• Palestine and the Commons: Or, Marx and the Musha’a
    Palestine and the Commons: Or, Marx and the Musha’a

    In 1958 the assistant headmaster did the Bible reading at the morning assembly of the Karachi Grammar School (Pakistan), founded in 1848 by the Church of England. The reading from Acts 17:23 concerned St. Paul’s declaration upon seeing the Athenian monument to an unknown God. “What you worship but do not know—this is what I […]

    Hard Truths About the US Labor Movement: An Interview with Chris Townsend
    Hard Truths About the US Labor Movement: An Interview with Chris Townsend

    Chris Townsend has been organizing workers, conducting political work for labor unions, and teaching young workers to organize for almost all his adult life. He is, as we say, “the real deal.” While most of us opine and pontificate about labor, Chris does the dirty work. He organizes. His contributions over several decades have played […]

    The Start of Indigenous Agriculture in North America and the American Genocide
    The Start of Indigenous Agriculture in North America and the American Genocide

    A recent paper in Science addresses an intriguing question: Did North America have settled agriculture before the arrival of Europeans? Or were the people in what would come to be known as North America still in the hunter-gatherer stage—unlike Mesoamericans, who had advanced civilisations, such as the Mayans, Aztecs, and the Incas? The answer is […]

    The Costs of Covid
    The Costs of Covid

    The Covid pandemic’s onset prompted speculation that the disease had been created in a lab in China, specifically as a weapon against the United States. This new and highly contagious virus did wreak profound socioeconomic trauma and widespread suffering, borne disproportionately by the disadvantaged. Initially it caused nearly 1.2 million deaths in the United States. […]

    Rosy skies are rare: Berlin Bulletin No. 235, July 13, 2025
    Rosy skies are rare: Berlin Bulletin No. 235, July 13, 2025

    Despite the hot sun, few Americans were wearing rose-colored glasses these days, but rather fear dark clouds ahead. Many feel worried, even despairing. But sometimes they could rejoice at bright spots.

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