Tag: History

In Gaza Protest, Columbia Students Occupy Hamilton Hall, Site of Historic 1968 Takeover

GAZA casualties, live statistics NB: Nothing is ever repeated with precision, but American imperialism and its proxies (to use a favourite phrase of their Orwellian media) has been rampaging through the world for many decades after the end of the World War. Vietnam, Chile, Afghanistan, Iraq, and the endless war on the Palestinian population, are… Read More In Gaza Protest, Columbia Students Occupy Hamilton Hall, Site of Historic 1968 Takeover

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Pratap Bhanu Mehta: Student anger in the US, 3 crises — democracy, university, protest

Protests against the war in Gaza across US universities are a sign of a triple crisis: Of liberal democracy, of the university, and paradoxically, of anti-war protests as well The widespread protests against the war in Gaza across dozens of US university campuses, and the unprecedented crackdowns are a sign of a triple crisis: Of… Read More Pratap Bhanu Mehta: Student anger in the US, 3 crises — democracy, university, protest

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‘Very totemic and very Aboriginal’: A family tree going back 65,000 years

Archie Moore’s meticulous genealogy, kith and kin, is a memorial to Indigenous lives lost – but it’s also about global common humanity Australia’s entry at Venice Biennale is a family tree going back 65,000 years For the past two months, in the quiet, darkened room of the Australia pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Bigambul-Kamilaroi artist Archie… Read More ‘Very totemic and very Aboriginal’: A family tree going back 65,000 years

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29 Maoists killed in Bastar – What must India do to prevent their replacement?

NB: The author of this thoughtful article is to be congratulated for doing his research. He ends thus “To address the problem, India needs to do something infinitely more difficult than killing Maoists: Giving Adivasis some justice.” The sabotage of justice in India has been unfolding as a recurrent nightmare for decades, and it concerns… Read More 29 Maoists killed in Bastar – What must India do to prevent their replacement?

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The Gaza genocide as explicit policy: Michael Hudson names all names

GAZA casualties, live statistics The essential background to understand the unthinkable: a 21st century genocide broadcast live 24/7 to the whole planet In what can be considered the most crucial podcast of 2024 so far, Professor Michael Hudson – the author of seminal works such as Super-Imperialism and the recent The Collapse of Antiquity , among others – clinically lays down the… Read More The Gaza genocide as explicit policy: Michael Hudson names all names

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Aboriginal DNA study reveals 50,000-year story of sacred ties to land / Australian dig finds evidence of habitation 80,000 years ago

First posted March 2017; March 2018 Melissa Davey A study of ancient Aboriginal hair samples has revealed distinct Aboriginal populations were present in Australia with little geographical movement for up to 50,000 years. The discovery of such a long, continuous presence in the those regions emphasised why land was so sacred to Aboriginal people, researchers… Read More Aboriginal DNA study reveals 50,000-year story of sacred ties to land / Australian dig finds evidence of habitation 80,000 years ago

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The Origins of the West’s Iran Crisis: Oil, Autocracy and Coup

David Painter and Gregory Brew, The Struggle for Iran: Oil, Autocracy, and the Cold War, 1951–1954 Reviewed by MARC MARTORELL JUNYENT Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The figure of Mohammad Mosaddeq, Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953, is an uncomfortable one for both sides of the US-Iran rivalry. For the US, Mosaddeq… Read More The Origins of the West’s Iran Crisis: Oil, Autocracy and Coup

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