TECHNOLOGY: Farewell to the 747
Pan Am was one of the earliest adopters for its transcontinental flights.
We are chiefly a political and social commentary and information organisation, analysing the world and its history from a radical, anti-capitalist perspective. That said, some things escape that framework. Such is the case with Boeings 747, an airplane that provoked a paradigm shift in world aviation. Here's a snapshot of this fascinating aircraft.
The fabled 747 is entering its final approach and soon will be history as a commercial liner, but its life may be prolonged by its usefulness as a capable cargo freighter.
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Parting shot—a word from the editors
The Best Definition of Donald Trump We Have Found
In his zeal to prove to his antagonists in the War Party that he is as bloodthirsty as their champion, Hillary Clinton, and more manly than Barack Obama, Trump seems to have gone “play-crazy” -- acting like an unpredictable maniac in order to terrorize the Russians into forcing some kind of dramatic concessions from their Syrian allies, or risk Armageddon.However, the “play-crazy” gambit can only work when the leader is, in real life, a disciplined and intelligent actor, who knows precisely what actual boundaries must not be crossed. That ain’t Donald Trump -- a pitifully shallow and ill-disciplined man, emotionally handicapped by obscene privilege and cognitively crippled by white American chauvinism. By pushing Trump into a corner and demanding that he display his most bellicose self, or be ceaselessly mocked as a “puppet” and minion of Russia, a lesser power, the War Party and its media and clandestine services have created a perfect storm of mayhem that may consume us all.— Glen Ford, Editor in Chief, Black Agenda Report
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