Tag: current affairs – international

Ralph Nader: The Mutually Reinforcing US and Israeli Empires

The U.S. government’s unwavering commitment to Israel’s annihilation of Gaza – torrents of heavy weaponry, diplomatic and political cover, and vast majorities in Congress swearing fealty to Netanyahu’s extremist regime – is usually attributed to AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), the powerful domestic pro-Israeli government lobby, organized in every Congressional District, with its abundant… Read More Ralph Nader: The Mutually Reinforcing US and Israeli Empires

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Automated Murder – Israel’s ‘AI’ in Gaza

By Patrick Lawrence and Cara Marianna  ZURICH—“Technological change, while it helps humanity meet the challenges nature imposes upon us, leads to a paradigm shift: It leaves us less capable, not more, of using our intellectual capacities. It diminishes our minds in the long run. We strive to improve ourselves while risking a regression to the… Read More Automated Murder – Israel’s ‘AI’ in Gaza

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‘Simply mind-boggling’: record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe

An unprecedented leap of 38.5C in the coldest place on Earth is a harbinger of a disaster for humans and the local ecosystem On 18 March, 2022, scientists at the Concordia research station on the east Antarctic plateau documented a remarkable event. They recorded the largest jump in temperature ever measured at a meteorological centre on Earth.… Read More ‘Simply mind-boggling’: record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe

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Our tools shape our selves

For Bernard Stiegler, a visionary philosopher of our digital age, technics is the defining feature of human experience Bryan Norton It has become almost impossible to separate the effects of digital technologies from our everyday experiences. Reality is parsed through glowing screens, unending data feeds, biometric feedback loops, digital protheses and expanding networks that link… Read More Our tools shape our selves

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We think loneliness is in our heads, but its source lies in the ruin of civil society

We look for loneliness inside our heads when its source lies all around us, in the destruction of collective life, the erosion of communal bonds, the ruin of civil society, the squeezing of public spaces. Kenan Malik ‘The hope that political action will gradually humanise industrial society has given way to a determination to survive… Read More We think loneliness is in our heads, but its source lies in the ruin of civil society

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Israeli Gaza campaign an ‘unfolding genocide’ (see AV)

NB: A welcome speech, AOC, but its too late to save America’s reputation as either liberal or a democracy. The USA is a racist and imperial plutocracy, whose main export is war and weaponry. Save your souls and save your consciences as well as you can. It’s my impression the rest of the world will… Read More Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Israeli Gaza campaign an ‘unfolding genocide’ (see AV)

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Ralph Nader: Open Letter to President Biden March 12, 2024

President Joe BidenThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20500 Re: United States aiding and abetting mass starvation and war crimes in Gaza Dear Mr. President: Willful avoidance does not exculpate your responsibility. There is no exception for the Palestinians in Gaza. Israel is bound by the Geneva Conventions to provide for the health and… Read More Ralph Nader: Open Letter to President Biden March 12, 2024

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On fascization

Rather than debating whether today’s far right is fascist, we need to think about fascization. Focusing on language and desire enables us to understand the process of becoming fascist, even within ourselves, and thus to resist it. Pierre Zaoui If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face… Read More On fascization

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