The film director Giuliano Montaldo has died at 91. He directed, among many remarkable movies, Sacco and Vanzetti (1971). Here Gian Maria Volonté performs Vanzetti's immortal courtroom speech. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oOb...

I'm young enough to remember going to the Asian grocery store without heady discussions about who it was "for" and whether or not it was a "space" for me. I got my pork fu, choco pies, Highlands Coffee, and ABC kecap manis or whatever and was on my way without all the navel gazing.

From my Substack: "2011: When Twitter Went to War" cordeliers.substack.com/p/2011-when-...

A paper I wrote a few years ago discusses what is known as "Global Health Governance." This should provide context for the current ruling class effort to seize control of public health worldwide. www.wrongkindofgreen.org/wp-content/u...