Topic: Thinking Politically
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The International Treaty to Abolish Nuclear Weapons – A Critical Step Towards Saving Humanity from Mass Annihilation
The History and Consequences of War The history of war begins approximately 13,000 to 10,000 years ago, with the advent of agriculture and the subsequent development of non-migratory populations, the division of labor, and the development of class structures, specifically the rise of a warrior class supported by these populations’ leadership and citizens as a…
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Housing and Homelessness: A Brief History of a national Disgrace
Introduction In the mid nineteenth century, English social reformer Edwin Chadwick established an association between appalling living conditions and poor health. Soon thereafter, Rudolph Virchow, the founder of both modern pathology and the field of social medicine, recognized the link between rising rates of infectious disease and crowded, poorly maintained housing. In the absence…
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Thank CNN for the Slave Auctions in Libya
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On November 14th, CNN produced an "exclusive" report about the slave trafficking of migrants in Libya. The report detailed the devastating conditions of migrants fleeing from crisis in nations across North and East Africa. Smugglers, as CNN calls them, capture and terrorize migrants before selling them into day labor. Libyan authorities then detain the migrant…
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The Destruction of History
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Hungary’s right-wing government is attempting to destroy the Georg Lukács’s archive — and his legacy.
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Ursula K. Le Guin, 1929–2018
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Ursula Le Guin's masterful works pushed readers to expand their vision of what's possible.
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How Uncle Sam Launders Marijuana Money
How Uncle Sam Launders Marijuana Money Ellen Brown http://WebofDebt.wordpress.com January 23, 2018 In a blatant example of “do as I say, not as I do,” the US government is profiting handsomely by accepting marijuana cash in the payment of taxes while imposing huge penalties on banks for accepting it as deposits. Onerous reporting…
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The Failure of Reconstruction and Its Consequences
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Why are we here in the year 2017 still having to deal with racist morons flying the battle flag of a traitorous slaveowners’ rebellion that was defeated more than 150 years ago and other manifestations of white supremacy that draw on that utterly reactionary heritage? One of the main reasons, I would argue, is that…
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Under Neoliberalism, You Can Be Your Own Tyrannical Boss
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The culture of perfectionism and 'meritocracy' spawned by neoliberalism has pushed alienation to new heights. Has the US left allowed itself to be contaminated by the same mindset?
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Bondage Scandal: Looking Beneath the Surface
When I shook hands with Eric Greitens following the 2016 debate for Missouri Governor, none of us on the Green team imagined that, a year before, he had tied a woman up, blindfolded her, undressed her, photographed her and warned that he would release the photo if she ever said what happened. The story made…