Author: Dilip

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Proposal on Anthropocene as new chapter in Earth’s history will go no further

Scientists have voted against a proposal to declare a new geological epoch called the Anthropocene to reflect how profoundly human activity has altered the planet. By Katie Hunt, CNN The proposal was rejected by members of the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy, which is part of the International Union of Geological Sciences, according to three voting members of the… Read More Proposal on Anthropocene as new chapter in Earth’s history will go no further

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Hamaya Hiroshi (1915-1999); visual chronicler of 20th century Japan

Adam Tooze Born and raised in Tokyo, Hiroshi Hamaya is one of the most eminent Japanese documentary photographers of the 20th century. Working as an aeronautical photographer and a freelance contributor to magazines during the 1930s, Hamaya began his career documenting his hometown from the sky and the streets. An assignment in 1939 gave Hamaya the… Read More Hamaya Hiroshi (1915-1999); visual chronicler of 20th century Japan

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How Israel quietly crushed early American Jewish dissent on Palestine

Our Palestine Question, an explosive new book by Geoffrey Levin, delves into American Jewish McCarthyism from the 1950s through late 1970s GAZA casualties live statistics United Nations Documentation on the Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem Debbie Nathan THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT covertly meddled into American Jewish politics from the 1950s to 1970s, and they did… Read More How Israel quietly crushed early American Jewish dissent on Palestine

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Palestine & the Commons: Or, Marx & the Musha’a

I believe that the musha’a (community-owned agricultural lands), like similar practices anywhere else in the world, can help us realize a world based on just conditions of mutuality, name it as is your wont: true communism, the cooperative commonwealth, the commons BY PETER LINEBAUGH In 1958 the assistant headmaster did the Bible reading at the morning assembly of the Karachi… Read More Palestine & the Commons: Or, Marx & the Musha’a

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The iron age hillfort that makes people cry: David R Abram’s best photograph

‘People are often in tears during my talks, telling me these images have changed their lives. But all I’ve done is connect them with the landscape – and those who inhabited it before us’ Interview by Amy Fleming I took this picture of Badbury Rings in Dorset before the pandemic, when I was still figuring out how to… Read More The iron age hillfort that makes people cry: David R Abram’s best photograph

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दिल्ली माइनस उमर ख़ालिद | Delhi minus Umar Khalid

प्यारे दर्शकों, उमर ख़ालिद ने सुप्रीम कोर्ट से अपनी याचिका वापस ले ली। बार-बार स्थगित होने के बीच ज़मानत का इंतज़ार अंतहीन हो चुका है। सुप्रीम कोर्ट हमारे विश्वास की अंतिम सीढी़ है। वहां से कोई अपनी याचिका लेकर लौट जाए, उसकी चुप्पी चुभती है। उमर की चुप्पी से ज़्यादा उस दिल्ली की चुप्पी चुभ… Read More दिल्ली माइनस उमर ख़ालिद | Delhi minus Umar Khalid

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British Government’s Ministry of Truth Exposed

Secretive Whitehall units have been monitoring government critics’ speech online – including MPs, academics, journalists, human rights campaigners and the public – under the guise of combatting ‘disinformation’. Our report, Ministry of Truth: the secretive government units spying on your speech, revealed for the first time the truth behind the government’s five anti-fake news units and… Read More British Government’s Ministry of Truth Exposed

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