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The United States Strikes on Iran Will Increase Nuclear Weapons Proliferation
From the Pentagon briefing after the US attack -- U.S. Secretary of Defense, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Vijay Prashad On 21...

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Jun 24, 20254 min read


How Academics Are Pushing Back on the For-Profit Academic Publishing Industry
These scholars are fighting the rampant exploitation and high article processing charges in traditional academic publishing. TIB/C....

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Jun 24, 20254 min read


Theatre of the Oppressed NYC
For TONYC, theater isn’t just for entertainment; it’s a powerful tool for social change. Screenshot from a performance, 2024 By Caitlin...

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Jun 21, 20253 min read


How Much of the Past Should We Bring Back to Life?
Mammuthus primigenius -- Smithsonian Institution, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Brenna R. Hassett There is an incredible amount of...

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Jun 21, 20254 min read


Healing Through Words: How Creative Writing Empowers Caregivers
More than just a creative outlet, writing offers caregivers a powerful, cost-effective way to reduce stress, process emotions, and...

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Jun 20, 202516 min read


Were Canadian Elections Existential in the Context of US-Canada Tensions? (Part 2)
Trump and Carney, May 6, 2025 -- public domain image By P. Ambedkar and Arnold August Editor’s Note: This interview is part two of two...

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Jun 18, 20258 min read


South Korea’s President Lee Shouldn’t Attend NATO: Amidst Crises, Peace is Pragmatic
President Lee leaves for Canada, June 16 2025 -- Ministry of culture, sports and Tourism Official Photographer : Lee jeong woo, Republic...

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Jun 17, 20254 min read


What Motivates People to Move Megaliths?
Stonehenge from a distance -- Noushin Nabavi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Andrew Califf How humans moved large rocks to...

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Jun 14, 20258 min read


The Illegal Attack on Iran
In the aftermath of the attack in Tehran -- Student News Agency, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons By Vijay Prashad Israel’s consistent...

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Jun 13, 20255 min read


Were Canadian Elections Existential in the Context of US-Canada Tensions? (Part 1)
Trump and Carney, May 6, 2025 -- public domain image By P. Ambedkar and Arnold August Editor’s Note: This interview is part one of two...

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Jun 12, 20256 min read


Trump and Republicans Want US Taxpayers to Fund Their Pet Project: Private Schools
A proposal for a nationwide federally supported school voucher program is just another of President Trump’s schemes to give advantages to...

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Jun 6, 20257 min read


New Spider-Man Sequence: One Second Closer to Doomsday?
89 seconds to midnight announcement, January 28, 2025 -- image via video screenshot By Biljana Vankovska In 2022, I was invited to...

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Jun 4, 20254 min read


It’s Time to Consign NATO to the Dustbin of History
By Biljana Vankovska As NATO’s next summit looms – against the backdrop of an escalating proxy war in Ukraine and a genocidal horror in...

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Jun 3, 20254 min read


The Guns Are Again Ablaze in Libya
Abdul Ghani al-Kikli prior to his killing -- image via screenshot on X By Vijay Prashad On 12 May 2025, Abdul Ghani al-Kikli, known to...

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Jun 3, 20256 min read


How to Win the Highest Minimum Wage in the USA
It took more than two years of hard work and relentless campaigning for LA’s tourism workers to win $30 an hour. Here’s how they did it....

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Jun 2, 20255 min read


How the Rights of Nature Movement Is Reshaping Law and Culture
From the sacred peaks of Aotearoa to the rivers of Colombia and the contested waters of Lake Erie, a global movement is emerging to grant...

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Jun 1, 20258 min read


How US Charter Schools Promote ‘Development Off the Backs of Children’
When charter schools are used as “a tool for economic development,” kids and communities suffer. CEIBA College Preparatory Academy --...

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May 29, 202511 min read


Strategic Partnerships or Strategic Surrenders?
Keir Starmer and Hristijan Mickoski, May 16, 2025 -- Number 10, OGL 3, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska Macedonia’s state...

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May 27, 20255 min read


Communist-Led Kerala Is Eradicating Extreme Poverty
A Communist flag flies in Kerala -- Praveenp, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons By Atul Chandra In a region too often consumed by the...

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May 26, 20257 min read


Israel’s Final Solution for Gaza
Image of Gaza on May 19 via the UNRWA on X By Vijay Prashad In early May, the security cabinet of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin...

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May 19, 20254 min read
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