Fiona Dove
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Director Transnational Institute www.tni.org
Hamba kahle,Fink. May you inspire many.
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
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The man they called Fink â a life devoted to justice
Famed for his role in South Africaâs constitutional design, Nicholas âFinkâ Haysom dedicated his life to justice and diplomacy across the globe.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-03-19-the-man-they-called-fink-a-life-devoted-to-justice/
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The Guardian
23 days ago
If oil price shocks werenât bad enough, Trumpâs war could have other unintended consequences | Adam Hanieh
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If oil price shocks werenât bad enough, Trumpâs war could have other unintended consequences | Adam Hanieh
China consumes around 90% of Iranâs oil exports, so could be forced to rely on alternative suppliers â particularly Russia, says Adam Hanieh of the Soas Middle East Institute
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/12/oil-price-shocks-trump-war-china-iran-russia?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1773325955
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Alex Callinicos
about 1 month ago
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ma...
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Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi | The dry and the wet burn together
The war launched against Iran by the United States and Israel is a war of choice and of hubris. There is scarcely even...
https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/march/the-dry-and-the-wet-burn-together
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about 1 month ago
Little tribute to Susan George, French-American fighter for social justice, who died today (here in french language)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xpI...
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Susan George - Les dĂŠmocraties contre les entreprises transnationales
YouTube video by Nantes UniversitĂŠ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xpIrbNqa8M
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R.I.P. Susan George, my friend, colleague and comrade of 30 years. A public intellectual of the highest order, you will remain an inspiration for generations to come.
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Chenchen Zhang đ¤Śđťââď¸
about 2 months ago
in this interview for TNI's State of Power report, I take a look at China and/in the global politics of the far right, convergence and mismatch, civilizationism and digital culture, and visions for transnational solidarity.
www.tni.org/en/article/m...
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Mirror and Mismatch | Transnational Institute
The far-right label is not easily applied in China, but nevertheless there is a rising tide of xenophobia, militaristic nationalism, racism, anti-feminism, and social conservatism in Chinese online di...
https://www.tni.org/en/article/mirror-and-mismatch
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Transnational Institute
about 2 months ago
đ¨ LAUNCHING đ¨ State of Power 2026 đ¨ Fascism and the far right are on the rise. Beyond headlines, we examine the reasons for their rise, the economic interests that support them, how they weaponise todayâs social and ecological crises, and proposals for how to fight back.
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Gotta love Springsteen
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
https://youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?si=LzH7zbrCs78LhYl_
2 months ago
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Nick Dearden
2 months ago
Trump is not crazy. He's creating a new world order that bears striking similarities with facism in the 1930s. Today in
@tribunemagazine.bsky.social
, I lay out what that looks like and how we can fight it.Â
#Greenland
#Venezuela
#davos
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tribunemag.co.uk/2026/01/the-...
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The Law of the Jungle
Trump's destructive foreign policy not only reveals the emptiness of the liberal 'rules-based order', but announces a new approach built on military might and open corporate power.
https://tribunemag.co.uk/2026/01/the-law-of-the-jungle
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Daniel Denvir
2 months ago
The Dig youâve been waiting for to understand the political economy of AI as it becomes fulcrum of global contests and conflicts over economic and military dominance. My interview w/
@nsrnicek.bsky.social
on his book Silicon Empires: The Fight for the Future of AI
www.thedigradio.com/podcast/sili...
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Silicon Empires w/ Nick Srnicek
Nick Srnicek on Silicon Empires: The Fight for the Future of AI. A deep exploration of the political economy of AI: the fulcrum of the authoritarian tech oligarchyâand of global contests for economic ...
https://www.thedigradio.com/podcast/silicon-empires-w-nick-srnicek/
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Jolyon Maugham KC
3 months ago
This Government has no moral authority left to protect. But still, this is an agonising read from the great
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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Letâs be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/07/palestine-action-hunger-strikers-government
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Johnny Ryan
4 months ago
My message to Ursula von der Leyen in The Guardian this morning: Americaâs bet on AI is now so gigantic that every MAGA voterâs pension is bound to the bubbleâs precarious survival. If she grabs Trump where it hurts, Europe will win this fight.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This is Europe's secret weapon against Trump: it could burst his AI bubble | Johnny Ryan
Growth in the US economy â and the presidentâs political survival â rest on AI. The EU must use its leverage and stand up to him, says the Irish Council for Civil Libertiesâ Johnny Ryan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/17/europe-donald-trump-ai-bubble-us-economy-eu
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Anthony Barnett
5 months ago
The great Geoffrey Bindman has died. Rest in Strength.
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Geoffrey Bindman and his pursuit of justice for all
From calling for Tony Blair to be tried to defending Gaza, Geoffrey always fought for everyone to have the rights they deserved
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/geoffrey-bindman-obituary-tony-blair-race-relations-gaza-legal-aid/&source=gmail-imap&ust=1763559581000000&usg=AOvVaw3o0rBORxQjLN0Dd_GIBSN8
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Center for Constitutional Rights
5 months ago
Peter Weiss (1925-2025) The Center for Constitutional Rights mourns the passing of Peter Weiss, the visionary human rights lawyer, our beloved mentor and friend, and our long-time vice president, who served on our board for nearly five decades.
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Institute for Policy Studies
5 months ago
IPS mourns the immense loss of Peter Weiss, a path-breaking international human rights lawyer who led the Instituteâs board of directors with a steady and courageous hand through Nixon-era political repression and the assassination of two IPS colleagues.
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Remembering Peter Weiss - Institute for Policy Studies
Remembering Peter Weiss
https://ips-dc.org/remembering-peter-weiss/
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5 months ago
UNFOLD ZERO mourns and honors Peter Weiss, human rights lawyer and nuclear abolition advocate, who passed away on November 3, 2025, just one month before his 100th birthday.
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Rest in Peace, Peter Weiss - a life dedicated to peace and democracy. You will inspire generations to come.
www.tni.org/en/article/t...
@ips-dc.org
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TNI is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Peter Weiss at the age of 99 | Transnational Institute
Peter and his familyâparticularly his wife Cora and his father-in-law Samuel Rubinâwere involved in the Transnational Institute from its very beginning. His vision, guidance, perseverance, and support...
https://www.tni.org/en/article/tni-is-deeply-saddened-to-hear-of-the-death-of-peter-weiss-at-the-age-of-99
5 months ago
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Laleh Khalili
5 months ago
Much ink has been spilt on Elon Musk as an individual personality rather than as a product of political economy. On 28 October listen to Quinn Slobodian propose a theory of Muskism analogous to Fordism. For details and to register go to
www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai...
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Privacy International
6 months ago
As military systems seep into law enforcement, border control, public health, and even education, the distinction between national defence & domestic governance is collapsing. Learn more:
privacyinternational.org/long-read/56...
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How Data Drives the Militarisation of Tech
Thereâs a revolution occurring in how war and conflict are waged. New data-intensive systems are being developed; battlefields are testing grounds for a new generation of tech; and commercial techâŚ
https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5667/how-data-drives-militarisation-tech
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Een foto zegt meer dan 1000 woorden waard is. De vluchtelingen de schuld geven voor ongelijkheid in eigen land.
www.volkskrant.nl/cs-b9fc684e/
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Achterban blijft Wilders trouw om ĂŠĂŠn allesoverheersende reden: migratie
Voor de PVV-kiezer is er ook deze campagne geen twijfel mogelijk: opnieuw staat migratie met stip op ĂŠĂŠn als reden om op Geert Wilders te stemmen. Dat hij door veel partijen is uitgesloten van regerin...
https://www.volkskrant.nl/cs-b9fc684e/
6 months ago
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News Eye
6 months ago
NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5). An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine đľđ¸ (đĽ Ahmed Zantac)
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Why Southern countries shouldn't try to appease Trump on tariffs by my colleague Rachmi Hertanti
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The US-Indonesia Tariff Deal | Transnational Institute
The outcome of Indonesia's negotiations with the US as announced by Donald Trump on 16 July- which includes an agreement to reduce Indonesia's reciprocal tariffs by 19%- is far from âbeneficialâ. TNIâ...
https://www.tni.org/en/article/the-us-indonesia-tariff-deal
8 months ago
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Tom Jenkins
8 months ago
Scandalous: Palantir is well on its way to conquering Europe (UK included) . How can any state claim sovereignty when a US corporation holds a quasi-monopoly on its security?
www.euractiv.com/section/tech...
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https://www.euractiv.com/section/tech/news/palantir-is-well-on-its-way-to-conquering-europe/?utm_source=euractiv&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=Also+on+Euractiv&utm_term=0-0&utm_campaign=EN_THE_CAPITALS
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Marleen Stikker
8 months ago
âTech companies are going to war. This isnât a metaphor. After years of avoiding public links to the military-industrial complex, Big Tech has taken to the hills.â
english.elpais.com/economy-and-...
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Big Tech enters the war business: How Silicon Valley is becoming militarized
Giants like Google, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon have gone from avoiding any involvement in the military industry to signing large contracts with the Pentagon and Israel
https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-07-21/big-tech-enters-the-war-business-how-silicon-valley-is-becoming-militarized.html
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Global Justice Now
8 months ago
đ¨ NEW: Over half of minerals designated as âcriticalâ by the UK play âno major roleâ in the green transition, our research reveals đ¨ Our new briefing finds the often-harmful mining of these resources is being driven in a large way by militarisation
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Material realities: Who needs âcritical mineralsâ and at whose expense? - Global Justice Now
Over half of minerals designated as âcriticalâ by UK play no major role in the green transition - and are driven in a large way by militarisation.
https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/resource/material-realities-minerals-report
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Belangrijk verklaring van de Handel Anders campagne over de actuele agenda achter US tarieven op EU handel
www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...
door
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Europa zwicht voor druk van Trump en zet regelgeving in de uitverkoop - Joop - BNNVARA
Door Djuna Farjon en Guus Geurts.
https://www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikelen/europa-zwicht-voor-druk-van-trump-en-zet-regelgeving-in-de-uitverkoop
8 months ago
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See piece by Boris Kagarlitsky in LMD below
mondediplo.com/2025/08/07ru...
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8 months ago
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Jenny Cohn
9 months ago
âPeter Thielâs protĂŠgĂŠs: a common thread runs through Trumpâs tech teamâ 5/21/25
fortune.com/2025/05/21/p...
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Peter Thielâs protĂŠgĂŠs: a common thread runs through Trumpâs tech team
Vice President J.D. Vance and Elon Musk are among Thiel's Silicon Valley collaborators that now find themselves in Trump's D.C. circle.
https://fortune.com/2025/05/21/peter-thiel-silicon-valley-trump-administration-elon-musk-jd-vance/
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Written without internet access and under conditions of censorship in prison, Boris Kagarlitsky of
@tninstitute.bsky.social
offers a sharp and often ironic reflection on the political and systemic dynamics behind Trumpâs return to power.
links.org.au/us-hegemony-...
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From US hegemony to a âwar of all against allâ: Boris Kagarlitsky on Trumpâs first 100 days
Despite severe restrictions on political prisoners, Boris Kagarlitsky continues to analyse global developments. Here, he offers a sharp and often ironic reflection on the dynamics behind Trumpâs retur...
https://links.org.au/us-hegemony-war-all-against-all-boris-kagarlitsky-trumps-first-100-days
9 months ago
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Friends of the Earth Europe
9 months ago
Whatâs really behind the not-so-clean deal between the EU Indonesia trade deal? Our Julie Zalcman &
@tninstitute.bsky.social
âs Rachmi Hertanti broke it down in
@sustainableviews.bsky.social
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friendsoftheearth.eu/news/the-not...
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Jewish Voice for Peace
9 months ago
Yesterday, 12 countries announced their commitment to a full arms embargo on the Israeli government. The resolution comes out of an emergency summit in Bogota where the Hague Group gathered to coordinate legal and diplomatic action to counter the âclimate of impunityâ for Israeli war crimes.
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Eindelijk. Dank
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Dutch financial routes make the Netherlands the biggest EU financier of Israel. Great work by
@somoamsterdam.bsky.social
www.dutchnews.nl//2025/07/dut...
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@dutchnewsnl.bsky.social
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Dutch financial routes make NL Israelâs top EU financial partner - DutchNews.nl
The Netherlands was Israelâs largest nominal investor in 2023, and also the main European destination for Israeli capital, largely thanks to financial flows routed through Amsterdamâs Zuidas business ...
http://www.dutchnews.nl//2025/07/dutch-financial-routes-make-nl-israels-top-eu-financial-partner/
9 months ago
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Daily Maverick
9 months ago
Blaming migrants for South Africaâs ailing healthcare system is a dangerous and politically convenient fiction. Despite mounting evidence to the contrary, this narrative persists, deflecting attention from the real source of collapse: State failure.
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DEADLY SCAPEGOATING OP-ED: When lies Trump truth â debunking the migrant myth in South Africaâs healthcare crisis
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-07-14-debunking-the-migrant-myth-in-sas-healthcare-crisis/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1752614762
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Omnicrisis
9 months ago
De eerste Hollandse SuperPAC. Het was een kwestie van tijd.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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Op de haringparty komen ondernemers van Stem voor Stabiliteit samen âom de politiek een handje te helpenâ
Verkiezingen: Een centrumrechts kabinet van VVD, CDA en D66: dat is het doel van Stem voor Stabiliteit. Het initiatief werd gestart door ondernemers uit de media- en reclamewereld. âDe waarheid ligt i...
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/07/11/op-de-haringparty-van-stem-voor-stabiliteit-komen-ondernemers-samen-om-de-politiek-een-handje-te-helpen-a4900031
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BDS movement
9 months ago
Hundreds of activists staged a protest outside the UN's âAI for Goodâ summit in Geneva demanding: No AI for genocide and war crimes. The UNâs partnership with tech companies enabling Israelâs genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza is: UNethical UNlawful UNacceptable
#NoTechForApartheid
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Alex Callinicos
9 months ago
Good piece on the destruction of academic freedom as part of the broader assault on civil liberties mandated by the defence of Israel.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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The destruction of Palestine is breaking the world | Moustafa Bayoumi
The rules of the institutions that define our lives bend like reeds when it comes to Israel â so much that the whole global order is on the verge of collapse
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/jul/06/destruction-of-palestine-is-breaking-the-world
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BDS movement
9 months ago
Big techâs role in Israelâs genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza takes center stage at UN "AI for Goodâ summit in Geneva. Dr.
@abeba.bsky.social
, a leading responsible AI and AI ethics researcher, calls out big techâs complicity in war crimes.
#NoTechForGenocide
#NoAIForGenocide
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IT for Change
9 months ago
This video is part of the Digital Justice, Now! campaign led by the Global Digital Justice Forum, advocating for a people- and planet-first agenda at WSIS+20 and beyond. Join us in building a just digital future:
www.tinyurl.com/digitaljusticenow
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Digital Justice, Now! â Global Digital Justice Forum
https://www.tinyurl.com/digitaljusticenow
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George Monbiot
9 months ago
Today the order banning
#PalestineAction
as "terrorists" came into effect. But they are not terrorists. They are protesters trying to stop a genocide. This is a "first they came for ..." situation. Unless we stand in solidarity against this assault on our freedom, they will pick us off one by one.
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO)
9 months ago
How is the EU's new Clean Trade and Investment Partnership
#CTIP
is helping Europe get control of South Africa's (not-so-green) hydrogen? Read this op-ed by
@groundworksa.bsky.social
's Yegeshni Moodley and CEO's
@belenbalanya.bsky.social
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
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The EU's dirty hydrogen push in South Africa - revealed
EU politicians are presenting green hydrogen as a win-win fuel, claiming it will lead to low-carbon industrialisation in the Global South while decarbonising economies in Europe. The reality on the gr...
https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar48dd8004
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MiningWatch Canada
9 months ago
Yesterday, 283 organizations sent a joint letter urging đŞđ¨Ecuador, đ¨đŚCanada & Canadian mining companies SilverCorp $SVM.TO and Salazar Resources $SRL to stop criminalizing 29 land & water defenders in BolĂvar province opposing the CuripambaâElâŻDomo project!
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Aaron Benanav
9 months ago
What could a world after capitalism look like? This two-part article in the @NewLeftReview is the result of five years of research. Iâll be turning it into a book later this year, so Iâd love to hear your comments and critiques.
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Aaron Benanav, Beyond Capitalismâ1, NLR 153, MayâJune 2025
In the first instalment of a major contribution to the reconceptualization of a post-capitalist social order, Aaron Benanav marshals insights from a long century of socialist thought and practiceâCabe...
https://newleftreview.org/issues/ii153/articles/aaron-benanav-beyond-capitalism-1
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Open letter to world leaders from jailed Russian dissidents, including
@tninstitute.bsky.social
Associate Boris Kagarlitsky
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Open letter to world leaders from jailed Russian dissidents
Here is the text of a joint letter from 11 jailed Russian dissidents, issued to international leaders via Reuters.
https://www.reuters.com/world/open-letter-world-leaders-jailed-russian-dissidents-2025-07-03/
9 months ago
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Julian Bushoff
9 months ago
Shell en ExxonMobil eisen via private tribunalen miljarden voor afbouw Groningse gaswinning Uit onderzoek van
@somoamsterdam.bsky.social
blijkt weer hoe schaamteloos, na alle aangerichte ellende, de kosten van de gaswinning afgeschoven worden op de samenleving. Walgelijk.
dvhn.nl/groningen/Sh...
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Shell en ExxonMobil eisen via private tribunalen miljarden voor afbouw Groningse gaswinning
Een olieraffinaderij van ExxonMobil in Rotterdam. Foto: AD
https://dvhn.nl/groningen/Shell-en-ExxonMobil-eisen-via-omweg-miljarden-voor-afbouw-Groningse-gaswinning-46747352.html
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Good analysis from
@iliasalami.bsky.social
on why we need a renewed, internationalist vision of a post-capitalist ecological transformation
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9 months ago
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Important commentary from my colleague
@tninstitute.bsky.social
@nickbuxton.bsky.social
on the implications of rising military expenditure
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
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NATOâs 5 percent spending pledge is a threat to people and the planet
The allianceâs spending surge will prompt war, cut services and worsen the climate crisis.
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/6/26/natos-5-percent-spending-pledge-is-a-threat-to-people-and-the-planet
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Gilbert Achcar / ŘŹŮبŮŘą اŮŘŁŘ´ŮŘą
9 months ago
âBuy More U.S. Weaponsâ: âDaddyâ Trump Pushes Military-Industrial Complex on NATO Countries
democracynow.org/2025/6/26/pr...
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âBuy More U.S. Weaponsâ: âDaddyâ Trump Pushes Military-Industrial Complex on NATO Countries
President Donald Trump has returned to Washington after a NATO summit where leaders agreed to increase their military spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, more than doubling the current target of 2%. The in...
https://democracynow.org/2025/6/26/president_donald_trump_nato_iran
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