8. The Nitty Gritty: Capitalism & Fascism

8. The Nitty Gritty: Capitalism & Fascism

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Donald Trump Is Making Canada Nationalistic Again
Donald Trump Is Making Canada Nationalistic Again
Donald Trump’s latest musings about annexing Canada have put Canadian right-wing populists in an awkward position. As Pierre Poilievre and Doug Ford embrace nationalistic rhetoric, they’re also hedging their bets to keep trade and defense ties intact.
·jacobin.com·
Donald Trump Is Making Canada Nationalistic Again
“Journalism Is Not a Crime”: Gaza Reporter Slams International Press as Journalist Death Toll Rises | Democracy Now!
“Journalism Is Not a Crime”: Gaza Reporter Slams International Press as Journalist Death Toll Rises | Democracy Now!
As negotiators from Israel and Hamas continue discussions in Qatar about a possible Gaza ceasefire, we speak with Palestinian journalist Abubaker Abed, who spoke at a press conference of Gaza media workers last week urging the international press to speak up for their Palestinian colleagues. The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate says nearly 200 journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks since October 2023. “The world just keeps turning a blind eye and a deaf ear to what is happening,” says Abed from outside the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah. “It’s completely enraging and unacceptable.” His recent article for Drop Site News is headlined “What It’s Truly Like to Sleep in a Damp, Frigid Tent: A Report From Gaza.”
·democracynow.org·
“Journalism Is Not a Crime”: Gaza Reporter Slams International Press as Journalist Death Toll Rises | Democracy Now!
'People are really scared': Trump 'leaning heavily' on this tactic to carry out first priority - Alternet.org
'People are really scared': Trump 'leaning heavily' on this tactic to carry out first priority - Alternet.org
Throughout Donald Trump's campaign for reelection, he made his plan to carry out the largest deportation operation in American history. Three sources familiar with the president-elect's plans recently spoke with Rolling Stone senior political reporter Aswan Suesaeng about the MAGA administration's s...
·alternet.org·
'People are really scared': Trump 'leaning heavily' on this tactic to carry out first priority - Alternet.org
Me_IRLGBT
Me_IRLGBT
14K votes, 196 comments. 361K subscribers in the me_irlgbt community. be gay do crime
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Me_IRLGBT
Fascism shattered Europe a century ago — and historians hear echoes today in the U.S. - Berkeley News
Fascism shattered Europe a century ago — and historians hear echoes today in the U.S. - Berkeley News
After the mass death and destruction of World War I, with their economies shredded by inflation and unemployment, Italy and Germany turned from democracy to dictatorships. UC Berkeley scholars see troubling parallels in contemporary American democracy.
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Fascism shattered Europe a century ago — and historians hear echoes today in the U.S. - Berkeley News
The Rise of the Meritocratic Elite
The Rise of the Meritocratic Elite
Unlike in previous eras, elite reproduction today is now hidden under the veil of meritocracy — creating a need among the rich to present themselves as if they were just like us.
·jacobin.com·
The Rise of the Meritocratic Elite