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Matriarchies are not just a reversal of patriarchies, with women ruling over men ā as the usual misinterpretation would have it. Matriarchies…
I am from Dakhla, on the Atlantic coast of Western Sahara. For thirteen years, I have been unable to return safely because…
It is a stew of inedible quality. But eat it we are expected to do. Consider the stomach-churning ingredients. FIFA, an opaque…
Climate-focused progressive author Phil Wilson (ZNet, July 24, 2026) writes that āout of our current predicament there are two (and only two)…
āThe biggest shift in consciousness? Iād say it began in 2026. Really took off by 2028. Thatās when the working-class vote for…
During the recent World Cup, the clash between national teams quickly escalated into an international campaign against Argentina. A diverse range of…
Last Sunday, Spain lifted the World Cup trophy at MetLife Stadium, closing out six weeks that revealed two very different North Americas.…
NP editorās intro: This reflection is written by a refugee who left Gaza at the end of 2023. It was forwarded to…
Despite the raving reviews for the new, and apparently monumental, film The Odyssey, there is something that much of the mainstream media…
The most talked-about film in the country climaxes with an American vigilante methodically murdering ten Syrian refugees in their apartment. Citizen Vigilante was banned in Germany…
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