From CommonDreamsIn the military realm, Donald Trump will most likely be remembered for his insistence on ending America’s involvement in its twenty-first-century "forever wars"—the fruitless, relentless, mind-crushing military campaigns undertaken by Presidents Bush and Obama in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Somalia. After all, as a candidate, Trump pledged to … [Read more...] about Trump’s Pernicious Military Legacy
Social Justice/社会正義
Iran Sends Oil, Gas Flotilla to Venezuela. Will Trump Attack It to Sabotage Biden?
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?
'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