Western lies and false narratives about Ethiopia
Ethiopia and the appalling coverage by corporate media.
Spotify’s business model is screwing over musicians and ruining music
The recent spat between Neil Young and Spotify reminds us that the world’s largest streaming company only cares about profits—which is what independent musicians have been complaining about for years.
Personal interview: Michael T. Klare What are the Prospects for Peace?
Michael T. Klare is a Five Colleges professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts; defense correspondent of The Nation magazine; and author.
Why young workers are driving a wave of unionization
Increasing numbers of millennials and zoomers in the public sector, tech field, gig economy, nonprofit community, education and other sectors also view collective action as the path to a brighter future.
Hedges: Heeding James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’
A century after its publication, the timeless novel warns us about the poisons of nationalism and idolatry and the commonality of our sojourns between birth and death.
How to get teenagers to read important books? Ban them.
There’s no better way to get a teenager to read a book than to ban it.
Surviving today’s toxic brew of doomsday moralism, criminality and derangement
You don’t have to be an English major to appreciate that style reveals as much as content when assessing persona, character and...
US to Russia: Do as we say, not as we do
Aiding and abetting a potentially catastrophic—and I do mean catastrophic—confrontation between the world’s two nuclear superpowers are lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
Can Congress Really Use Insider Information to Trade Stock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HXpLyg-iVg
Members of Congress use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed...
Want to understand Manchin and Sinema?
If you want the whole answer, you need to look at the single biggest factor affecting almost all national politicians I’ve dealt with: Big egos.