From CommonDreamsPublished on Monday, December 07, 2020 by Informed CommentIran Sends Oil, Gas Flotilla to Venezuela. Will Trump Attack It to Sabotage Biden? The odious Elliott Abrams, warmonger-in-chief and old-time supporter of nun-killing right wing death squads in Central America, is now in charge of Iran and Venezuela for Trump and is warning … [Read more...] about Iran Sends Oil, Gas Flotilla to Venezuela. Will Trump Attack It to Sabotage Biden?
Social Justice/社会正義
'Perdue Pleaded the Fifth': Ossoff Debates Empty Podium as GOP Senator No-Shows Amid Scrutiny Over Stock Trades
From CommonDreamsPublished on Monday, December 07, 2020byCommon Dreams'Perdue Pleaded the Fifth': Ossoff Debates Empty Podium as GOP Senator No-Shows Amid Scrutiny Over Stock Trades "It shows an astonishing arrogance and sense of entitlement for Georgia's senior U.S. senator to believe he shouldn't have to debate at a moment like this in our … [Read more...] about 'Perdue Pleaded the Fifth': Ossoff Debates Empty Podium as GOP Senator No-Shows Amid Scrutiny Over Stock Trades
If Australian Universities Are Going To Survive, They Can’t Just Produce “Job-Ready” Graduates
From JacobinHighly Paid Vice-Chancellors Presiding over the system is a class of vice-chancellors who are among the best paid in the world, appointed by boards of directors modeled on listed corporations, and often drawn from the same small coterie of elite plutocrats. Politicians and senior … [Read more...] about If Australian Universities Are Going To Survive, They Can’t Just Produce “Job-Ready” Graduates
Hugh Keays-Byrne Showed Us the Danger of Demagoguery and the Promise of Solidarity
From JacobinImmortan Joe Keays-Byrne’s tyrannical trajectory culminated in his performance as Immortan Joe in 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road. Toecutter may have had mythmaking aspirations (“That is his name. The Nightrider. Remember him when you look at the night sky!”), but Immortan Joe is the true … [Read more...] about Hugh Keays-Byrne Showed Us the Danger of Demagoguery and the Promise of Solidarity
Luxury Sneaker Markets Are a Preview of Capitalist Dystopia
From JacobinA Sneak Glimpse of the Future Sneaker reselling is probably a good indication of the way luxury goods will be distributed in the future. Luxury goods such as gaming consoles are starting to receive the sneaker-bot treatment. The initial runs of PlayStation 5s and Xbox Series Xs … [Read more...] about Luxury Sneaker Markets Are a Preview of Capitalist Dystopia