Why Did 72% of Israelis Want Attack on Gaza to Continue?
ir Hever discusses how the attacks on Gaza reveal the extreme right-wing radicalization of most of the Israeli Jewish population
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Dominic Cummings: How the UK Ignored Evidence That the Virus is Airborne
“I think we are absolutely fucked. I think this country is heading for disaster. I think we’re going to kill thousands of people.”
Read more...Will Biden Pack the Supreme Court?
Will voting law statutes enacted by Republican controlled-state governments spur Biden to change the structure of the Supreme Court?
Read more...Does the U.S. Really Need Another Oil Pipeline?
Native American communities living alongside the route of the Line 3 pipeline project in northern Minnesota are asking all activists to join them in solidarity this June.
Read more...Bob Pollin: Modest Inflation Is Good for Workers
If inflation is linked to higher wages, that’s not bad for workers, says Bob Pollin of the Political Economy Research Institute in Amherst.
Read more...‘This Is the Price of War’: Israeli Newspaper Publishes Photos of All 67 Palestinian Children Killed in Gaza Onslaught
Haaretz took the unprecedented step of commemorating the deaths of Palestinian children in the latest Israel-Gaza conflict.
Read more...When Is a Co-Op Not a Co-Op? When Vested Interests in California Want to Keep Platform Workers From Having Power
California Assembly Bill 1319 is a convoluted scheme to create so-called co-ops designed to keep gig workers disempowered.
Read more...Real American Men and the Liberal War on Meat
Kill me now. Meat has become a new front in the culture wars.
Read more...What if Large Businesses Are Really Macroeconomic Entities?
Mega businesses are a huuge problem. But what to do?
Read more...Larry Summers Doubles Down On His Inflation Prediction
Unfortunately, Larry Summers still gets attention, most recently for inflation hawkery. Fortunately, it’s not hard to see through him.
Read more...How Enforcement of the USMCA Will End a Corporate Race to the Bottom
USMCA, which promised to help American workers by improving labor bargaining rights, is being put to its first road test. Will it perform?
Read more...Support for Gig Worker Union Bill in New York Collapsing After Scrutiny
A tech industry Trojan horse masquerading as a pro-union measure has been caught out.
Read more...Why Biden Is Not a Transformational President
Biden is not living up to his PR. The implications are significant, given the need for significant change.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Why Biden Won’t Cancel Student Debt
Michael Hudson gives a hard look at the typical excuses for not cancelling student debt and finds them wanting.
Read more...West’s Selective Support for Press Freedom: Only in Countries We Don’t Like
Belarus is a bad actor in forcing a passenger jet to land so it could seize a prominent dissident/journalist. But who wrote this playbook?
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