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[ad_1] Since the 1990s, an invisible intellectual architecture has shaped what counts as legitimate economic thought, narrowing debate until it seems like there are no alternatives. Reversing this brain capture is an urgent task. Gerard Sekoto, South Africa, Three School Girls, early 1940s. (Via Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research) By Vijay PrashadTricontinental: Institute for Social Research Two decades ago, I was in South Africa with the Malawian economist Thandika Mkandawire (1940–2020). We were talking about his generation of scholars, who came of age during the national liberation movements.  We had in mind people such as the Egyptian economist Samir Amin (1931–2018), Brazilian…

[ad_1] Photograph Source: The White House – Public Domain What will be Donald Trump’s legacy?  Obviously, there’s two-plus years left in his second – and, hopefully – last term in office.  But who knows, he might declare a “national emergency” and attempt an “FDR” and go for a third term. Nevertheless, even without a crystal ball, his legacy looks pretty bleak. Never-ending revelations about Trump’s use of his position — and the federal government — for self-aggrandizement is offending many of his staunchest supporters; his interventional into the World Cup decisions makes his power evermore petty.  Add to these Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu suckering…

[ad_1] The party out of the White House usually picks up seats, but it isn’t a sure thing. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] From yesterday’s decision by Judge Henry Edward Autrey (E.D. Mo.) in Eames v. NILE, the plaintiff’s allegations (which at this point are of course just allegations): Defendant NILE is a death metal band founded in 1993 that has released twelve (12) Albums, the most recent of which, “The Underworld Awaits Us All”, was released August 23, 2024. Eames was a member of the band NILE from mid-2021 until October 26, 2023. Eames toured with NILE from mid-2021 to November 2022, performed guitar and vocals stage left, and was paid $700/week. In November 2022, Eames agreement with NILE was modified…

[ad_1] “This should be a blaring wake-up call for Democratic leaders,” said one campaigner. “The political tide is clearly turning against unconditional US military support for Israel.” Brett Wilkins Common Dreams Nearly half of all Democrats in the House of Representatives voted Wednesday to cut off US military aid to Israel, a move that underscored a dramatic shift away from the US support the Mideast ally has enjoyed for nearly 60 years. While House lawmakers ultimately rejected Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) amendment to a national security spending bill that would have eliminated the $3.3 billion in annual foreign military financing provided to Israel’s military, the…

[ad_1] Platner's Implosion a Warning to Dems. Is the Party Listening? [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Few American institutions illustrate the dynamics of creative destruction quite so vividly as baseball in the 21st century. Television empires have emerged and then been destroyed; streaming platforms have filled the void. New rules have been implemented, games have gotten shorter, and computers call balls and strikes. Attendance has stabilized after years of hand wringing about the game dying. Baseball is being seen by more people, in more ways, than ever before. The catastrophic collapse of the regional sports network model has paradoxically opened the sport to a broader audience. Rule changes have made games crisper and faster. Streaming…

[ad_1] Edward Curtin We were screwing in a mirror when we realized our mistake. Since the handyman was unavailable, we had to do it ourselves. Certainly it was very pleasurable to know that we could, but we screwed-up. Lurid sexual news is common these days; it grabs people’s attention. It titillates the public’s imagination like nothing else, even murders and celebrity scandals. Forget wars and genocide and a world teetering on the edge of nuclear annihilation when there is sexual news to keep you focused. The bombs smoke the air with the smell of death rising everywhere. It’s the…

[ad_1] Workers laying track for the Hejaz railway near Tabuk in 1906 – Public Domain History is not so much past as vigorously present, often a scab to be irritated in fitful anger, or a romantic affectation to be cherished.  When it comes to controlling trade and establishing new routes, this is particularly apt.  The Hejaz Railway project, seemingly long past, is now being dusted down.  In a June 9 memorandum of understanding signed between Türkiye and Saudi Arabia, a railway line is envisaged between the two countries that will traverse Jordan and Syria and create a strategic logistics artery linking the Gulf…

[ad_1] Last September, I wrote a column called "Why Republicans still need to close the deal on the BBB." [ad_2] Source link