World
Day of the drone: The illusion of ‘bloodless war’
March 15, 2021Drone pilots in their air-conditioned trailers in Nevada will never go down with their aircraft, but people on the receiving end will eventually figure out how to strike back.
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Cuba’s reforms raise public sector salaries, broaden self-employment options
March 12, 2021One of the most positive effects of the new regulations is the desire of many Cubans to work in registered jobs in the public sector. But there have also been price rises that have to be...
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Biden’s Korea deal continues a dangerous U.S. foreign policy
March 11, 2021The president’s progressive domestic policy is not at all well served by catering to corporate interests that see China as a threat.
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Portugal’s Communists know how to party—and how to govern
March 10, 2021On their 100th anniversary, Portugal’s Communists are still showing that to be “for the people,” you’ve got to be “with the people.”
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Abandoned by governments, Indigenous people create their own health post in Manaus
March 10, 2021Manaus, Brazil (Feb. 26, updated March 4) — With the public health system collapsing and the oxygen crisis, Amazonas has had more than 290,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the second and worst wave of the...
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