War/military

17/04/21
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Black Alliance for Peace, Popular Resistance
 
 
[At link- Photo: Afghans have held rallies in support of the fragile peace talks. EPA.]

Members of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) criticized U.S. President Joe Biden’s announcement Wednesday that he would pull troops from Afghanistan on September 11, 2021, thereby violating a key component of a peace agreement negotiated by the previous administration. 

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07/04/21
Author: 
Juan Cole
Iran-US Nuclear Talks April 2021

Apr. 3, 2021

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – AFP reports that an arrangement was reached at Friday’s teleconference in Vienna between the current signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to mediate indirect talks between Iran and the United States next week.

24/02/21
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By Claudio Katz
A lengthy read, indeed, but we need big-picture summaries like this to appreciate the scope of what lies before us. This is not to say that I take everything in this essay as gospel. But U.S. imperialism is definitely a thick strand in the weave of difficult problems we're going to have to overcome (or in this case, overthrow).
          -- Gene McGuckin
 
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
18/12/20
Author: 
Jeff Mackler

Dec. 16, 2020

Insane people who study playing Russian roulette with a well-lubricated and seasoned six-shooter understand that the odds on survival are far greater than the expected 83.3 percent, that is, five out of six. That’s because the single loaded bullet chamber is heavier than the empty chambers and is more likely, after a firm spin, to settle at the bottom, away from the striking pin at the top of the firing mechanism. In essence, you can cheat your fate a bit if you choose to engage.

14/12/20
Author: 
Sandra Laville
The Toronto skyline from Ward's Island. Production of concrete, metal, plastic, bricks and asphalt is greater than the mass of living matter on the planet, new research says. Photo by Caio Silva via Unsplash
07/12/20
Author: 
Marty Hart-Landsberg

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This is the first in a series of posts that aim to describe and evaluate the World War II mobilization experience in the United States in order to illuminate some of the economic and political challenges we can expect to face as we work for a Green New Deal.  

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