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Digging Up the Roots of Human Culture

CounterPunch 

What led humans on the unique path of cultural development? And can we do anything useful with newly reconstructed histories of this process? Culture is central to defining humanity. Throughout history, many definitions have been proposed to describe what we mean when we talk about culture, leading to considerable confusion. The word “culture” was once reserved More

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Want More Young People to Join the Military? Spend Less on It

CounterPunch 

The military is concerned about a growing recruitment crisis. Survey after survey reveals young people just aren’t inspired by military service. Ironically, decades of sky-high military spending — and the endless war it enabled — may have much to do with that. And reversing that trend is critical to making Americans safer. An 18-year-old today will More

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Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday

«The Local» (thelocal.de) 

FDP under fire over leaked 'D-Day' paper, German police arrest teenager over Islamist bomb plot, top court rules electricity price brake was 'lawful', and more news from around Germany on Friday.

Port Harcourt refinery to sell PMS at N1,030 — PETROAN

The Punch 

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria has said the Port Harcourt refinery will sell its petrol at N1,030 per litre, stating that the refinery is working as claimed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. In a statement on Thursday night, PETROAN spokesman, Joseph Obele, said the NNPC announced to the association

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Teamster President Sean O’Brien’s Wager: Did He Win?

CounterPunch 

At the beginning of 2024, Teamster President Sean O’Brien made a wager. He bet that if he flattered and fawned over Donald Trump, the former president would make the union leader his fair-haired boy. So, O’Brien visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago, invited Trump to Teamster headquarters in Washington to meet with union members, and then, breaking More

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The Something in the ‘We Gotta Do Something’

CounterPunch 

“You can’t fight something with nothing, you have to have an alternative vision…Trump had a vision…he had an explanation. To my view, Democrats really did not” – Bernie Sanders, in “Bernie Sanders says Democrats have lost their way”, 11/15/24, New York Times Podcast Since our most recent disastrous election, I have seen many variations of More

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On Degrees of Complicity

CounterPunch 

“…good deeds can be shortly stated but where wrong is done a wealth of language is needed to veil its deformity.” ― Thucydides “We have a responsibility to act for good when we have the power to do so.” –Proverbs 3:27 IF Hajj Amin al-Husseini – the Palestinian leader during the 1940s – had been More

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IT stocks stand out as Trump win boosts spending bets

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Indian IT stocks, led by Infosys and TCS, surged 7% in November, outperforming other sectors due to strong overseas demand, expectations of tax cuts, and a stronger dollar under Trump.