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Free us from mind control: A contextual addition to the US protests

by David Pittaway 3 June 20203 June 2020

Although the protests in the United States are clearly aimed at deep-seated systemic racism, there is a broader backdrop to the protests. What we are seeing is likely a sign of things to come

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Coronovirus, meaningless numbers, disaster capitalism: Oligarchy’s dream come true

by David Pittaway 11 May 202011 May 2020

Some corporates, some philanthropists, and some governments, the United States in particular, have a vested interest in a global pandemic — and the stats of infection rates and deaths are useful to them.

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Optimism vs. realism regarding the future

by Bert Olivier 26 February 2018

The TIME magazine of 15 January, 2018, titled ‘The Optimists’, is edited by Bill Gates, one of the two richest individuals on the planet – this alone already (at least partly) explains his optimism, which is understandably not necessarily shared with people in positions of less economic power. Reading it is an object lesson in […]

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The neoliberal plague: Aids and capitalism

by Jason Hickel 8 February 201311 February 2013

Another World Aids Day is behind us and the usual spatter of annual reports and politicians’ eager promises continue to reverberate through the media. If you’re like me, you’re probably tired of the whole show at this point. After all, it’s 2012, we were supposed to have this epidemic licked by now. Why, despite billions […]

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Davos: Why isn’t education higher up on the agenda?

by Reader Blog 21 January 201321 January 2013

By Pauline Rose This week business leaders are gathering in Davos to debate global priorities at the World Economic Forum. The forum declares itself to be “committed to improving the state of the world”. So why isn’t education higher up on the agenda? On the face of it, there should be little need to make […]

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