Bill Gates Anticipated the Internet In 1995

At the height of the technology developed a few years earlier, Microsoft’s founder was forced to describe the phenomenon by predicting that it would change everything in the years to come in his famous memo, “The Internet Tsunami,” which is now in its 25th year. There are mixed feelings about what Bill Gates represents socially. [...]

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Jane Goodall Warns Humanity Will Be ‘Finished’ After Covid-19 Without Ending ‘Absolute Disrespect for Animals and the Environment’

“Our disrespect for wild animals and our disrespect for farmed animals has created this situation where disease can spill over to infect human beings.” (By: Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams) In a webinar Tuesday about pandemics, wildlife, and intensive animal farming, world renowned primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall warned of dire consequences if humanity fails to rapidly [...]

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The Persistent Weaponization of Law Enforcement Against African Americans

“After the Civil War, Southern police departments often carried over aspects of the patrols. These included systematic surveillance, the enforcement of curfews, and even notions of who could become a police officer.” On May 25 Derek Chauvin a Minneapolis Police Officer knelt on George Floyd neck until he died. Three other officers stood by observing. [...]

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NYT Rebuked for Tom Cotton Op-Ed Calling for US Military to Use ‘Overwhelming Show of Force’ Against Protests

“This is the most openly authoritarian piece of writing I’ve read from an American politician who has been in power during my lifetime.” (By: Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams) The New York Times drew sharp criticism on Wednesday for publishing an op-ed by Republican Sen. Tom Cotton calling for the military to be deployed to the nation’s streets [..]

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Dissenting Voice: Defense Secretary Mark Esper Opposes Use of Insurrection Act

“The option to use active-duty forces in a law enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort and only in the most urgent and dire of situations. We are not in one of those situations now.” US President Donald Trump wants to invoke the 1807 Insurrection Act to mobilize the military [...]

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Yes, the Looting Must Stop

African Americans and Hispanics have been looted of trillions in reduced pay by racist employers and giant corporations, while their safety, lives and peace of mind have been looted by racist police. (Common Dreams) Looting is the word of the day, on the lips of every newscaster, the president, and elected officials across the country.  [...]

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‘He Must Resign’: Attorney General Barr Personally Ordered Police Assault on Peaceful DC Protesters, Report Says

“AG Bill Barr’s behavior has been deeply problematic since he was sworn in, but now it has become truly dangerous. He needs to resign.” (By: Jake Johnson, Common Dreams) Attorney General William Barr is facing demands to step down after the Washington Post reported Tuesday that the nation’s top law enforcement official personally ordered police to beat [...]

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U.S. Abandons Open Skies for New Age Space Weapons

The U.S. walking out of the Open Skies agreement is a clear signal that it seeks global dominance. As other countries are unlikely to surrender, we are back to hair-trigger nuclear alerts and the Doomsday Clock inching toward midnight. With the U.S. deciding to walk out of the Open Skies agreement, the U.S. is signaling to the [...]

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The Murder of George Floyd Is Normal in an Abnormal Society

Society in the United States has been broken by the mechanisms of high rates of economic inequality, high rates of poverty, impossible entry into robust educational systems, and remarkable warlike conditions put in place to manage populations no longer seen as the citizenry but as criminals. There is no need to wonder why George Floyd [...]

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NATO Returns to Libya to Challenge Russia

The great game in Libya has begun surging with the United States shedding its strategic ambivalence and resorting to a proactive role. At the end of May, the Pentagon marked a dramatic escalation by accusing Moscow of bolstering “Kremlin-linked mercenaries” who are allegedly helping Khalifa Haftar, the eastern warlord in Libya. In an extraordinary statement on May 29, [...]

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