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Chevron oil refinery

The Biden State Department Nominee Who Worked for Saudi Arabia and Big Oil The Biden State Department Nominee Who Worked for Saudi Arabia and Big Oil

Financial disclosure forms reveal that one of the president’s nominees, Jose Fernandez, worked for Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and fossil fuel companies, including Chevro...

May 5, 2021 / Aída Chávez

Israel Palestine Apartheid

Yes, Israel Is Obviously an Apartheid State Yes, Israel Is Obviously an Apartheid State

The Human Rights Watch report is a valuable, sober, and deliberately uninflammatory piece of scholarship—which won’t make a damn bit of difference.

May 5, 2021 / Eric Alterman

Frankfurt patent demonstrations

This Is Biden’s Chance to Vaccinate the World This Is Biden’s Chance to Vaccinate the World

Then-candidate Biden told me he wouldn’t let patents block vaccine access. Tomorrow, he must keep his promise.

May 4, 2021 / Ady Barkan

Joe Biden, Hillbilly Elegy

Movie Sequel Movie Sequel

Hillbilly Elegy starring Joe Biden. Man returns to his roots to find the conversation somewhat problematic.

May 4, 2021 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Cyber warfare operators

The Cyber Cold War Is Here The Cyber Cold War Is Here

The US government has refused to engage the rest of the world in regulating hostile cyber activities as it continues to launch offensive cyber operations abroad.

May 3, 2021 / John Feffer

Yi Sang’s Global Poetry

Yi Sang’s Global Poetry Yi Sang’s Global Poetry

Through his synthetic and surrealist style, the Korean poet helped chart an alternate path of internationalism in an age of empire.

May 3, 2021 / Books & the Arts / E. Tammy Kim

Pablo Iglesias Spain

The Center Cannot Hold in Spain, but Can the Left Take Advantage? The Center Cannot Hold in Spain, but Can the Left Take Advantage?

Madrid voters will cast their ballots on May 4, and the regional election could shape the future of Spanish politics.

May 3, 2021 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín

Pieces of Hate

Pieces of Hate Pieces of Hate

Warrants executed. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of April 26.

Apr 30, 2021 / Steve Brodner

Voices Are Raised Against the NBA Launching Its New African League in Rwanda

Voices Are Raised Against the NBA Launching Its New African League in Rwanda Voices Are Raised Against the NBA Launching Its New African League in Rwanda

Human rights groups are concerned that using Rwanda as a backdrop would provide a public relations boost for its autocratic leader.

Apr 30, 2021 / Dave Zirin

Leeds

The Rise and Collapse of Europe’s Soccer Super League The Rise and Collapse of Europe’s Soccer Super League

If you blinked, you might have missed European soccer’s latest surrender to big money. But that doesn’t mean it’s all over…

Apr 30, 2021 / Sam Blum

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