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Poland’s challenge to EU law: crossing a line

Editorial – The Guardian A ruling by the country’s constitutional tribunal is designed to undermine the European project from within An overwhelming majority in Poland support EU “We are staying!” – that was the slogan of choice for more than 100,000 protesters who marched…

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Afghanistan Tackles the Islamic State

By  Vijay Prashad* – Globetrotter, Independent Media Institute On October 8, a terrible blast struck the worshippers attending Friday noon prayers at the Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque in the Khan Abad district of Bandar, the capital of Kunduz, one of Afghanistan’s…

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America’s Long History of Mistreating Haitian Migrants

By Ibrahim Hirsi* – The Nation Recent images of Border Patrol agents chasing down Haitians have sparked outrage, but the US has been rounding up, detaining, and deporting asylum seekers from Haiti for decades. United States Border Patrol agents on horseback swinging their reins…

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ESG STAKEHOLDER CAPITALISM AND CHINA’S COMMON PROSPERITY?

BY HAZEL HENDERSON* – ETHICAL MARKETS “In the spirit of going beyond today’s polarization and trying to find areas of agreement and issues on which we can respectfully dialogue, it’s time to explore possible synergies in the current ideologies and stances on stock markets and…

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How Facebook’s Quest for Profits Is Paved on Hate and Lies

By Sonali Kolhatkar* – Independent Media Institute New revelations by a whistleblower prove that the world’s largest social media platform understands clearly its negative impact on society, but that profits are a greater lure than preserving democracy Facebook’s former…

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Abu Zubaydah Was Tortured for Years at CIA Black Sites

Amy Goodman* – Democracy Now!. Biden Is Trying to Keep the Abuse Secret The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case brought by Abu Zubaydah, the Guantánamo prisoner who was the first subject of the CIA’s torture program.