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Why Bitcoin is not a socialist’s ally: Reply to Ben Arc

28.07.2020

I remain as enthusiastic on blockchain’s capacities and as unimpressed by Bitcoin’s ability to help us to civilise or transcend capitalism.

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Europe is in debt with Africa, not the other way around

27.07.2020

The anticolonial liberation that culminated in the 60s didn’t put an end to European military presence in the African continent.

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Yanis Varoufakis: The Aegean and Mediterranean should become seas of Peace, Cooperation and Shared Green Prosperity

24.07.2020

Following Greek-Turkish tensions, MeRA25 proposes an East Med Convention without foreign arbitration as a way to peace and green prosperity.

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American Tsars: Dissidence In dystopias

24.07.2020

The US is a centralised political power that suppresses inconvenient truths that contradict its hegemonic narrative.

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The scramble for Edtech — just another data mining operation?

23.07.2020

An invasive wave of Edtech being implemented during COVID-19 is mining students for data and using it to experiment on and modify behaviour.

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The UK’s Windrush Generation still suffers from injustice today

21.07.2020

The Windrush Generation continue to be deported and have limited access to benefits; a social worker explains how systemic racism plays a role.

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More irony than gold: The Bank of England relives its “Pirates of the Caribbean” moment

20.07.2020

If EU officials wish to distinguish themselves from illiberal forces, they must drop the inhuman economic sanctions against Venezuelan people.

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While EU leaders squabble, the Elephant in the Room remains unnoticed

18.07.2020

While the media are reporting the news of the deadlocked EU Summit negotiations over the so-called ‘Recovery Fund’, an eerie silence prevails ...

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Platform Cooperatives: Workplace Democracy for the 21st Century?

18.07.2020

Worker-owned 'Deliveroo alternative' Kolyma2 offers a potential blueprint for transitioning the platform economy to a post-capitalist world.

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