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Photo by Nathaniel St. Clair Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. So said George Santayana. It is difficult today to look at many, many situations in the world and not see some of the worst events in history being repeated, especia…

By Steve Brown – In June of this year we examined why the United States will not attack Iran subsequent to raised tensions in the region. Six months later on the cusp of 2020, the United States has not attacked Iran militarily … yet.  However, Defense Secreta…

In the face of a mountain of condemnation over how it provided a key role in helping Boris Johnson win last weeksUK general elections, BBC Director-General Baron Hall of Birkenheadhas called for the corporations critics to be purged from the internet. The co…

Demonstrators at the protest against the government of Chilean President Sebastián Piñera in Santiago on Dec. 9. The U.S. Has a Perfect Opportunity to Bring Better Internet to Rural Areas Are Trees Smart Enough to Survive Humans Stupid…

Alice Driver | Longreads | December 2019 | 7 minutes (1,783 words) We are hungry but we arent afraid Young and rebellious And the disappeared? The revolution will educate your children Graffiti scrawled on buildings lining the Plaza de Bolívar in Bogo…

(Bloomberg) -- Emerging markets are about to end a turbulent year in which U.S.-China trade tensions dominated headlines and central banks around the world came to rescue the global economy from falling into a recession. Stocks, currencies and local-currency…

(Bloomberg) -- Emerging markets are about to end a turbulent year in which U.S.-China trade tensions dominated headlines and central banks around the world came to rescue the global economy from falling into a recession.Stocks, currencies and local-currency s…

Chesa Boudin, 39, is set to be sworn in as San Francisco’s new district attorney in just a few weeks’ time, NBC News reported Monday. He is the son of Weather Underground radicals who were convicted of murder in a bank heist gone wron…

Popular discontent is fuelling protest and paralysis across Latin America. If East Asia isn't careful, it could be next. In Ecuador, protests against anti-austerity measures, including the reduction of fuel subsidies, forced President Lenín Moreno to declare…

Popular discontent is fuelling protest and paralysis across Latin America. If East Asia isn't careful, it could be next. In Ecuador, protests against anti-austerity measures, including the reduction of fuel subsidies, forced President Lenín Moreno to declare…