Author Archives: Conor Gallagher
War on Labor Accelerates: Administration Predictably Embraces Guest Workers and “Anti-Capitalism” Is Labeled Terrorism
A look at who is being deported and who is being ushered in shows that what’s happening is a trading out of people for exploitable workers. And fighting back just got harder with Trump’s new security directive.
Read more...Trump’s Dip Into the Nile Waters Dispute Didn’t Settle the Conflict – In Fact, It May Have Caused More Ripples
Examining one case of how US-sponsored peace deals spread more chaos. Is it simply Trump or a State Department feature, not a bug?
Read more...Charlie Kirk and the Making of an AI-Generated Martyr
In the US, death and mythmaking are useful tools weilded to dictate the terms of public life.
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U.S. Military Leaders Plan to Use the Killing of Charlie Kirk to Boost Recruitment. Will It Work?
The armed forces face much bigger problems than can be solved by a useful martyr and a catchy slogan.
Read more...Links 9/22/2025
Banks Can’t Survive Climate Change
Richard Murphy argues a massive banking collapse is coming — and the cause isn’t speculation this time. It’s climate change.
Read more...A Walk Across Alaska’s Arctic Sea Ice Brings to Life the Losses That Appear in Climate Data
A climate scientist gets a firsthand look at the results of the data they’ve been tracking for a decade.
Read more...Links 9/19/2025
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Are Israel and Türkiye on a Collision Course or Parallel Tracks?
As the war of words escalates between Türkiye and Israel, cooperation remains steady as ever. Is that about to change or is the friction largely theater as Israel preps for another go at regime change in Iran?
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