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400+ Covid Survivors, Academics, and Advocacy Groups Push Boris Johnson to Back Vaccine Patent Waiver

"It is utterly shameful that the U.K. remains complicit in this crisis. The prime minister must now read the writing on the wall."

Jake Johnson · May 10, 2021

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh attends the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York to Jack Brooksbank at St. George's Chapel on October 12, 2018 in Windsor, England. (Photo: Alastair Grant - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Corporate Media Offers Wall-to-Wall Propaganda Every Day. We Only Notice When a Royal Dies

Jonathan Cook · Apr 12, 2021

Amazon workers and community allies demonstrate during a protest organized by New York Communities for Change and Make the Road New York in front of the Jeff Bezos' Manhattan residence in New York on December 2, 2020. (Photo: Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images)

In Open Letter to Jeff Bezos, Over 400 Lawmakers From Around the World Join #MakeAmazonPay Campaign

Jessica Corbett · Dec 3, 2020

Then-Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn gives a speech on digitial infrastructure policy at an election campaign event in Lancaster, northwest England on November 15, 2019. (Photo: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)

The UK Equalities Commission's Labour Antisemitism Report Is the Real 'Political Interference'

Jonathan Cook · Nov 9, 2020

Then-Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn gives a speech on digitial infrastructure policy at an election campaign event in Lancaster, northwest England on November 15, 2019.

'An Inspiration to Progressive Forces': Allies Stand in Solidarity With Jeremy Corbyn Following Labour Party Suspension

Andrea Germanos · Oct 29, 2020

'Shock Doctrine' Author Naomi Klein Worries 'What Next?' If Trump Succeeds in Inventing a 'National Emergency'

"What further roll back of rights... become possible under the banner of 'emergency?'" asks author and activist. "What is to stop him from declaring emergencies again and again if this works?"

Jon Queally · Jan 10, 2019

Elizabeth Warren has formed her official presidential exploratory committee, dedicating her campaign to “fighting for America's middle class.” (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

And They’re Off! Candidates Race to Challenge Trump in 2020

Here’s a prediction: Political leaders who believe people are entitled to health care, food, and housing will see their stock rise in the coming year.

Ruth Conniff · Jan 3, 2019

The Green New Deal: Fulcrum for the Farm and Food Justice Movement?

It's time for the U.S. farm and food justice movement to step up.

Eric Holt-Giménez · Dec 25, 2018

President Donald Trump chats with Russia's President Vladimir Putin as they attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on Nov. 11, 2017.

The United States Didn’t Lose the Cold War. Racist Plutocrats Won It.

David Atkins · Dec 23, 2018

At a September 2018 gala dinner organized by the Atlantic Council in New York, Argentinian President Mauricio Macri received the Global Citizen Award. The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, shared the table with Macri.

Why Argentina’s New Loans From the IMF Are Spurring Unrest and a Deepening Social and Economic Crisis

The IMF has a long history of strong-arming the direction of Argentina’s policies and economy.

Celina della Croce · Dec 22, 2018

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If 9/11 Attacks Can Spark Trillions in War Spending, Asks Ocasio-Cortez, Why Can't US Find Funding for Puerto Rico 'Marshall Plan'?

"The U.S. treats Puerto Ricans as second class citizens," notes the ACLU. "Thousands of lives were lost because of it."

Jessica Corbett · Aug 28, 2018

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Coffee and the Shock Doctrine in Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria quickly became an unprecedented human disaster because the destruction of Puerto Rican economy and society had long been underway.

John Vandermeer · Aug 4, 2018

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Trump's Visit Marks the Start of Shock Doctrine Brexit

The radical right want a no-deal Brexit so they can force Britain into a disaster capitalist trade deal with the USA

Adam Ramsay · Jul 13, 2018

Author Naomi Klein appearing on Democracy Now! Wednesday.

“The Battle for Paradise”: Naomi Klein on Disaster Capitalism & the Fight for Puerto Rico’s Future

"We're seeing the strategy that we've seen in many other disaster zones... which is exploiting that state of shock and distraction and emergency to push through a radical corporate agenda."

Democracy Now! · Mar 21, 2018

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Corporate Media Ignoring Puerto Rico's 'Shock Doctrine' Makeover

The islands governor, Ricardo Rosselló, has wasted no time using his territory's recovery as an opportunity to push a number of policy proposals right out of the "disaster capitalism" playbook

Reed Richardson · Feb 11, 2018

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