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The Curious Joy of Being Wrong

Daryl Van Tongeren The Conversation
Sometimes humility gets a bad rap. But having intellectual humility – being open to new information and willing to change your mind – can be beneficial for the individual and for society.

How Young Karl Marx Got Radicalized

Ryan Moore Jacobin
Karl Marx started out in a liberal milieu where the primary concern was abolishing religious authoritarianism. In time, he came to believe that abolishing capitalism was necessary for true freedom — and that only the working class could do it.

The U.S. and China at Year’s End

Michael Klare TomDispatch
At best, the U.S. and China will avoid a major blow-up over Taiwan or the South China Sea in 2023, while making progress on issues like climate change and drug trafficking. At worst, the two great powers could take the world to hell and back.

Friday Nite Videos | December 29, 2023

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2023's Biggest Computing Breakthroughs. Carlos: The Santana Journey. The Human Toll of Philips’ Massive CPAP Recall. The Palestinian Knesset Member Suspended for Criticizing War on Gaza. Trump on the Michigan Ballot?

Tidbits – Dec. 28, 2023 – Reader Comments: Trump-Haley-MAGA GOP Embrace Slavery-Fascism; Israeli War Crimes; Migrants and Immigration; Reader Response to Police Reform; Maestro Does Disservice; March on Washington for Gaza-Jan 13; More…

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Reader Comments: Trump-Haley-MAGA GOP Embrace Slavery-Fascism; Israeli War Crimes; Migrants and Immigration; Reader Response to Police Reform; Maestro Does Disservice; March on Washington for Gaza-Jan 13; more Announcements; Cartoons;