Category: Climate
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Reflections on the Empire: Part III
New World Order If you watch the mainstream media in the United States, the average citizen would be blissfully unaware of the sea change in geopolitics happening thanks to the current conflict between Ukraine and Russia. The global south has refused to condemn Russian actions against the nation of Ukraine. I deep dove into Europe’s latest war in […]
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
America finally gets an Amazon union Beyond that, workers interested in organizing at other large employers with a strong history of union-busting may view the shocking turn of events at Amazon as the catalyst for renewed efforts inside their own company. And in the US labor community, large established unions may reflect on what they […]
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Reflections on the Empire: Part 1
World War III? In February 2022, the fever pitch of calls for war arose in the mainstream press. Russia invaded the nation of Ukraine. Most Americans didn’t think much about Ukraine before this year, despite the fact, the U.S. sponsored two coups in that country in 2014. It enforced policies that led that nation to become […]
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
The EU should treat all refugees like it is treating Ukrainians Multiple commentators have argued that Europe’s differential treatment of Ukrainian refugees demonstrates its racism or its neo-colonialism – pointing a discerning finger at the distance between the universal values the EU claims and how these values manifest themselves at a practical level. #EuropeanUnion #Refugees #War #Hope “It’s Going to be Real,” […]
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
China’s Xi speaks to Putin; calls for ‘negotiation’ with Ukraine “China feels very strongly that the United States is trying to encircle and contain it. Russia feels the same way. The combined pressure on both of them has pushed them together,” #China #Russia #ukraine #war Biden Is Committing Absolute Horror Against The People Of Afghanistan I do not […]