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[ad_1] Ron Gochez, Union del Barrio, addresses rally in support of Ethnic Studies teachers at LAUSD’s Downtown Business Magnet (5/14/26). Photo credit: Colin Hernandez. Censorship Rocks Los Angeles School District–“Teachers Told to Remove Palestine & BLM Flags” The second largest school district in the country has brought down the hammer on social justice educators following last year’s passage of AB 715, an “antisemitism” bill sponsored by the California Israel lobby and rubber-stamped by its minions in the state legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) with over 500,000 students has ordered Ethnic Studies and social…

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[ad_1] Gambling on war, Israel behind release of Narco-warlord, Latin America forced into a fascist abyss. by vanessa beeleyFiorella and I sit down again to dissect the dystopian world rising out of war, barbarism and tyrannyRead on Substack Fiorella and I sit down again to dissect the dystopian world rising out of war, barbarism and tyranny Trump’s unpredictability serves the billionaire class and feeds their gambling habit. Donald Trump Jr. has a stake in the Polymarket betting industry that is raking in billions from bets on the outcomes of wars that Trump senior has started or sustained. The Honduras tapes picked up…

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[ad_1] The British government is preparing to ask supermarkets to freeze prices on certain products in exchange for easing regulations, which politicians hope will keep prices down for consumers. The price cap would apply to essential foods such as eggs, bread, and milk, reports the Financial Times. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, who oversees the Treasury and the government’s economic policy, is expected to announce the policy on Thursday as part of a package of measures to help ease the cost of living. Food and nonalcoholic beverage prices rose 3.7 percent annually in March—the most recent month for which government…

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[ad_1] As Labour’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer fights for survival, Paul Rogers says Jeremy Corbyn’s decade-long grassroots strategy may yet have the last word. Jeremy Corbyn at a Liverpool rally in August 2016. (Francesco 65/Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) By Paul RogersOpenDemocracy Two weeks after the Scottish and Welsh national elections and the English local council votes on May 7, the political state of the U.K., as seen from Westminster, is one of near chaos, and a leadership challenge against Prime Minister Keir Starmer is now well-nigh certain. In England, at least, it’s clear the party-political system has moved markedly to the…

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[ad_1] Expert failure is especially likely where experts hold monopoly power and where they are insulated from the consequences of their predictions and actions. This is due to the lack of contestation over ideas and their interpretation, as well as perverse incentives due to a disjoint between actions and consequences – Austrian Economics: An Introduction by Chris Coyne and Abby Hall Christopher Coyne is Professor of Economics at George Mason University and the Associate Director of the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center. Watch on X Odysee Spotify BitChute Rumble…

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[ad_1] Ben Morea at the International Anti-Authoritarian Meetings of 2023 in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Photograph Source: Antochkat – CC BY-SA 4.0 In Memory of Ben Morea On the afternoon of October 10, 1966, six members of Black Mask, a radical anti-arts arts group, marched in front of New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) handing out leaflets while two members unraveled a large canvas sign announcing, “MUSEUM CLOSED.” A handout published in Black Mask 1 (November 1966) read, in part, “A new spirit is rising.  Like the streets of Watts [i.e., August 1965 riot] we burn with revolution. We assault your Gods – We sing…

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