Drone Strikes Are Destroying the Infrastructure of Survival in the Heart of Sudan

In El-Obeid, RSF drone strikes are destroying fuel, electricity, and water that keeps the most fragile patients alive.

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The rise of Africa’s super-rich – Part 1

Soaring inequality on the continent is enriching elites and starving public services

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Prisoners of Fortune

When your money owns you.

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Truth Telling in a World of Political Lies

Learn practical strategies to navigate political lies without frustration. Discover how mindful scepticism offers clarity in our post-truth political landscape.

mindfulsceptics.info

World roundup: August 3-4 2026

Stories from Iran, Sudan, Spain, and elsewhere

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Socialism After AI

Morozov argues that socialist attempts to harness AI have merely treated it like earlier tools of capitalist production—as a neutral instrument that can simply be redirected. In fact, he says,…

theideasletter.org

Why you can’t win an argument with a Neoclassical

I’ve been arguing with Neoclassical economists for over fifty years, without ever getting a concession from them that I was right, even when there was overwhelming logical or empirical evidence on my ...

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How Empires Turn Cruel Before They Die

From ancient Dacia to modern Iran, Empires behave in the same way before they collapse.

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Arab recognition of Israel rewards its relentless land theft

Successive normalisation agreements have accepted Israel's changing territorial claims, allowing each new conquest and annexation to become the basis for the next

middleeasteye.net

‘The war caused this’: Miscarriages soar in Gaza amid Israeli bombing and siege

Doctors say miscarriage rates have more than tripled since October 2023 as pregnant women continue to face hunger, displacement and distress

middleeasteye.net

As Data Centers Sidestep Tribal Consultations, Tribal Nations Are Fighting Back

A recent New York moratorium gives the appearance of accountability without the structural change that would require it.

truthout.org

Take a Moment to Feel the Pain of the Rich

Once respectable opinion fretted about distinguishing the “deserving” poor from the “undeserving.” Today, as sentiment against the ultrarich surges, the Economist argues that it is in fact billionaire...

jacobin.com

The AI Act: deregulation in disguise

The loopholes in the AI Act emerging from trilogue negotiations late on Friday could allow big corporations to slip through.

socialeurope.eu

American "Micro-Militarism"

Writing more than 2,000 years ago, the Greek historian Plutarch gave us an eloquent description of what modern historians now call “micro-militarism.” When an imperial power like Athens then, or Ameri...

tomdispatch.com

UK doctors watchdog shared sexual abuse victim’s confidential file

General Medical Council data breach saw victim’s intimate details sent to another patient who accused doctor of sexual assault

opendemocracy.net

Liddle to be celebrated

An honest obituary for Rod Liddle, dead at 66, dead inside for many years before that.

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The Supermarket Is Hiding a World Too Hot to Feed Itself

Modern supply chains do more than move food: they make distance feel like comfort — and they are extraordinarily good at it

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The Canadian boycott of the USA shows that individual actions do make a difference

Now let's apply that energy and determination to dealing with the climate emergency.

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Prosecutor Investigating U.S. Boat Strikes and Claims of Torture Was Murdered in Ecuador

New evidence has emerged of U.S. Coast Guard activity in the aftermath of two strikes, further corroborating survivor testimony.

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Europe still needs a Green New Deal

The Economist’s Charlemagne newsletter this weekend carried an intriguing message. Faced with soaring temperatures across western Europe, it suggested that people should stop feeling guilty about turn...

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Humanity and nature through social production: Marx’s materialism unfolded from Epicurus - GPEnewsdocs.com

In this first segment of a series on ecology and materialism, John Bellamy Foster explains how Marx, who was not a natural scientist learned from chemists, physicists, biologists and the ancient Greek...

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‘The obsession with endless growth can only end in tears’: your questions on extreme weather this summer answered

From Europe’s deadly heat to floods in Asia, it’s been a terrifying summer. Environment writers Jonathan Watts and Ajit Niranjan answered Reddit users’ questions about their work – and their sources o...

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Welcome to Fahrenheit 451

the Culture Wars just took a turn into cultural barbarism

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Israel kills 19 Palestinians in Gaza hours after Trump announces his latest ‘peace plan’

Hours after Donald Trump announced a “historic” agreement for disarming Hamas and Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza, Israel attacked Gaza, killing 19. Palestinians weren’t surprised. “We don’t trust Israe...

mondoweiss.net

A Great Economy Unless You Have to Work for a Living - The American Prospect

The gap between investment income and work income has never been so glaring.

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The Kleptocrat Nesting Dolls Behind Trump’s Potemkin Gas Stations - The American Prospect

How can Freedom Fuel afford to sell gas for $3.47 a gallon? That’s the wrong question to ask.

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Top Defense Official Could Reap Windfall From DOD Settlement - The American Prospect

Stephen Feinberg founded private equity giant Cerberus. A Cerberus-owned firm is poised to settle one of the largest government lawsuits ever—against the very agency Feinberg now helps lead.

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Trump Funding Cuts Endangering City and Rural Hospitals Alike - The American Prospect

A year after Trump ripped $1 trillion out of the American health care system, hundreds of hospitals have closed and millions of people are without health insurance. The majority are in urban areas.

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Ida B. Wells: Brave Woman - The American Prospect

By chronicling the shame of lynching in the South, Ida B. Wells exposed the corruption of white supremacy.

prospect.org

Seniors Are Paying the Price as Private Equity Takes Over Nursing Homes

When corporations take over public health care, quality decreases, and patients suffer. Medicaid cuts could lead to the same result.

inequality.org