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Richard Falk on ISIS and Islamic “Essentialism“
Regarding ISIS as a cult is helpful in responding to right-wing contentions that ISIS is expressive of the essential Islamic message, international relations scholar Richard Falk tells Truthout.
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As Gentrification Persists in San Francisco, Evictions Take New Forms
As rents continue to rise and gentrification spreads, unscrupulous landlords are using new tactics to evict tenants.
Joseph Stiglitz on the Trans-Pacific Partnership: “This Is A Big Deal“
The discussions surrounding trade agreements are far too important to done in secret.
Women Up in Arms: Zapatistas and Rojava Kurds Embrace a New Gender Politics
Men and women traverse spaces of war as well as of pastoral, agricultural and domestic care.
Guiding Obama Into Global Make-Believe
The Orwellian concept of “information warfare” holds that propaganda can break down enemies.
Consumers Getting “Skinned” by Health Insurers
Bigger premiums, more cost sharing equate to big profits.
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The Increasing Concentration of Capital Precludes Democracy
The US and most European governments now exist to serve the needs of an oligarchy.
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Edison’s Bright Idea
The inventor wished the sun could power his inventions.
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Science Denier Ted Cruz Doesn’t Understand NASA’s Core Mission at All
Putting science-denier Senator Ted Cruz in charge of NASAu2019s funding oversight was never going to go well.
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The New American Order: Birth of a System Without a Name
A new kind of governance is being born right before our eyes.