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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/21/time-for-some-home-truths-about-deforestation
the Guardian
Time for some home truths about deforestation
A powerful French book punctures the myth that countries in the global south are largely responsible for habitat destruction, says science journalist Laura Spinney
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https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/1/8/the-delusion-of-american-exceptionalism
Aljazeera
The delusion of American exceptionalism
Today is a day of reckoning for all Americans who believe their democracy is just ‘too strong to fail.’
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https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/countering-radical-right/western-europe-right-wing-terrorism-rise/
openDemocracy
In western Europe, right wing terrorism is on the rise
The rise of right-wing violence coincided with the rise in popularity of right-wing populist parties in the West European democracies.
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https://bostonreview.net/science-nature-politics/bonnie-honig-no-collision
Boston Review
No Collision - Boston Review
On his way to the G20 summit in Buenos Aires held earlier this month, President Trump was asked about a key finding of his own administration’s dire
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"What once stood out as a vital genre of anti-capitalist fiction has mainly been reduced to a cool retro aesthetic easily appropriated by the world’s second-richest man to market ugly Blade Runner–inspired trucks to nostalgia-drenched Gen Xers."

"“Classic cyberpunk is anti-capitalist, anti-establishment, and not tech-fetishistic but rather skeptical of how technology is used by systems of power to further oppression,” wrote comic book author and art director Rob Sheridan."

https://jacobinmag.com/2020/12/cyberpunk-2077-aesthetics-elon-musk-anti-capitalist-fiction/
Jacobin
Cyberpunk Needs a Reboot
Cyberpunk once stood out as a vital genre of anti-capitalist fiction. Today, it’s been reduced to a cool retro aesthetic easily appropriated by the world’s second-richest man to market ugly Blade Runner–inspired trucks to nostalgia-driven Gen Xers.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42JQyffAONw
YouTube
Why Google’s union is a big deal
Google workers just announced they’re unionizing with the Communication Workers of America. Here’s everything that led up to that decision, and what it might mean for the tech industry.

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https://evonomics.com/advice-to-an-aspiring-economist-the-invisible-hand-is-a-wishful-invention/
Evonomics
Advice to an Aspiring Economist: The Invisible Hand is a Wishful Invention - Evonomics
This is a revolution in economics and one which is only beginning.
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https://theintercept.com/2020/12/23/police-phone-surveillance-dragnet-cellhawk/
The Intercept
Powerful Mobile Phone Surveillance Tool Operates in Obscurity Across the Country
CellHawk helps law enforcement visualize large quantities of information collected by cellular towers and providers.
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currentaffairs.org/2020/12/the-grift-of-online-entrepreneurship/
Current Affairs
The Grift of Online Entrepreneurship ❧ Current Affairs
<p>Don’t like getting underpaid for your work? Hypercapitalist Instagram meme pages can help.</p>
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thebaffler.com/salvos/talk-like-a-red-kaiser-schatzlein
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UMPBRRLHPs
YouTube
A Cup of Marx
Jonathan Wolff discusses Marx's thought with Derek Matravers, particularly focusing on the concept of production and labour, and the way in which they highli...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7wnFuaDUIc
YouTube
Marx & the German Ideology
G.A. Cohen discusses Marx with Derek Matravers, particularly focusing on the 1845 book The German Ideology and its importance in terms of Marx and the develo...
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https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2021/01/02/forecast-for-2021/
Michael Roberts Blog
Forecast for 2021
This time last year, I started my post on the forecast for 2020 by making a distinction between predictions and forecasts.  I argued that we can make predictions that can be tested, say about the c…
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reasonstobecheerful.world/vancouver-gave-its-homeless-5800-it-changed-their-lives/
Reasons to be Cheerful
Vancouver Gave Homeless People $5,800. It Changed Their Lives.
A single infusion of cash helped recipients pay their rent, buy some food, get to work -- and put their lives back on track.
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https://jacobinmag.com/2020/11/climate-change-right-wing-environmentalism-alt-right-eco-fascism
Jacobinmag
The Climate Movement Must Be Ready To Challenge Rising Right-Wing Environmentalism
Right-wing forces have denied the existence of climate change for decades, but we are beginning to see a shift away from crude denial toward a terrifying eco-fascism. We have to oppose any attempt to use the climate crisis to justify racist, reactionary,…
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currentaffairs.org/2020/12/transgender-trouble-40-years-of-gender-essentialism-and-gatekeeping/
Current Affairs
Transgender Trouble: 40 Years of Gender Essentialism and Gatekeeping ❧ Current Affairs
<p>Roanne K. Jalopy explains the history and haphazard ideology behind medical neglect of the trans community.</p>
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld0YbG5WBNs
YouTube
Economic Update: Externalities & Capitalism's Inefficiencies
[S11 E01] Externalities & Capitalism's Inefficiencies

This program introduces the economic concept of "externalities." Those are the real costs of employers' business decisions that employers do not pay for or take into account: costs "external" to businesses'…
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