Ralph Linton (1936), Identity Politics, and the Concept of Ascribed Status
Ralph Linton, arguably the father of what we now call identity politics, had some impressive insights as well as blind spots.
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Trump’s Concentration Camp Build-Out Includes Nearly $40 Billion for Warehouse Conversions
Disclosure to a GOP governor confirms that Trump plans to devote nearly $40 billion to one element of his concentration camp plan.
Read more...Germany’s “Two-Speed Europe” Proposal Is the EU’s Adaptation to Great Power Geopolitics
Germany, following the European Commission’s lead, is moving forward a plan for the biggest members to impose decisions on the others.
Read more...When War Weakens Democracy
Wars often undermine democracy, but it appears that that result is not baked in but operates in particular circumstances.
Read more...Iran Has More Options Up Its Sleeve Than Trump and Netanyahu Assume
As Israel attempts to push the US into war with Iran, more hard looks at how Tehran could retaliate
Read more...Why Governments Insist on CBDCs or Stablecoins When Most People Don’t Want Them
CBDCs could create a two-tier wealth system: non-programmable assets for the elite and total digital surveillance for the population.
Read more...Has the Rate of Global Warming More Than Doubled?
Troubling global warming updates from the authoritative James Hansen.
Read more...Bloomberg’s $108 Oil as Worst Case Iran War Scenario: Too Optimistic?
A detailed Bloomberg report lays out different scenarios for oil prices if Iran attacks. Is its forecast of a worst case of $108 a barrel too cheery?
Read more...Suffocating an Island: What the U.S. Blockade Is Doing to Cuba
Medea Benjamin provides a gripping on-the-ground report of how conditions in Cuba are deteriorating due to the US oil blockage.
Read more...The Finance Curse Is Killing Britain
A well-warranted harsh look at the high cost an overly-large and ever-more-extractive finance sector imposes on society as a whole.
Read more...‘This Is Your Money’: Trump Assault on CFPB Has Cost Consumers $19 Billion
The affordability crisis includes the cost of being cheated, which due to the weakening of the CFPB alone is a handsome sum.
Read more...America’s Real Health Crisis? Inequality— and a Generation Pays
Raw milk won’t cut it. Even being rich won’t save you. The fast track to improving health in America is tackling inequality
Read more...The European Veal Pen: How the US Weaponized Russophobic Paranoia & Energy Geopolitics To Capture Control of Europe
Can Europe free itself from its capture by the US, which looked like a dandy idea until the US became an openly predatory hegemon?
Read more...Journalism May Be Too Slow To Remain Credible Once Events Are Filtered Through Social Media
Some hand-wringing, as well as blame shifting, as to why social media and independent sites are eating the lunches of mainstream media.
Read more...Iran War Watch: US Moves Towards Attack Footing Despite Questionable Odds of Success
On the Iran front, the US is taking steps that do not look like mere posturing. Many experts, including ones in Iran, think war is nigh.
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