of-two-cities/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/01/23/our-planet-versus-plastic-bags-a-tale-of-two-cities/
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White Communities More Likely to Receive Funds to Fix Aging Water Infrastructure
https://truthout.org/articles/white-communities-more-likely-to-receive-funds-to-fix-aging-water-infrastructure/
https://truthout.org/articles/white-communities-more-likely-to-receive-funds-to-fix-aging-water-infrastructure/
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How the US Economic War on Venezuela Fueled the Migrant Crisis
The U.S. economic war on Venezuela is one of the main reasons for the record number of migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, where there has been a surge in migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua
The U.S. economic war on Venezuela is one of the main reasons for the record number of migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, where there has been a surge in migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua
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FBI’s opposition to releasing Leonard Peltier driven by vendetta, says ex-agent
Exclusive: retired FBI agent Coleen Rowley calls for clemency for Indigenous activist who has been in prison for nearly 50 years https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/18/leonard-peltier-clemenc
Exclusive: retired FBI agent Coleen Rowley calls for clemency for Indigenous activist who has been in prison for nearly 50 years https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/18/leonard-peltier-clemenc
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