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It Didn’t Begin With LBJ: How The US Became A Transfer Society – Book Review
By Eduard Bucher Terry L. Anderson and Peter J. Hill’sfascinating accounttraces the decline of the American constitutional framework from its origins in laissez-faire individualism to its current...
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Oboniobite And Scandio-Fluoro-Eckermannite: Rare Earth Revolution To Propel...
Chinese geologists have found two new minerals at the world’s largest rare-earth mine, Bayan Obo, located in Inner Mongolia, northern China. These minerals are named Oboniobite and...
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China: Government Approves Official Purchases Of Tesla’s Model Y
By Qian Lang Chinese authorities have included Tesla cars on an approved government procurement list, possibly signaling a turnaround for the electric car maker's fortunes in China. The Jiangsu...
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Real Free Speech Requires Real Freedom – OpEd
Debate is healthy for a democratic society. Vigorous exchanges cause people to confront unorthodox ideas, examine their beliefs and develop informed opinions. Robust speech is akin to exercise...
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Orbán And Le Pen Form New Far-Right Group ‘Patriots For Europe’
By Kjeld Neubert (EurActiv) -- A new far-right group, the Patriots for Europe, was formed in the European Parliament on Monday (8 July) after swallowing their predecessor, Identity and Democracy (ID),...
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We Were ‘Deceived And Gaslit For Years’, All In The Name Of ‘Democracy’; Then...
The Editor at Large for the Wall Street Journal, Gerry Baker,says: ‘We’ve been “gaslit’ and deceived” – for years – “all in the name of ‘democracy’”. That deceit “collapsed” with the Presidential...
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We Need A New Political Vocabulary – OpEd
The July 4 landslide defeat of the neoliberal pro-war British Conservatives by the neoliberal pro-war Labour Party poses the question of just what the media mean when they describe the elections and...
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What The Iranian People Want And Don’t Want – OpEd
Within the span of a week, the world saw two very contrasting picture of the Iranian people and their desires. On the one hand were the first and second round of the Iranian regime’s sham presidential...
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Deference To Joe Biden From Bernie Sanders Has Become Nonsensical – OpEd
By Norman Solomon* I love Bernie Sanders. By most measures, he’s the greatest senator in the last 50 years. I was very glad to be a Sanders delegate to the 2016 and 2020 Democratic National...
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Do People Want Precious Freedom? – OpEd
That most perspicacious of social theorists, Zymunt Bauman – on whose work I have drawn before (see for examplehere) – has raised a question that has become even more relevant today than when he first...
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Danger Ahead: Why Antisemitism Is Likely To Grow – OpEd
By Barry Brownstein Let us be wary of the soothing narrative that downplays the seriousness of growing antisemitism. The belief that Jew hate will diminish once the Israel-Hamas war concludes may be...
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The NYT And The Low-Wage Worker – OpEd
Low-wage workers have seen large real wage gains since the pandemic, so naturally as we come to the July 4th holiday the New York Times gives us a piece telling us how they are hurting. The piece is...
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Bangladesh PM Arrives In China On ‘Balancing’ Visit Following India Trip
By Jesmin Papri Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in China for a state visit on Monday, about two weeks after a similar trip to India, with experts saying her government was performing a...
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From Trump-Whisperer To NATO Chief: Rutte’s Task To Navigate Troubled Waters
By Alexandra Brzozowski and Aurélie Pugnet (EurActiv) -- Incoming NATO boss Mark Rutte has only a few months to prepare to lead the Western military alliance amid stormy waters as members on both...
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Doubts On The Origins Of World War II, On The 80th Anniversary Of D-Day – OpEd
By Jonathan Power* It is a common trait in mankind to apply to ourselves a generosity of interpretation which we do not extend to others. We find proofs of wickedness, using evidence that we would not...
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Regional Power Ventures And Friendshoring – Analysis
Regional moves to expand power influence and friendshoring efforts have been intensifying, and reflected in the array of manoeuvrings amidst the volatile hard power and security tussles. RIMPAC The US...
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Russia, North Korea And The East Asian Security Order – Analysis
By Abhishek Sharma and Rajoli Siddharth Jayaprakash On June 12, Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader, penned a special message for President Putin for Russia Day, characterising their bilateral...
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Brazil: Bolsonaro Implicated In Scheme To Embezzle Over BRL6.8Mln
By Felipe Pontes Brazil’s Federal Police have concluded that former president Jair Bolsonaro was involved in the embezzlement or attempted embezzlement of over BRL 6.8 million worth of gifts,...
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Thousands Stuck Between Checkpoints On Myanmar Road Amid Renewed Fighting
Several thousand people have been stranded for 10 days on a major highway in Myanmar’s Mandalay region after residents fled from the ruby mine township of Mogoke, where intense fighting between the...
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In Moscow, India’s Modi Calls For Peace, Decries ‘Heart-Wrenching’ Death Of...
By Anjana Pasricha Urging peace during a visit to Moscow, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the death of children was painful, and a resolution to the war...
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