On June 7, 2023, the Gujarat High Court cited the casteist and gender-biased Hindu text Manusmriti during a case involving a minor rape victim who was seven months pregnant. The court argued that historically, it was considered normal for girls to marry early and have children by the age of 17, while also asserting that […]
Malak Mattar (Palestine), Last Painting Before the 2021 War, 2021. This week, from 14–18 October, the Dilemmas of Humanity conference brought together political leaders, activists, and organic intellectuals from around the world to discuss the central problems facing humanity today and strengthen proposals to address them. Gathered in Johannesburg (South Africa), participants watched in horror […]
The US “socialist” left currently playing the bothsides-ism game with Israeli genocide of Palestinians in the name of some bullshit notion of ‘nuance,’ must remember the words of Howard Zinn: “You can’t be neutral on a moving train.” Nothing is accomplished with an abstract support of Palestine when it’s convenient. It is when the empire’s […]
Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country. — Hermann Goering, German military commander […]
This is a daring video, and it may make some viewers very uncomfortable, but what is said here has to be said by somebody. Let’s put it very simply: The tradition of automatic American support for all things Israel is bereft of even the elements that would have made sense at one time. Now it […]
Trump supporters are being targeted by the FBI under the creation of a new category of domestic extremism. Trump supporters question the legitimacy of elections (in the past and going into the future), making them a "threat" to the federal system and the FBI, rather than a threat to national security and the country.
Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world. 1. The Ministry of Plenty Says Employment is Up A few days ago President Biden (or rather the marketing intern manning his account) tweeted that …
It has been reported that RFK plans to run as an Independent candidate or may represent the Libertarian party. RFK said that he may end up taking more votes away from Trump than from Biden. It has been suggested that Biden will not be the Democrat candidate and will be replaced by Gavin Newsom or Michelle Obama.
