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The hidden costs of capitalism to human lives and the natural world are beginning to be laid bare, writes Jonathan Cook, but the Establishment is fighting back.
Throughout this nation’s history, appeals to law and order have been as much about defending privilege as dealing with crime, writes Austin Sarat.
Migration and migrants have for far too long been a grotesque distraction from the real enemy without and within Britain, says John Wight.
“The very premise of a ‘homeland security’ bureaucracy is chilling and ought to be questioned,” wrote the executive director of the ACLU.
Unable to make Mexico pay for his $18 billion pet project, Trump has turned to other sources of financing, Ben Norton reports.
Researchers predict that in just a few decades life in many parts of the world could become unlivable, Julia Conley reports.
History teaches us that epidemics are more like revelatory moments than social transformers, writes Pepe Escobar.