Racism exists, and we should talk about it. Instead, those in power, are scapegoating those experiencing poverty, immigrants and refugees as over burdening a highly indebted State.
As the Telegraphās handling of the HSBC tax evasion scandal shows, the propaganda model remains relevant today
In January, Swedenās record was reviewed by UN Human Rights Council members. Ecuador asked it to justify long periods of pre-charge detention
Letās reclaim spaces to imagine a better world and fight against the indoctrination that we need a surveillance state to curtail our freedoms
The belief that the satisfaction of individual feelings and desires is our highest priority has come to dominate our society
Maintaining Productivity and Saving the World
The worst details of the CIA’s torture program still have not seen the light of day
Tragic deaths of 15 sterilized women in India reveal pervasive discrimination and inhumane family planning policies
People and sustainable development above capital and profit
Community revolutions taking place in Venezuela, Greece, Turkey, India, Mexico and beyond are powerful antidotes to the idea that there is no society
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