Tim DeChristopher addressed the court and the judge today. This is what he said: Thank you for the opportunity to speak before the court. When … Tim’s official statement at his sentencing hearingRead more
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Posted inExtremism / Media / Politics / Social
Media’s Double Standard on “Terrorism”
media coverage of the Oslo attacks. Numerous news outlets and commentators initially blamed the attack on Islamic militants. Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper, The Sun, ran … Media’s Double Standard on “Terrorism”Read more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Politics
Death Threats for Australian Climate Scientists
Australian climate scientists are paying a steep price for their work, as opponents of Australia’s proposed tax on carbon emissions have embraced an attack the … Death Threats for Australian Climate ScientistsRead more
Posted inCapitalism / Economics / Movie / Multimedia / Politics / Social
Secret History of the Credit Card
SECRET HISTORY OF THE CREDIT CARD PRODUCED BY David Rummel & Nelli Kheyfets CORRESPONDENT Lowell Bergman WRITTEN BY Lowell Bergman & David Rummel DIRECTED BY … Secret History of the Credit CardRead more
Posted inPolitics / ToMl / USA Empire
Haiti cry
The Nation magazine published the first in a series of reports on more than [1,900] U.S. diplomatic cables on Haiti that were released by WikiLeaks. … Haiti cryRead more
Posted inInternational / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
Neither Reconciliation nor Democracy in Honduras
The impunity for the people who carried out the coup, the impunity for human rights violations, the impunity for crimes against humanity carried out during … Neither Reconciliation nor Democracy in HondurasRead more
Posted inMultimedia / Politics / Renewable / Solar
Britain’s first solar powered town
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Posted inInternet / Multimedia / Politics / ToMl
Filter bubbles
[ted id=1091] Mark Zuckerberg, a journalist was asking him a question about the news feed. And the journalist was asking him, “Why is this so … Filter bubblesRead more
Posted inDemocracy / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
Shock Doctrine American-Style
This is a Frontal Assault on Democracy, a Corporate Coup D’Etat Rallies for workers’ rights are spreading across the country. In Michigan, over a thousand … Shock Doctrine American-StyleRead more
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Manuel Zelaya is back in Honduras
Manuel Zelaya, the former president of Honduras, returned home on Saturday after 23 months in exile. At a news conference Sunday in his living room, … Manuel Zelaya is back in HondurasRead more