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The US Military Is Using Online Gaming to Recruit Teens
Have a nice time getting banned, my dude,” Army recruiter and gamer Joshua “Strotnium” David told me right before he booted me from the US Army’s Twitch channel. I had just reminded viewers of the United States’ history of atrocities around…
Quincy: End U.S. ‘Domination’ of Middle East and Get Out
Serious talk about withdrawing troops, normalizing relations with Iran, and distinguishing our national interests.
Heavily armed US agents on city streets: Can Trump do that?
The Trump administration has deployed agents with tactical gear to confront protesters in downtown Portland, Oregon. That has sparked debate over the use of federal power as local and state officials, and many in the community, condemn…
Trump’s Attacks on Venezuela, Syria and Iran Are Criminal, But Joe Biden Vows to Be Even Worse
The corporate media in this country can endlessly repeat lies about Russia paying Taliban bounties, but ignore important information that is public and easily provable. A recent example is President Donald Trump’s announcement of some sort…
UN OFFICIALS CITE STUDY THAT FINDS LOCKDOWNS, SCHOOL CLOSURES KILLING MORE CHILDREN THAN COVID
UN officials have pointed to a study that reveals lockdowns and school closures are doing more harm to children than the coronavirus itself, with many more deaths expected to come from the reaction to the outbreak, rather than the pandemic…
The US Occupation of Haiti
While remembering their past has not prevented history from repeating itself, it is not possible for the descendants of the world’s first successful large-scale slave revolt to forget the trauma inflicted by their northern neighbors.
One…
We will Coup Whoever We Want:” Inside the Capitalist-Riddled Mind of Elon Musk
Elon Musk is a prototypical billionaire capitalist. He is a descendant of South Africa’s colonial class that raped, pillaged, and segregated the country for generations. Far from a “self-made” man, Musk inherited his wealth from racist…
Why Sexual Morality May be Far More Important than You Ever Thought
One winter afternoon I was relaxing with a half-dozen fellow graduate philosophy students discussing theories of law and punishment. About an hour into the discussion, it occurred to me that some moral laws might limit pleasure and…
Our Foreign Policy Nightmare: Vice President Susan Rice
Libya, Syria, Afghanistan—Rice was at the table for every Obama debacle. And she has no solid positions of her own.