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New! “Dead Epidemiologists: On the Origins of COVID-19”

New! “Dead Epidemiologists: On the Origins of COVID-19”

February 20, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic shocked the world. It shouldn’t have. Since this century’s turn, epidemiologists have warned of new infectious diseases. Indeed, H1N1, H7N9, SARS, MERS, Ebola Makona, Zika, and a variety of lesser viruses have emerged almost annually. But what of the epidemiologists themselves? Some bravely descended into the caves where bat species hosted coronaviruses, including the strains that evolved into the COVID-19 virus. Yet, despite their own warnings, many of the researchers appear unable to understand the true nature of the disease—as if they are dead to what they’ve seen...

UK’s Socialist Review considers Fosters and Clark’s “The Robbery of Nature”

UK’s Socialist Review considers Fosters and Clark’s “The Robbery of Nature”

February 20, 2024

The Robbery of Nature draws on and develops the theories of Marx and Engels to understand why capitalism has such a destructive influence on the natural world. Central to Fosters and Clark’s argument is that, under capitalism, human beings and the natural environment are the original sources of wealth, but it is only the labour of workers that generates value....

Gerald Horne on Radio Sputnik’s “By Any Means Necessary”

Gerald Horne on Radio Sputnik’s “By Any Means Necessary”

February 20, 2024

Hosts Sean Blackman and Jacqueline Luqman are joined by Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, to talk about his new book, The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century, why the police lynching of George Floyd isn't a 'bug' but a 'feature' of a system fundamentally based on settler-colonial violence, and how white supremacy manifests in the bipartisan imperialist aggressions of US foreign policy.

From the 16th century to the last words of George Floyd: Margaret Prescod talks with Gerald Horne about the history of enslavement

From the 16th century to the last words of George Floyd: Margaret Prescod talks with Gerald Horne about the history of enslavement

February 20, 2024

Dr. Gerald Horne, a longtime guest and friend of Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod, has released a new book, The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century. The apocalypse makes reference to the time period in which African and Indigenous people were enslaved, tortured and killed by the millions. In his book, Dr. Horne revisits the history of the 1500s, a century often overlooked when it comes to colonial history....

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