Lost leader
Ann Pettifor has long been an influential commentator on the state of global economies and finance, since leading a successful campaign for debt relief for developing countries in the 90s, …
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Unsafe harbours
Laleh Khalili, a professor of Gulf Studies born in Iran to politically radical parents, uses her understanding of material structures such as ports, shipping, and mining, to build a picture …
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Despite backlash, more states are considering laws to make Big Oil pay for climate change
As climate disasters strain state budgets, a growing number of lawmakers want fossil fuel companies to pay for damages caused by their greenhouse gas emissions. Last May, Vermont became the first …
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AI scam factories force trafficked workers to defraud global victims
Young Indonesians applying for tech jobs via Facebook and Telegram are trafficked to scam farms. Scammers use deepfakes, voice clones, and other technologies to dupe victims around the world. Americans …
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Microsoft Bans the Word “Palestine” in Internal Emails
Microsoft has quietly implemented a policy blocking employee emails containing the words “Palestine,” “Gaza,” or “genocide” on its internal Exchange servers, according to No Azure for Apartheid, a group of …
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Russia is facing fresh sanctions, but Putin is used to dealing with a struggling economy
The UK and the EU have agreed to hit Russia with a raft of new economic sanctions after hopes of a ceasefire with Ukraine came to nothing. One French minister commented that …
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Why Apple can’t just quit China
Apple, the world’s second-most valuable company, is caught between the U.S., its home country, and China, its primary manufacturing base. Over the past few years, Apple has set up more …
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Chinese startups once downplayed their origin. Now some celebrate it.
Increased scrutiny of Chinese tech companies pushed startups to hide their roots overseas. DeepSeek’s success has emboldened some Chinese founders to tout advantages of China talent and operations. Startups …
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LEAKED: Acting FEMA Director’s Plan for “FEMA 2.0”
Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 2:00pm EST, the new acting director of FEMA, David Richardson, held a “town hall” with staff. Drop Site obtained 30 minutes of leaked audio …
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In surprise move Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk ousts CEO amid sagging sales
Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk has pushed out CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen over concerns the company is losing its first-mover advantage in the highly competitive obesity drug market. Novo Nordisk announced …
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