Free Expression and Self-Censorship on Campus
Can US campus officials hold on to their thin pretense of intellectual independence in light of escalating censorship demands?
Read more...Category Archives: Politics
Could Two Working-Class Candidates Return Nebraska and West Virginia to Their Roots?
Themes once familiar to Nebraska and West Virginia voters in the heyday of progressive populism are making a comeback.
Read more...Why Does Germany Continue to Self-Destruct?
German elites run up the tab, but the country’s working class is largely stuck with the bill. An attempt to understand why Germany cannot or will not reverse course.
Read more...Iran President Raisi Asks President Putin To Support Gaza Action – Putin Is Evasive for the Moment
Putin ducked a request by Iran for support with respect to Gaza….but what might Raisi actaully want?
Read more...“No NATO” for Ukraine, Ukrainian Politician Says
Some Ukraine officials now depict the US as quietly opposed to Ukraine joining NATO, even as Jens Stoltenberg is still hyping it
Read more...Myanmar’s Instability Deepens as the World Watches Silently
Militants threaten Myanmar’s military government. But other non-state actors, as well as China, are vying for influence.
Read more...Matt Taibbi – CTI Files #4: The Hamilton 68 Connection (or Russiagate Never Dies)
A new Taibbil deep dive on “The Cyber Threat Intelligence League” or CTI, another concerted effort to promote “Russian influence”fabrications.
Read more...Tips Tricks Dampen Delivery Worker Celebration of New $18-an-Hour Wage
Delivery platforms DoorDash and UberEats immediately retaliated against a NYC-madated wage increase by redoing their apps to undermine tips.
Read more...The Debate Over Restricting Immigration
The Republicans look serious about restricting immigration or at least rolling back recent Biden moves. But are there any sound approaches?
Read more...‘A Sick Joke’: Six Ways of Looking at a COP
Making sense of this COP means looking at optics and interests, and sadly not outcomes.
Read more...Patents and Intellectual Property in Biomedical Science: A History in Two Tales
How the US licensing of NIH and other government funded drug and biomedical research became a grift for Big Pharma.
Read more...Why True Democratic Systems Are Incompatible with Class-Based Orders…..Like Capitalism
Continuing the debate on whether democracy is viable in a capitalist regime.
Read more...Russia’s Ideology Is Now National Liberation of the World From the US Empire, With an Assist From Patriarch Kirill
A detailed discussion of Russia’s effort to foster an ideological counterpoint to US hegemony, particularly via Putin speeches.
Read more...Is It Time to Tax Ultra-Processed Foods Because of the Massive Harm That They Do to Society?
Yes, Virginia, ultra-processed food is a health hazard. But what to do?
Read more...Elections Won’t Fix What Ails the West
e body politic in the West is not at all healthy. Why is there so much denial about that?
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