“Vota comunista” with Sputnik themed vehicle, Rome, 1958
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Who is responsible for the economic crisis in Venezuela? -
By Gary Wilson
Venezuela has a monoculture economy, a legacy of colonialism. That means that the world market price of a single commodity largely governs the state of its economy. When the price of oil is high, U.S. dollars flow into Venezuela. The Venezuelan economy booms and employment grows. But when the price of oil drops, money flows out. When this happens, the economy falls into crisis.
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The press still hasn’t figured out how to report on a president who lies all the time.
Many news outlets have a habit of parroting Trump’s statements in tweets without questioning whether his remarks are accurate. This style of coverage misleads the audience, who may not be investigating further.
On this day, 6 March 1922, a wave of rent strikes in Veracruz, Mexico, was triggered when sex workers barricaded a street with their rented mattresses, chairs and other furniture, planning to start a giant bonfire. Police quelled the action at the last minute, but news of the action spread and sparked tenant protests across the city.
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Pictured: radical tenants in Veracruz, 1922 https://ift.tt/2SIRBAt
“We may reject the contention that the ordering of institutions is always defective because the distribution of natural talents and the contingencies of social circumstance are unjust, and this injustice must inevitably carry over to human arrangements. Occasionally this reflection is offered as an excuse for ignoring injustice, as if the refusal to acquiesce in injustice is on a par with being unable to accept death. The natural distribution is neither just nor unjust; nor is it unjust that persons are born into society at some particular position. These are simply natural facts. What is just and unjust is the way that institutions deal with these facts.” — John Rawls, A Theory of Justice (via philosophybits)
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Ceiling of the Temple of Hathor
The ceiling of the Temple of Hathor at Dendera, decorated with exquisite astronomical representations. It is one of the best-preserved temple complexes in Egypt.
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