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Dems Mock the GOP for Denying Climate Science, But They Are Still Addicted to Fossil Fuel Funders
The liberal party offers strong rhetoric on climate change but in practice promotes continued fossil fuel production. In the face of our unfolding climate catastrophe, this needs to end now. By Sonali Kolhatkar The recent chorus of Democratic Party leaders lining up to denounce President Donald Trump’s… »
13 presidents past and present urge UK government to halt Julian Assange’s extradition proceedings and grant his immediate freedom
As Julian Assange fights US extradition at the Old Bailey in London, over one hundred eminent political figures, including 13 past and present heads of state, numerous ministers, members of parliament and diplomats, have today denounced the illegality of the proceedings and appealed for Assange’s immediate release. The 165 politicians… »
Dems Pressured to ‘Pick a Fight for Once’ Over RBG Seat as Collins and Murkowski Oppose Pre-Election Vote
“To pretend that norms will constrain Trump or McConnell would be folly, yes. But for Democrats, the media, and the public to concede the ground in advance is to do their dirty work for them.” By Jessica Corbett “With less than 50 days until the election and voting already underway… »
2020 Basic Income March for Change
By Jhon Sánchez Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote, “Time is on the side of change.” Yesterday, still without knowing of RBG’s death, I logged in to the online event to celebrate the progress of the UBI campaign in the USA and the world. When the host rendered tribute to RBG, it… »
How Were 46 Million People Trapped by Student Debt? The History of an Unfulfilled Promise
It is long past time to recognize that the cruel experiment in financing higher education through student loans has failed. By Mary Green Swig, Steven L. Swig, David A. Bergeron, and Richard J. Eskow The democratic principle of tuition-free education in our country pre-dates the founding of the United States. »
Community Fridges Are Popping Up Across America for Mutual Aid Amid the Pandemic
Fighting food insecurity, one block at a time. By April M. Short On one side of a refrigerator that stands on a sidewalk in New Orleans, two alligators encircle a woman with dark mocha skin wearing a tattered white slip. Her hair is a single braid that reaches the ground. »
Six Reasons Julian Assange Should Be Thanked, Not Punished
1. The effort to extradite and prosecute Julian Assange for journalism is a threat to future journalism that challenges power and violence, but a defense of the media practice of propagandizing for war. While the New York Times benefited from Assange’s work, its only reporting on his current hearing is an… »
My personal experience with the meaning and the nonsense of life
“Heidegger identified nihilism as the fate of Western history. Personally I believe he is wrong. We can always change our collective destiny by altering our personal destiny. “ In this article, I discuss a theme that has become central in my life over the… »
THE SPECIFICITY OF GOVERNANCE IN KABYLIE: Challenge and Perspectives
LIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: Thursday, October 1, 2020 @ 2 PM Please RSVP: FACEBOOK event: https://www.facebook.com/events/248033759784774 Kabylie is an ethnolinguistic region located in the north of Algeria, between sea and mountains, known for its oaks, cedars and olive trees, Kabylie is made up above all of men and women who… »
Unvanquishable Number
By David Swanson On September 21, the International Day of Peace, you will be able to watch online the new film “We Are Many,” and you darn well should. The topic is the single biggest day of activism on earth: February 15, 2003 — an unprecedented statement against war,… »
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In Mobilization For Assange!
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
