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BlackRock and other asset managers are profiting off of every aspect of your life. It's not a conspiracy — it's an open restructuring of society.
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The vast majority of the world voted at the UN General Assembly to demand an end to Israel's unlawful occupation of Palestinian territory within 12 months, with 124 countries (64%) in favor, 14 (7%) against, and 43 (22%) abstentions.
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Watch as several organizations move towards a more cooperative future by experimenting with open and non-traditional business models. Among them are a small craft-brew coop, a peer-to-peer open hardware lab and an urban agricultural social enterprise.
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When it comes to the question of how we organise the land we inhabit and the resources therein, we’re presented with two paths: privatisation or nationalisation. The capitalist or the State. But an alternative exists in the commons, and it is no tragedy.
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We need a social revolution to build a better future. But how is that process carried out? What tactics and strategies are needed to fundamentally transform the socioeconomic and political order?
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*click-baity headline*, but read Capitalist Realism! We need to encourage ourselves to go further than we have gone before and push beyond vague, passive anti-capitalism towards the values and praxis that build towards liberation.
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Imagine if such an attack had been launched on Israel. Imagine the response.
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Donald Trump left office with the lowest approval rating of any president ever. But some people now seem to be suffering from amnesia. Let me jog your memory. -Robert Reich
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As the climate crisis continues to accelerate, wealthy governments in the West are clamping down on climate protest. According to a new report from Climate Rights International, demonstrators around the world are being arrested, charged, prosecuted and silenced, simply for...
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As commerce transforms around the new rent-extracting digital fiefdoms, algorithms and AI become a way to transform skilled labor into machine-learning piecework. In Severance, technology is used to "sever" people's working selves from their actual selves, creating the...
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In this lengthy video essay, I outline why I feel that the MAGA movement (and the alt-right) is a neo-fascist political movement at its core. - AJ Rodriguez
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"Cancel culture" and "political correctness" are right-wing phenomena which today are dressed up in left wing language and symbols, and which serve to reinforce relationships of power and dominance between managers and workers.
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The terms "cancel culture" and "political correctness" are used to delegitimize ideas like gender equality and racial equality by conflating them with toxic dominance behaviour practiced by up-and-coming elites dressing up their power seeking goals in egalitarian social...
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If Donald Trump gets back into office, every part of the government will be turned into an arm of his MAGA agenda. How? Project 2025.
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Most journalists and academics don't even know what left and right really mean, or why it's so important to get it right - but you will after you listen to this.
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How can people who don't have official decision-making power exert their influence over those who do?
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Politics is the only practical discipline where none of the basic concepts have clear consensus definitions. This is why everything is so dumb.
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The song that could save America. Share widely.
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The inside story of 2020. The HBO Original Documentary #StoppingTheSteal premieres September 17 on @StreamOnMax.
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This short animation tells the story of the importance of our cultural values and their role in meaningful, durable systemic change. Join us on a journey that demonstrates the need to shift our mainstream cultural values to intrinsic values such as care, equality, creativity...
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Moneyless Society's flagship boots on the ground project is Appalachian Community Meal and Mutual Aid Network, which is just like it sounds: a monthly pop up resource hub galvanizing barrier free access and cascading shared benefit bringing the community together to meet our...
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In the latest episode of ‘Mehdi Unfiltered,’ Mehdi breaks down one of Donald Trump’s most fascistic plans: using the U.S. military to crush dissent. He discusses Trump’s plan to invoke the Insurrection Act to crack down on protesters with former Obama Defense Department...
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The same week France arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, the "President of the Rich" Emmanuel Macron stole the 2024 election, refusing to allow the left-wing New Popular Front that won to form a government, instead appointing a prime minister from a right-wing party that got...
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"Trump did try and start new wars, expanded old wars, increased drone strikes, and helped do a genocide in the Middle East."
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Krystal and Saagar are joined by Jeremy Scahill to discuss Bibi sabotaging ceasefire proposals with Hamas.
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This is a bombshell warning. - Owen Jones
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Krystal Ball discusses Israel self destructing their economy amid the escalating tensions with Iran.
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Democratic representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez replied to a question on Instagram asking about the Green Party, and had some things to say.
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"You can find examples of really big environmental problems that we've already solved.” Climate change is solvable, argues Hannah Ritchie.
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“I’m an American citizen and I was shot by the IDF. Biden, what will you do?” Amado Sison was on a volunteer mission in the West Bank, when the Israeli army opened fire. He tells BT his story from the town of Beita.
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Unlike the Uncommitted movement which seeks compromise with the DNC on Gaza, the Abandon Harris movement believes Democrats must be defeated in November in order to exercise any real leverage. “Do not be deceived by the rhetoric that there is a lesser evil when it comes to...
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For decades, world leaders have said that the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is simple: two states – Israel and Palestine – next to each other. But if the answer is so simple, what’s stopping it from happening? And is it even the right solution?
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Elliott County, Kentucky voted for Democrats for 144 years straight. Then, the county flipped to Trump…while simultaneously voting for Democratic Governor Andy Beshear. So what does this county have to tell us about this political moment?
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A secretive, high-tech gerrymandering initiative launched 10 years ago threatens to undermine our democracy. SLAY THE DRAGON follows everyday people as they fight to make their votes matter.
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You Are Being Lied To
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With the recent surprise win for the left in the French elections, some may be tempted to think fascism is on the back foot. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Let's take a look at the state of rising fascism in Europe.
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"Everyone should be hoping for his downfall."
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Narrated by Rosario Dawson. Produced by Martin Sheen and Maria Florio (Oscar, Best Documentary).
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This year, the Democratic National Convention held its first-ever panel on Palestinian human rights. The panel came after persistent grassroots organizing against U.S. support for Israel’s assault on Gaza.
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On October 22nd, 2023, James Talarico spoke at his home church in Texas about the dangers of Christian Nationalism.
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Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate! This is the best possible pick—and it’s a decision that’s been applauded by conservative and progressive Democrats. In this video Mike reacts to the announcement and explains why Tim Walz has crossover...
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In this clip from Mike's Twitch stream we talk about potential VP options for Kamala Harris, and Mike makes the case for Tim Walz and against Josh Shapiro.
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Racist pseudo-science is making a comeback thanks to Elon Musk. Recently, the tech billionaire has been retweeting prominent race scientist adherents on his platform X (formally known as Twitter), spreading misinformation about racial minorities’ intelligence and physiology...
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"Schoolhouse Rock" was an American series of animated "educational" short films. They were shown during Saturday morning "children's programming" on the ABC television network from1973-1985.
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The US is once again facilitating a far right coup of the Venezuelan government. BreakThrough News breaks down everything you need to know.
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Yes, this is real.
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz represents a midwest state, has charisma, great politics, and has accomplished a lot with just a 1-seat majority. He'd be the perfect running mate for Kamala Harris.
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"They scream socialism? We just build roads, and we build schools. and we build prosperity into this. Their whole plan is go backwards to give tax cuts to the wealthy." - Tim WalzSupport The Show On Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/seculartalk
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A secret museum in an art hotel sparks intrigue when it's revealed to be a creation of controversial artist, Banksy. Using art as a form of political resistance, the hotel highlights the reality of life under Israeli military occupation. WALLED OFF journeys through the hotel...
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John Oliver discusses the wave of people claiming there’s a wave of “migrant crime,” where the term came from, and what we can do next.
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Trump says if Christians vote for him in 2024 they won't have to vote ever again.
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The Earth’s continued existence is an obstacle in the way of achieving 4% GDP growth every year. It has to go. - @tombombaddie
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Donald Trump keeps comparing himself to Jesus. Whether he actually has a messiah complex or is just conning his supporters, he's playing to a growing GOP faction that wants America to be a white Christian Nationalist state, with Donald Trump as a divine ruler. Be Warned.
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What makes a fascist? -Rejecting democracy for a strongman -Stoking rage against cultural elites -Nationalism based on “superior” race -Glorifying strength and warriors -Disdain of women and LGBTQ+ people
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Praying for Armageddon goes inside the evangelical Christian movement to explore its influence on US democracy and foreign policy. Preparing for the "end times", a grassroots pastor gathers an army of veterans in the heartland of the United States, and megachurch ministers...
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Marvel's Loki shows us what fascism looks like, and how it comes to take root within innocuous conservatism.
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Following a shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump's supporters have portrayed him as a so-called "threat to the US deep state". But in reality, Trump was a warmonger as president, and appointed top CIA officials and neoconservatives to run his foreign policy. Ben...
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To understand the current war in Gaza, you have learn about the founding of the state of Israel and what that meant for the Palestinians who had been living there. Before Benjamin Netanyahu or Hamas, there was Zionism, the Balfour Declaration and the Nakba. This is how Israel...
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There has never been a US president like Donald Trump — and now he’s back, this time with a detailed plan for his second coming. Nearly four years after he was cast out by voters and accused of encouraging the American people to assault their own democracy with the attack on...
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Once upon a time, the GOP stood for limited government. But now it stands only for Trump and his authoritarian neofascism. It demands total loyalty to him. The party’s demise is on full display at this week’s Republican National Convention.
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“Trump is cultural heroin. He makes some feel better for a bit. But he cannot fix what ails them, and one day they’ll realize it" - J.D. VanceBrian Tyler Cohen's new book is called SHAMELESS: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/shameless
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This is a clip from Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky & The Media (1992), more relevant today than ever.
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In this episode, Peter discusses the anti-democratic roots of market capitalism and the dynamics therein.
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An overview of the evidence surrounding worker democracy. In summary: it's good, but far from perfect. Hope you enjoy the video and the new animations. - Unlearning Economics
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For the past 12 years, journalist Paul Moreira has traveled extensively in Iraq. In this personal film, he goes in search of the men he filmed back in 2003, at the very beginning of the American occupation. Through their stories, and by tracing the roots of ISIS to the...
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On June 25, 2024, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was able to walk free following a deal with the US government. Does this surprising end to the publisher’s many years of criminal prosecution and imprisonment signal a positive outcome for press freedom?
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Lowkey releases his new track 'Genocide Joe' featuring Mai Khalil.
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From air strikes to field executions, Fault Lines investigates the killings of civilians by the Israeli military in Gaza and the role of the United States in the war.
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The Government™ has made an ad about the existential threat that AI poses to humanity, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative
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In less than a month, Republicans will meet in Milwaukee to crown Donald Trump as their Emperor King and Sun God. But the real powers behind the GOP — the billionaires and their institutions that created Project 2025 as a how-to manual to convert American democracy into...
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Could Trump actually turn America into a fascist state? Yes. Here's how, in five steps.
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Trump will cut taxes for billionaires and stick you with the bill. Here are five things you need to know about Trumponomics.
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The military teaches soldiers how to fight, how to kill, how to survive. But who teaches them how to live with themselves? Examining an underreported story of the Iraq war: the psychological cost of those who fought it.
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From the front line of climate change in Iraq, BBC News Arabic unmasks an invisible killer: air pollution, investigating a hidden epidemic of cancer and the deadly impact of oil production on children and the planet.
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Bush's Texas Solution: Tough on Crime Policies and Their Impact
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Never in all its history has America been so obese. The obesity rates keep climbing. 160 million Americans are severely overweight. Faced with this staggering figure, healthcare professionals are trying to find new, more efficient, and more aggressive treatments for this illness.
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"The thing that stands out for me the most when watching the deeply moving footage of Julian Assange arriving home to Australia is how impossible this all felt… until it happened." - Caitlin Johnstone
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Written as a letter to a child in Gaza by Chris Hedges, the film takes the audience on a haunting & realistic journey through Gaza today from a child’s perspective imbued with guilt of a foreign journalist. Stylish, artistic, horrifying, yet hopeful that we can do better. We...
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In Mehdi Hasan's latest monologue, he unpacks how and why AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, one of the most powerful lobbying group in the US, is spending record amounts of money to topple - not for the first time - a pro-Palestinian Congressman.
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The impact of war is so much more than just the emissions from tanks, ships and warplanes - modern warfare has a devastating effect on people and the planet. So, what is the scale of planetary destruction wrought by militaries? And in a world where nations justify war on the...
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This 35-minute film is a united call for a new economy, delivered by those who have committed their lives to working for systemic change.
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This 42-minute film is bursting with examples of exciting localization initiatives across the world.
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Everything we warned about has come to pass. - Owen Jones
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A battle for the future of democracy is raging in Greg Abbott's Texas. In the summer of 2023, amid a deadly, record-breaking global heatwave, Republican Governor Abbott signed a bill that eliminated mandated water breaks for outdoor workers. When TRNN's Marc Steiner traveled...
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Grace Blakeley is a writer, commentator and economist whose new book Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom is out now. She came by JOE Towers to chat to us about neoliberal capitalism, the destruction of working-class power and how...
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Protestant minister, social activist, and Yale Divinity School professor Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss his latest book, “White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy.”
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Cincinnati is an historic city, just across the Ohio River from Kentucky in the heart of the American Midwest. In the years when people were fleeing slavery in the South, the city became a way station on the underground railroad. And since 2011, it has been home to Co-op...
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This 1Dime documentary is about the history and evolution of US Democracy, based on the political theory of Sheldon Wolin and his book “Democracy Incorporated: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism” and the Expanded Edition of his book “Politics and...
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John Oliver discusses the financial and environmental impact of corn in the US.
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What if, in the midst of global uncertainty and ecological distress, we chose to focus our attention on the ways people come together—across cultures and continents—to care for life’s most essential gift? "Water is Love" embodies this hope. Rooted in the power of shared...
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EXPOSED: Britain's Secret Role in Gaza
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If you are not sure, why the vote this year will be important, take a listen to this video. The animation has been done in OpenToonz The reading has been done with help of Voicemaker.in
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Israel is behaving like this because it knows its Western protectors will let it get away with everything and anything. - Owen Jones
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U.S. media and politicians have spoken out ad nauseam about the alleged anti-semitism on display at ceasefire protests. Not only do they fail to distinguish between antizionism (which is not antisemitism) and antisemitism, but they refuse to cover the the violence and hate...
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Sign Up on the Official Website to Watch - "Where Olive Trees Weep" offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice.
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Seven and half months on, and Israel is staring a catastrophic defeat. - Owen Jones
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While all eyes are on Gaza...
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Stephen Kapos is an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor from Budapest, and here he tells me about the horrors he survived - and why Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. He's such an inspiring voice, full of moral clarity, and it was a privilege to listen to him. - Owen Jones
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US Presidential candidate Dr Cornel West is a philosopher and prominent advocate for social and racial justice. He’s taught at some of the top universities in the US including Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, but has one major plan if he becomes President: to “dismantle the...
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