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🧠 Elon Musk’s creepy plan to put a chip in your brain
🗑️ The struggles of striking garbage workers
📚 A deep dive into Thomas Pynchon’s novels
Become a subscriber:
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o reminds us that language is important, that culture is a battleground, that the fight for decolonization is not finished, and that the mind, once freed, is capable of envisioning and creating better societies and nations. www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-dec...
The Decolonial Mind of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Kenya’s greatest novelist was never shy about confronting the politics of empire and capitalism.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o reminds us that language is important, that culture is a battleground, that the fight for decolonization is not finished, and that the mind, once freed, is capable of envisioning and creating better societies and nations. www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-dec...
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o gave the world a decolonial literature that challenged power, domination, and inhumanity. His vision is more pertinent than ever in our disputed and globalized world.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-dec...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-dec...
The Decolonial Mind of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Kenya’s greatest novelist was never shy about confronting the politics of empire and capitalism.
www.currentaffairs.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o gave the world a decolonial literature that challenged power, domination, and inhumanity. His vision is more pertinent than ever in our disputed and globalized world.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-dec...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-dec...
Kenya’s greatest novelist was never shy about confronting the politics of empire and capitalism.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-dec...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-dec...
The Decolonial Mind of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Kenya’s greatest novelist was never shy about confronting the politics of empire and capitalism.
www.currentaffairs.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Kenya’s greatest novelist was never shy about confronting the politics of empire and capitalism.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-dec...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-dec...
As horrifying as the ICE Nazis are, seeing Americans willing to be pepper sprayed, tear gassed, and beaten up to protect their immigrant neighbors is a thing that should warm the heart and give hope for humanity
January 14, 2026 at 6:40 PM
As horrifying as the ICE Nazis are, seeing Americans willing to be pepper sprayed, tear gassed, and beaten up to protect their immigrant neighbors is a thing that should warm the heart and give hope for humanity
We must walk a careful line between the complacent optimism that can come from knowing that a better world is possible and acknowledging the trajectory we are headed on if we keep our heads in the sand regarding the U.S. war machine’s environmental toll.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-u.s...
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The U.S. War Machine is “Earth’s Greatest Enemy”
In their new documentary, Abby Martin and Mike Prysner reveal that the climate and anti-war movements are really one and the same—because the U.S. military is the worst polluter of all.
www.currentaffairs.org
January 13, 2026 at 11:43 PM
We must walk a careful line between the complacent optimism that can come from knowing that a better world is possible and acknowledging the trajectory we are headed on if we keep our heads in the sand regarding the U.S. war machine’s environmental toll.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-u.s...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-u.s...
It would take the average American driver over 40 years to burn as much fuel as a single flight of a Boeing Pegasus refueling tanker. No amount of recycling your cans and bottles is ever going to compete with these numbers. www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-u.s...
The U.S. War Machine is “Earth’s Greatest Enemy”
In their new documentary, Abby Martin and Mike Prysner reveal that the climate and anti-war movements are really one and the same—because the U.S. military is the worst polluter of all.
www.currentaffairs.org
January 13, 2026 at 11:32 PM
It would take the average American driver over 40 years to burn as much fuel as a single flight of a Boeing Pegasus refueling tanker. No amount of recycling your cans and bottles is ever going to compete with these numbers. www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-u.s...
Despite the horror of the subjects she covers, Abby Martin never wavers from her radical optimism in humanity itself. She operates under the philosophy that we all have the ability to challenge these systems of power and destruction.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-u.s...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-u.s...
The U.S. War Machine is “Earth’s Greatest Enemy”
In their new documentary, Abby Martin and Mike Prysner reveal that the climate and anti-war movements are really one and the same—because the U.S. military is the worst polluter of all.
www.currentaffairs.org
January 13, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Despite the horror of the subjects she covers, Abby Martin never wavers from her radical optimism in humanity itself. She operates under the philosophy that we all have the ability to challenge these systems of power and destruction.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-u.s...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-u.s...
The top priority for every activist in the climate, broader environmental, and anti-war movements must be to confront our single largest threat: the U.S. military empire.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-u.s...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-u.s...
The U.S. War Machine is “Earth’s Greatest Enemy”
In their new documentary, Abby Martin and Mike Prysner reveal that the climate and anti-war movements are really one and the same—because the U.S. military is the worst polluter of all.
www.currentaffairs.org
January 13, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The top priority for every activist in the climate, broader environmental, and anti-war movements must be to confront our single largest threat: the U.S. military empire.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-u.s...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-u.s...
In their new documentary, Abby Martin and Mike Prysner reveal that the climate and anti-war movements are really one and the same—because the U.S. military is the worst polluter of all.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-u.s...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-u.s...
The U.S. War Machine is “Earth’s Greatest Enemy”
In their new documentary, Abby Martin and Mike Prysner reveal that the climate and anti-war movements are really one and the same—because the U.S. military is the worst polluter of all.
www.currentaffairs.org
January 13, 2026 at 11:09 PM
In their new documentary, Abby Martin and Mike Prysner reveal that the climate and anti-war movements are really one and the same—because the U.S. military is the worst polluter of all.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-u.s...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-u.s...