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- 1177 B.C. – The Collapse of the Bronze Age civilizations – Eric H. Cline June 3, 2023
- Eric Cline – The Collapse of Cities and Civilizations at the End of the Late Bronze Age June 3, 2023
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- Former NRC Chief: Reactors Not a Climate Solution – Nuclear Power June 3, 2023
- Modern Marvels: Gold Mines (S6, E24) | Full Episode June 3, 2023
- Prof Lumumba delivers the Nelson Mandela memorial lecture, 17 July 2018 June 3, 2023
- Africa in the next 25 years will be recolonized – Prof. PLO Lumumba June 3, 2023
- Prof Lumumba: “There is a new scramble for Africa” || A discussion on foreign interference in Africa June 3, 2023
- Economic Update: Are Mega-Corporations Ruining Our World? June 3, 2023
- Only ONE SCOTUS Justice Stood Up For Striking Workers In Horrifying Ruling June 3, 2023
- How is plastic a threat to human health? June 2, 2023
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- Microplastics a growing problem in Great Lakes, Ontario AG says June 2, 2023
- Kissinger at 100: New War Crimes Revealed in Secret Cambodia Bombing That Set Stage for Forever Wars June 2, 2023
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- “King: A Life”: New Bio Details FBI Spying & How MLK’s Criticism of Malcom X Was Fabricated June 2, 2023
- AI Expert: We Urgently Need Ethical Guidelines & Safeguards to Limit Risk of Artificial Intelligence June 2, 2023
- 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report June 2, 2023
- Financing Climate Adaptation—and Deciding What to Let Go | Harvard Magazine June 2, 2023
- Bidding farewell to the American century | The Chris Hedges Report June 2, 2023
- UN talks on plastic treaty get underway in Paris | WION Climate Tracker June 2, 2023
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- Why recycled ocean plastic is (often) a lie June 2, 2023
- UN led talks in Paris aim to end plastic pollution – but solutions can’t come fast enough | DW News June 2, 2023
- African Demand for Chinese Surveillance Technology June 2, 2023
- Plastic producers seek to ‘delay’ UN negotiations on reducing plastic waste • FRANCE 24 English June 2, 2023
- FRANCE 24 report: Young activists fighting plastic waste in Cameroon • FRANCE 24 English June 2, 2023
- Experts warn AI could pose threat to humanity as Nvidia hits $1 trillion market cap June 2, 2023
- Artificial Intelligence “Godfathers” Call for Regulation as Rights Groups Warn AI Encodes Oppression June 2, 2023
- U.S. oceanographer questions the data of Fukushima’s nuclear contaminated wastewater June 2, 2023
- Foreign interference: New report slams France far-right ties to Russia • FRANCE 24 English June 2, 2023
- Canada wildfires grow, prompt air quality warnings • FRANCE 24 English June 2, 2023
- US averts first-ever default with 11th-hour debt deal • FRANCE 24 English June 2, 2023
- OPEC+ ministerial meetings in Vienna June 2, 2023
- AI Poses ‘Risk of Extinction,’ Industry Leaders Warn – The New York Times June 1, 2023
- Dr Jennifer Francis: 2023 Climate Chaos, El Niño, Ocean Heatwaves, & Arctic Sea Ice Lows June 1, 2023
- How can workers get a ‘just transition’ amid the climate crisis? | The Stream June 1, 2023
- Supreme Court Guts Clean Water Act as Conservative Justices Side with Polluters and Developers June 1, 2023
- “Turning His Back on Student Debtors”: Biden’s Debt Deal Ends Freeze on Loan Payments for Millions June 1, 2023
- Free Julian Assange: Noam Chomsky, Dan Ellsberg & Jeremy Corbyn Lead Call at Belmarsh Tribunal June 1, 2023
- Mark Lee Gardner with ‘The Earth is All That Lasts’ June 1, 2023
- BBC World Service – Newshour, AI could usher ‘human extinction’ June 1, 2023
- AI could lead to extinction, experts warn – BBC News May 30, 2023
- Christian Africa/Medieval Africa, 300-1600 CE (Session 4) (11-3-17) May 29, 2023
- Greek and Roman Sources on Ancient Africa May 29, 2023
- Herodotus on Ancient Africa: There is no Sub-Saharan May 29, 2023
- Memorial Day and seditious conspiracy against the United States May 29, 2023
- Jared Hardesty, Slavery in Boston and Boston’s Role in the Slave Trade, October 13, 2020 May 29, 2023
- Northeastern HIST 1232, History of Boston, Charlestown neighborhood tour (with credits) May 29, 2023
- Small Books, Folding Maps & Expanding Ideas: Exploring the Cartography, Ethos & Ethics of Global Maritime Empires May 29, 2023
Daily Archives: July 16, 2020
“The Pandemic Could Get Much, Much Worse”: Is Another Lockdown the Only Way to Avoid C atastrophe?
Democracy Now!
As health experts warn the coronavirus is on the rise in 41 states, many governors are reimposing restrictions after attempts at opening up the economy, but President Trump wants schools open. We speak with public health historian John Barry, who warns “The Pandemic Could Get Much, Much Worse” if we don’t take bolder action now. Barry is a professor at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and author of “The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History.”
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Republican Voters Against Trump | Amanpour and Company
Amanpour and Company
The president doesn’t have to look across the aisle for opponents. Groups like Republican Voters Against Trump are trying to convince party members to abandon the president. And it could be working: a poll shows Trump trailing Biden in Pennsylvania, a state that was key to his 2016 victory. Christiane speaks about this with Sarah Longwell, a Republican hoping to making Trump a one-term president.
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Fauci: US needs to ‘regroup’ amid virus surge
Associated Press
During an interview Thursday with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Dr. Anthony Fauci said the U.S. needs to “regroup” as it relates to its handling of COVID-19 amid surging cases across the Southern states including California, Arizona and Florida. (July 16)
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Ex-U.S. Envoy to China: Ties in Limbo Before Elections
CGTN
Relations between the world’s two largest economies are down the pit, as COVID-19 goes on ravaging communities worldwide. U.S. President Donald Trump insists on blaming the pandemic on China, creating another strain on relations. Also, the U.S. has kept Huawei in its crosshairs. It seems that in every topic, ties between China and the U.S. are shaky. Many say they have hit a new low in their relationship since diplomatic ties were made four decades ago. Is a zero-sum mentality and policy the trouble? Can both sides get past it and reach a common ground? Tian Wei talked to Max Baucus, a former U.S. senator for nearly 36 years and the longest-serving senator in Montana history. He’s also the 11th U.S. Ambassador to China, a role he held from 2014 to 2017.
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South Africa tries to avoid 2nd lockdown as COVID-19 cases spike
CBC News: The National
South Africa has imposed a curfew and ban on alcohol as part of the country’s efforts to avoid a second lockdown while reporting more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases each day.
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How COVID-19 is highlighting racial disparities in Americans’ health
PBS NewsHour
The coronavirus pandemic has shed new light on racial disparities in American health outcomes. Economic disadvantage is one reason Black people in the United States are on average less healthy than white people — but there are other causes, including the ongoing stress of systemic racism. Paul Solman reports in the second of a two-part Race Matters series.
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Teacher’s Union Leader: I Federal govt gets an “F” | Amanpour and Company
Amanpour and Company
Major school districts like Los Angeles and San Diego will stay closed in the fall, despite pressure from the White House to reopen. Randi Weingarten is president of the American Federation of Teachers, one of the country’s biggest teaching unions, and she speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about the public school system’s urgent need for government assistance.
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Ricky Hurtado On How Trump’s Climate Policies Could Wreck North Carolina | NowThis
NowThis News
Trump is rolling back a foundational climate law — and it could spell disaster for this one community in particular.
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