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Feudalism

Marx’s Capital: Part VIII: Primitive Accumulation Proper

4.4) Part VIII: Primitive Accumulation: At the end of Part VII, Marx had completed his analysis of how the purpose of capitalism-as-a-system was simply capital accumulation, which produced ever more productivity, wealth, and misery, all three growing together…

bubmagDecember 6, 2019

Obamacare

Reporter tells Biden he sounds “like Trump” after Democrat claims media is wrong about Ocasio-Cortez

Former Vice President Joe Biden dismissed the influence of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., as he insisted that the Democratic Party is more aligned with his policies than progressive reforms like Medicare for All. Biden has positioned himself as a mod…

bubmagDecember 6, 2019

Electric Car

GM, LG to Spend $2.3B on Venture to Make Electric-Car Batteries

General Motors Co. and South Koreas LG Chem plan to build a large battery factory in Ohio, the latest example of an auto maker plowing money into the development of electric cars. The new plant would be among the worlds biggest producing battery cells for el…

bubmagDecember 6, 2019

Old-Age Poverty

Fox’s oooonnne weeeeirrrrd trrrriiccck to make any football game seem eppppppic

No technological trick has done more to shape our experience of TV football than the slow motion instant replay. Its a visual storytelling device that exposes the grace and athleticism that are otherwise invisible amid lightning-fast action. Slow motion lets …

bubmagDecember 6, 2019

Venezuela

Taking a non-violent approach to protest

OPINION: Three principles which contributed to the success of the New Zealand mission in Bougainville no weapons, tkanga Mori, and the important role of women in the process all have strong roots in this country. A previous article concerning, among other t…

bubmagDecember 6, 2019

Climate Change

Australia’s Terrifying Bushfires Are Turning New Zealand Glaciers Pink

For weeks now, Australia has been dealing with severe bushfires. Theyve engulfed the countrys largest city in smoke, threatening air quality throughout New South Wales and destroying key koala habitat. In New South Wales alone, more than 100 bush and grassfir…

bubmagDecember 6, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Facebook taught an AI the ‘theory of mind’

Specifically, the Facebook team set out to instill upon its AI system the theory of mind. "Theory of mind is this idea of understanding the beliefs and intentions of other agents or other players or humans," Noam Brown, a researcher at Facebook AI, told Engad…

bubmagDecember 6, 2019

Paris

French retailers, hoteliers warn strikes could spoil Christmas season

PARIS (Reuters) - French retailers and hoteliers warned their crucial Christmas season could be spoiled if a strike, which was causing travel chaos for a second day on Friday, drags on for much longer. The strike, aimed at forcing President Emmanuel Macron …

bubmagDecember 6, 2019

Holocaust

Merkel arrives at Auschwitz for first time…

ANGELA Merkel was again spotted losing her balance during her first ever trip to the Auschwitz concentration camp amid Germany's anti-Semitism spike. It comes amid growing fears for the German Chancellor's health after she was seen shaking uncontrollably in …

bubmagDecember 6, 2019

Xi Jinping

Watch | ‘Power of Siberia’ gas pipeline cements China-Russia bond

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday remotely inaugurated the Power of Siberia gas pipeline a massive cross-border undertaking not only central to Chinas energy security but also for bolstering special ties between…

bubmagDecember 6, 2019

Marx’s Capital: Part VIII: Primitive Accumulation Proper

Reporter tells Biden he sounds “like Trump” after Democrat claims media is wrong about Ocasio-Cortez

GM, LG to Spend $2.3B on Venture to Make Electric-Car Batteries

Fox’s oooonnne weeeeirrrrd trrrriiccck to make any football game seem eppppppic

Taking a non-violent approach to protest

Australia’s Terrifying Bushfires Are Turning New Zealand Glaciers Pink

Facebook taught an AI the ‘theory of mind’

French retailers, hoteliers warn strikes could spoil Christmas season

Merkel arrives at Auschwitz for first time…

Watch | ‘Power of Siberia’ gas pipeline cements China-Russia bond

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