It is not surprising that a settler colonial state would practice racism for centuries or that race would be the major factor determining who lives and who dies.
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Eva Bartlett reports from Mariupol: “Ukraine forces used scorched earth tactics”
Yes, there is destruction, that’s what happens when Ukrainian forces, and Nazis, embed in residential areas & occupy apartment buildings. It isn’t Raqqa, and if you aren’t aware of the U.S. illegal coalition in Syria’s full destruction of Raqqa, look that...
The U.S. bubble of pretend
The lack of objective, principled coverage of the war in Ukraine is a degenerate state of affairs. The one thing worse is the extent to which it’s perfectly fine with most Americans.
Iran makes gains as Israel, Turkey test Moscow’s limits on Ukraine
Under pressure to side with the west on Ukraine, Israel and Turkey risk falling out with Russia–which will benefit Iran in the long-term.
How the corporate interests and political elites watered down the world’s most important climate report
The IPCC scientist in Working Group III in charge of proposing a concrete mitigation plan, that is, to reduce emissions and seek viable solutions (technological, economic, and social) to the biggest crisis ever faced by humankind. The science has never been clearer:...
Reform vs Revolution in Russia 1917
In October 1917, revolutionary Russian workers, supported by millions of peasants and soldiers, succeeded in overthrowing capitalist rule and replacing it with their own democratic structures of power.
U.S. media are lying about Russian atrocities in Mariupol, says embedded reporter at Ground Zero
[This article is written by a reporter embedded in Ukraine with the Russian army. We believe that if people want to understand the war in Ukraine, they need to read widely about it, from different perspectives, including the Russian one, to try and discern the truth...
Pixels and mortar: the politics of video game worldbuilding
With the worlds of architecture and video games becoming increasingly intertwined, Gerry Hart examines how video games communicate through their design.
Disability rights and human rights — they affect ALL of us
Language matters, and in the case of people with disabilities, it matters a lot. Ableism, exclusion, and misconceptions are held up by a foundation of words that are still abundant in U.S. society.
The dream of a Jewish state, and the nightmare of its reality
It is not beyond my comprehension to understand the policies of the Israeli government in light of Jewish history under the Nazis. We know Jews have suffered and have been victims. Is it that mentality behind the walls, the indescribable destruction, loss of land,...
Zelenskymania and Switzerland’s ruined image
Background and foreground of the war in Ukraine.
Sanders warns against massive congressional bailout for Bezos space company
"At a time when over half of the people in this country live paycheck to paycheck," the Vermont senator wrote, "should we really be providing a multibillion-dollar taxpayer bailout for Bezos to fuel his space hobby?"