One of 32 varieties of arabica coffee growing at Paraiba Federal University’s coffee research program in Areia, Paraiba. Brazil is the world’s largest coffee producer. It has been important to its national economy since the 1700s, and today it is Brazil’s largest...
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Allies of Genocide?
Image by Duncan Shaffer. MoveOn and the SEIU (Service Employees International Union) hosted a spirited rally and march here in Seattle, on July 26, with the theme of fighting back against Trump and greedy billionaires such as Jeff Bezos (the creepy tech mogul who...
The Genocidal Partnership of Israel and the United States
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair For decades, countless U.S. officials have proclaimed that the bonds between the United States and Israel are unbreakable. Now, the ties that bind are laced with genocide. The two countries function as accomplices while methodical...
How “Tariff Man” is Bringing Back the Gilded Age
Getty and Unsplash+. Count on one thing: if Mark Twain, the famed American author of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, were alive today, he would certainly have written a novel about Donald Trump. After all, his 1873 novel, The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, distinctly...
The Great Salt Lake Is a Ticking Time Bomb
Adelaide Parker Retreating water levels are exposing stretches of cracked, arsenic-laden lakebed in Utah. Future dust storms will carry an extra hazard. The post The Great Salt Lake Is a Ticking Time Bomb appeared first on The Nation.
Indignidad europea ante el engaño trumpista
Juan Torres López La presidenta de la Comisión Europea, Ursula von der Leyen, y el de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, acaban de escenificar una auténtica y desvergonzada obra de teatro. Como ha hecho con otros países, Donald Trump no ha buscado ahora con la Unión...
Entering a Golden Age for War Profiteers
When, in his 1961 farewell address, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of the dangers of the unwarranted influence wielded by a partnership between the military and a growing cohort of U.S. weapons contractors and came up with the ominous term “military-industrial...
The Well
Sara’s cleaning her M-16 and drinking water from the well. When she looks up she sees a multitude of nomads, exhausted and covered with dust. Apparently they just crossed the desert. “May we drink your water?” their spokesman asks. “We’re parched.” “It’s a public...
Europe Signs Up for Its Century of Humiliation
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has signed Europe up to a humiliating, unequal trade deal with the United States. The terms dictated by Donald Trump reflect Europe’s vassal status as an increasingly junior partner to US empire. President Donald Trump shakes hands with...
The Hidden Cost of AI: How Energy-Hungry Algorithms Are Fueling the Climate Crisis
Photo by Šimom Caban Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of modern society, revolutionizing industries, enhancing daily life, and driving economic growth. From virtual assistants to advanced data analytics, AI applications are diverse and continue...
Inside Tesla’s German giga-factory
In 2022, Nazi-saluter Elon Musk opened his brand-new Tesla plant in the East-German town of Grünheide. Ever since, locals came to know that working at Tesla is a backbreaking job.
La policía reprime con porrazos una concentración de los bomberos en València
La protesta se celebró a las puertas del edificio de la Beneficència, mientras el Consorcio provincial celebraba su asamblea en el interior.Temas: Actualidad, València, BomberosLeer artículo completo