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The New Bandung Spirit Is About Industrial Development
Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono at the BRICS Summit in Russia, 2024 -- image via X By Vijay Prashad In January 2025, Indonesia – the...
The Left Chapter
7 days ago5 min read
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Trump and His Impossible Return to the Past
Donald Trump announces tariffs on auto imports in the Oval Office, Wednesday, March 26, 2025 -- public domain image By Atilio A. Borón...
The Left Chapter
Apr 18 min read
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Who Pays the Price for the Return of German Militarism?
The resurgence of German militarism, Europe’s arms fever, and the war rhetoric from Washington all point toward escalation. But as...
The Left Chapter
Mar 315 min read
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We Will Not Move One Solitary Inch Towards Your Armageddon
Image from a Roger Waters concert, Portugal, 2023 -- Fronteira, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Roger Waters The following is a...
The Left Chapter
Mar 2812 min read
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Germany and the EU Embrace Military Keynesianism
German armored personnel carrier in Bavaria, Germany, November, 2024 -- public domain image By Matthew Read Just days before its...
Michael Laxer
Mar 214 min read
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What Was It Like for Our Sapiens Ancestors to Meet and Mix With Cousin Species?
Between 50,000 and 35,000 years ago in Eurasia, the disappearance of hominin species or their biocultural assimilation with anatomically...
Michael Laxer
Mar 167 min read
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Donald Trump’s Reverse Kissinger Strategy
Putin and Trump in 2019 - Kremlin.ru , CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Vijay Prashad US President Donald Trump called Russian...
Michael Laxer
Mar 66 min read
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What Are the Possibilities for Peace in Ukraine?
Macron, Starmer and Zelenskyy, March 2, 2025 -- Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street, OGL 3, via Wikimedia Commons By Vijay Prashad The...
Michael Laxer
Mar 55 min read
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Europe Does Not Need a Domestic Trump Clone
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump Clash During Meeting, February 28, 2025 -- public domain image By...
Michael Laxer
Mar 34 min read
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The Fall of the Assad Government in Syria
By Vijay Prashad As the rebel forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (Syria Liberation Committee) seized Damascus, Syria’s capital, on...
Michael Laxer
Dec 11, 20247 min read
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Time for Truthful Narratives on Immigration
The “migrant crisis” was manufactured and is the fault of both Trump and Biden. We need to understand that the U.S. needs immigrants more...
Michael Laxer
Dec 6, 20246 min read
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Cities Made Differently: Try Imagining Another Urban Existence
We know from history that there are many ways we can live together—let’s explore the idea. Aerroscape & Lino Zeddies, CC BY-SA 4.0 By...
Michael Laxer
Nov 23, 20246 min read
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Why Poverty Reduction Under Capitalism Is a Myth
Skid Row Los Angeles By Richard D. Wolff From its beginnings, the capitalist economic system produced both critics and celebrants, those...
Michael Laxer
Aug 26, 20245 min read
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The Status of Europe’s Autonomous Movements
While the EU plays a dominant role in managing autonomous and separatist movements in member states, non-EU countries have their own...
Michael Laxer
Aug 19, 20248 min read
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Seeing Red: Our Ancient Relationship With Ocher and the Color of Cognition
Extensive ocher use reflects the culture and cognitive abilities of early humans, who inherited an affinity for red from primate...
Michael Laxer
May 3, 20246 min read
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Why Artificial Intelligence Must Be Stopped Now
The promise of AI is eclipsed by its perils, which include our own annihilation. By Richard Heinberg Those advocating for artificial...
Michael Laxer
Mar 22, 20247 min read
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Empire Decline and Costly Delusions
President of Russia Vladimir Putin and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping, March 2023 -- Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0...
Michael Laxer
Mar 6, 20245 min read
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The New Cold War and the Risk of Nuclear Annihilation
We are closer to nuclear disaster than ever before. By Charles Derber and Suren Moodliar The Cuban missile crisis of 1962 is etched into...
Michael Laxer
Jan 23, 20246 min read
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