Julian Assange heads to freedom. This is how the deal was done
15 hours ago By James Landale & Tiffanie Turnbull, BBC News In the end, it was a mixture of diplomacy, politics and law that allowed Julian Assange to take off in a…
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy: Gun violence is a health crisis
12 hours ago By Sam Cabral, BBC News, Washington Getty Images US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared gun violence a public health crisis, a move aimed at curbing the US’ role…
US soldier charged in Okinawa for rape of minor
A US soldier has been charged with the kidnapping and rape of a teenage girl in Okinawa, a Japanese island chain that hosts the region’s largest American military base. The…
Crazy Town: Butterfly singer Shifty Shellshock dies, aged 49
17 hours ago By Mark Savage, Music Correspondent Getty Images Shifty Shellshock, the frontman of rap-rock band Crazy Town, has died aged 49. The musician was best known for the 2001 single…
Links 6/26/2024 | naked capitalism
These Cute, Fuzzy Bumblebees Are Precision-Engineered Pollinators Smithsonian Climate Opinion: Climate Doomism Disregards the Science Michael Mann, American Physical Society. From 2023, still germane. How droughts and worsening soil health…
Rob Urie: The ‘Israel Lobby’ Works for the US Military Industrial Complex | naked capitalism
Yves here. Robert Urie sets forth below how even those who have documented how Israel goes about lobbying have underestimated a key source of its power: serving as the poster…
A Development in the U.S. Labor Movement
Labor unions have won some big victories in the past few years, including in the auto industry and Hollywood. But if organized labor is going to have a true resurgence…
Union ‘Effects’ on Hourly and Weekly Wages: A Half-Century Perspective | naked capitalism
Yves here. This paper shows that union membership is beneficial to workers, even in a time of generally weak labor bargaining power. The post finds that the benefits in terms…
Tension and Tear Gas Linger in Kenya After Tax Protests Turn Deadly
A tense mood enveloped major cities across Kenya on Wednesday, a day after demonstrators against new tax increases stormed Parliament and set parts of it ablaze in actions that President…
Gershkovich Trial Begins, and Kenya Rocked by Protests
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