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In the Spirit of BRICS, Criminal Defendant Jair Bolsonaro Should be Immediately be Transferred to China: a Modest Proposal
Photograph Source: Isac Nóbrega/PR – CC BY 2.0 In one of the most bizarre episodes in the history of international trade, President Donald Trump this week announced that 50% tariffs would be imposed on Brazil—a country that has a trade surplus with the United States...
The Remarkable Career of Jim Abbott: How a Kid Born Without a Right Hand Became One of the Best Major League Pitchers of His Generation
Jim Abbott pitching. Photo: John Traub / Albuquerque Isotopes Baseball Club. I watched a great sports documentary Sunday. “Southpaw. The Life and Legacy of Jim Abbott” on ESPN. I’ll sum it up first. If this film, which far transcends just sports, doesn’t get a Sports...
Should We Garden Our Forests?
Thinning is essentially “gardening” the forest–selecting which trees are winners and which are losers. Photo by George Wuerthner. A new study published in the journal Forest Ecology and Management “Significant mortality of old trees across a dry forest landscape,...
Trump’s “Consistent” Views on Federal Reserve Head Jerome Powell and the Wealth of the Wealthiest
Image by Morgan Housel. The head of the Federal Reserve Board has been viewed as the second most powerful person in the government. In theory, this person heads the body that oversees the country’s monetary policy with the power to set interest rates, which shapes the...
A agressão de Washington e a questão nacional
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As the World Confronts Climate Change, the US Leaves Our Future Behind
Ilana Cohen While the White House takes a sledgehammer to critical climate policy, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights announced a landmark decision on climate change and human rights. The post As the World Confronts Climate Change, the US Leaves Our Future...
Trump Is the Confederacy’s Revenge
Mark Hertsgaard A mass shooting in New Orleans eerily foretold the return of white supremacy to the White House. The post Trump Is the Confederacy’s Revenge appeared first on The Nation.
Will the Government Ever Do Right by Mahmoud Khalil?
Elie Mystal Khalil is suing the government for false imprisonment and other harms. He should win—but will the courts let him? The post Will the Government Ever Do Right by Mahmoud Khalil? appeared first on The Nation.
Sigue el asesinato de niños en Gaza: preocupa la escasez de combustible
Maxime Doucrot Ataques israelíes en toda la franja de Gaza dejaron decenas de muertos en los últimos días, al tiempo que agencias de la Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU) advirtieron que la escasez crítica de combustible pone en riesgo a los hospitales y demás...
España: Torre Pacheco, ensayo general de la gran «caza al inmigrante»
José Antonio Gómez En el corazón del estallido contra los inmigrantes en Torre Pacheco late un cóctel de factores entre las que destaca la normalización de un discurso político que asocia migración y criminalidad. En los últimos meses se ha experimentado un notable...
Crisis del trabajo: precariedad presente, futuro incierto
El empleo atraviesa una doble crisis: la precariedad marca el presente y la inteligencia artificial pone en duda el futuro del trabajo. Es necesario repensar cómo garantizar vidas dignas cuando el acceso al empleo se restringeTemas: El Salmón Contracorriente,...