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You Can Learn a Lot About Someone’s Mind From the Way They Talk
Scientists are uncovering how the hidden effort of talking affects everything from everyday conversations to spotting deception and fake...

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Oct 3, 202515 min read


Indian Companies Complicit in Israel’s Genocide of the Palestinians
Far-Right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at a signing ceremony in India, September, 2025 -- image via X By Sudhanva Deshpande...

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Oct 1, 20256 min read


The Memory of Chilean Resistance Sails Toward Gaza: Conversation with Marita Rodríguez, Member of the Global Sumud Flotilla
Ships of the flotilla off the coast of Tunisia -- image via X By Taroa Zúñiga Silva and Vijay Prashad The Gaza Sumud Flotilla sails from...

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Sep 22, 20255 min read


Fascists Don’t Deserve Space: Our Humanity Is Not up for Debate
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, centrist liberals have lionized the white supremacist, paving the way for a greater assault from...

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Sep 20, 20255 min read


Sahel Seeks Sovereignty: Two Years On
Image via news video screenshot. By Milkaela Nhondo Erskog On September 16, the people of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger will mark the...

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Sep 15, 20255 min read


Five theses on the situation in Nepal
Scene from the protests in Kathmandu, Nepal in September 2025. Photo via People's Dispatch By Vijay Prashad and Atul Chandra If your...

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Sep 15, 20257 min read


Elephant & Dragon Choose Dialogue: Why the SCO Reset Matters for India, China, and the Global South
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on August 31, 2025 -- Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India),...

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Sep 8, 20256 min read


The United States Uses a Fabricated Drug Charge for a Potential Strike on Venezuela
US ships deployed towards Venezuela -- image via Al Jazeera news video screenshot By Vijay Prashad Suddenly, out of nowhere, the United...

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Sep 1, 20255 min read


What the Arrest of a Former President Means for Sri Lanka
Image of the arrest via video screenshot on X By Shiran Illanperuma “Don’t worry, I will control the situation”, former president Ranil...

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Aug 29, 20255 min read


A Black Hole in Collective Memory: China and WW II
A scene from the 2015 Victory celebrations in Beijing for the 70th anniversary -- http://www.president.go.kr/ , KOGL Type 1, via...

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Aug 27, 20254 min read


Can We Protect Our Children From the US Government?
As part of back-to-school preparations, teachers are patrolling their schools against ICE arrests of students and their families. ICE...

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Aug 26, 20255 min read


Alaska Summit: Between Expectation and Illusion
Donald Trump in July, 2025 -- public domain image By Biljana Vankovska It is entirely understandable that, after such a long and bloody...

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Aug 14, 20254 min read


Hiroshima Lives On – in Gaza
Rafah in January, 2025 -- Ashraf Amra, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska This year marks another solemn...

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Aug 9, 20255 min read


The Global Economic Benefit from the Genocide of Palestinians
IDF merkava tank in Gaza, July 2025 -- IDF Spokesperson's Unit via Wikimedia Commons By Ubai al-Aboudi and Vijay Prashad On 16 June 2025,...

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Aug 1, 202510 min read


NATO: The No-Exit Trap of Hotel California?
By Biljana Vankovska My analysis of the beginnings of cracks in NATO had been published with a short delay, just enough to become...

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Jul 26, 20254 min read


Public Funding is the Solution to Media Bias, Not the Driver
The billionaire class has its sights set on an ignorant populace that would be more receptive to its morally bankrupt ideology....

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Jul 25, 20255 min read


Israel and the Drug War in Syria
Syrian Ministry of Defense HQ in the aftermath of an Israeli bombing, July, 2025 -- public domain image By Vijay Prashad Tensions...

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Jul 25, 20256 min read


The Last COP: Will Brazil Host a Conference that Saves the World’s Climate?
Lula during a 2023 ceremony announcing the holding of COP 30 in the city of Belém -- Palácio do Planalto from Brasilia, Brasil, CC BY...

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Jul 24, 20255 min read


The First Crack in NATO’s Fortress? Slovenia Opens the Referendum Conundrum
Public domain image By Biljana Vankovska At NATO’s recent summit in The Hague (24–25 June), alliance leaders triumphantly announced a...

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Jul 21, 20254 min read


The Corporate Takeover of Housing
Corporate ownership remains a relatively small percentage of American housing. But a growing number of financial firms, tech platforms,...

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Jul 13, 20258 min read
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