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- General Augusto Pinochet, the strongman who imposed a reign of terror on Chile from 1973 to 1990, must be smiling in his grave. CounterPunch
- On November 13, I was one of hundreds of Starbucks baristas who walked out of our stores on an open-ended unfair labor practice strike. Last week, our numbers grew to more than 3,800 workers participating across some 130 cities as we marked a month on strike, the longest national work stoppage in Starbucks’ history. In These Times
- So, if Trump has European allies in “patriotic” parties and certain “healthy nations,” does this mean pushing for the breakup of the EU? A rumored draft of the NSS reportedly spoke of leaning on MAGA’s ideological allies to pull Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Poland out of the bloc. After the EU slapped a $120 million fine on X earlier this month, Elon Musk likewise tweeted a call for the EU to break up. The Nation
Brussels has now largely nullified its own climate objectives with derogations and concessions, moving ever further away from the targets fixed by the Paris Agreements.
"I’m Jewish. I love being Jewish. I love my Jewish community and family. I’m horrified at the rise in violent antisemitism. I am heartbroken. AND I know how this brutality will be used to justify maintenance and support of an ethnostate that is still committing genocide in Gaza."
Kast, the son of a Nazi, will be the first president to have voted in favor of Pinochet in the historic 1988 referendum that ended the military regime.
Self-employment is the main expression of dissent. It is a daily way of distancing oneself from a poorly functioning state, without the need for political proclamations or organizations.
All this fortification of external borders and war plans distract attention from the advance of the radical right-wing political forces which show affinity with the autocrat in the Kremlin.
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