Civilization is defined as “the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced.” The word was adopted from the French word civilisé, meaning civilized, […]
Fifteen days ago, 160 Israeli warplanes dropped 80 tons of explosives over Gaza in 40 minutes with no warning, killing a family of six, eight children and two women
In the past few years, countless conservative reactionaries have come into power, giving rise to right-wing paramilitaries, neo-nazi groups, and white supremacist terror. Far-right xenophobes like Trump in the US, […]
by tawinikay (aka Southern Wind Woman) Reconciliation is dead. It’s been dead for some time. If only one thing has brought me joy in the last few weeks, it began […]
The Amazon rainforest is 55 million years old. It produces 20% of the world’s oxygen, sequesters 2.2 billion tons of carbon from the atmosphere1, and its largest river contains 20% […]
War is nothing more than the organization and monetization of murder. Most governments certainly do not oppose murder in an ethical sense. If it furthers their interests, it’s considered perfectly […]
As discussed the US government’s main concern in the Iran-Iraq war was protecting its oil interests, so both warring states were supported in an attempt to secure their oil concessions. […]
The Iran-contra affair was originally sparked by the Iran hostage crisis, which began on November 4, 1979 when a group of Iranian students called the Muslim Student Followers of the […]
The CIA is not the only US intelligence agency that exists purely to benefit American corporations. In fact, the United States has sixteen total intelligence agencies all led by the […]
During the Cold War (1947-1991), the US government targeted many countries in an attempt to root out self-determination and autonomy within them so that it could gain control and rebuild […]
Tools of control 