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Bit Despotism: The Genesis of High-Tech Monopolies

Monthly Review 

This article will be released in full online November 25, 2023.

In this review of Bit Tyrants by Rob Larson, Mateo Crossa finds and expands on how the powerful actors of Silicon Valley have fashioned themselves into the new, unapologetic robber barons, operating in the shadows of political lobbying to maintain their monopolistic practices in the Global North while shamelessly engaging in the naked exploitation of the workers in the Global South. Crossa echoes Larson’s call for liberation from these tyrants... Читать дальше...

AP-NORC poll finds skepticism of nationwide election tallies, especially among Republicans

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

A new poll reveals deep partisan divisions in trust over vote counting for the upcoming election. Republicans are more skeptical than Democrats about the accuracy of ballot counting. Voters generally have more confidence in local election results than national ones. Voter distrust is partly influenced by false claims of fraud from the previous election.

My Notes on ‘The Return of Nature’

Monthly Review 

This article will be released in full online November 25, 2023.

In August 2020, ecosocialist thinker, MR author, and jazz musician Paul Burkett wrote to MR editor John Bellamy Foster about the latter’s recent book, The Return of Nature (Monthly Review Press, 2020). Burkett’s short correspondence revealed his deep understanding of the throughline tying the ecologically inspired thought of Marx and Engels to the later innovations of Roy Bhaskar, Richard Levins, Richard Lewontin, and others... Читать дальше...

Govt ‘surprises’ consumers with hike in petrol and diesel rates

Dawn 

Experts were hoping that the prices of petroleum products would go down, but the government increased the rates to offset inventory losses incurred by oil companies after the last price revision on October 15.—Dawn/file

ISLAMABAD: Despite a decline in the international market, the government has increased the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) for the next fortnight.

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10/31: CBS Evening News

CBSNews.com 

Trump says he will “protect women” whether they “like it or not”; Arizona counties work to reassure voters of election transparency

Flustered Kamala Harris spews latest word salad after protesters interrupt Nevada rally - New York Post

Sports - Google News (us) 

  1. Flustered Kamala Harris spews latest word salad after protesters interrupt Nevada rally  New York Post
  2. Harris ripped for 'word salad' after heckler interruption during campaign speech: 'The gibberish never ends'  Fox News
  3. October 31, 2024, presidential campaign news  CNN
  4. US election updates: Polls show close race as Harris, Trump rally in Nevada  Al Jazeera English

Taking naira off poorly performing currencies list

The Punch 

THERE appears to be no respite yet for the Nigerian currency as it has been listed among the worst-performing currencies in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024.This is according to the latest edition of Africa’s Pulse, a new report by the World Bank. As of the end of August 2024, the naira had depreciated by approximately 43

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