The title of this newly released documentary refers to a tirade reportedly unleashed by Donald Trump early in his presidency, after Attorney General Jeff Sessions … McCarthy’s right-hand man, mentor to TrumpRead more
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What the Right Gets Embarrassingly Wrong About Slavery
Four hundred years after the event, the New York Times has published a special project focusing on the first Africans arriving in 1619 at Point … What the Right Gets Embarrassingly Wrong About SlaveryRead more
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The Forgotten Trauma of a Forgotten War
GOMA, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo — The boy was sitting next to his father, as he so often did. He mimicked his … The Forgotten Trauma of a Forgotten WarRead more
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What to Expect from Turkey’s Coming Invasion of Syria
U.S. President Donald Trump told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, October 6, that the United States troops inside Syria would not defend the … What to Expect from Turkey’s Coming Invasion of SyriaRead more
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Elite UK military unit secretly trained by leftist regime-change advocate Gilbert Achcar and other academics
Declassified British government documents obtained by The Grayzone show that prominent regime-change activists who work in academia and market themselves as leftists have been quietly … Elite UK military unit secretly trained by leftist regime-change advocate Gilbert Achcar and other academicsRead more
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The sun shines only at night
Engie has been notified by the Power Authority of Guam that it was the lowest bidder and has won a contract to construct two solar … The sun shines only at nightRead more
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What happens when a corporation colonizes a country?
In all the history courses that I ever took, I was taught that the British Empire colonized India. Yet, as William Dalrymple’s eminently readable new … What happens when a corporation colonizes a country?Read more
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Lula Is Free
Just before 5pm on Friday the 8th of November, Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walked out of his prison in Curitiba (Brazil). … Lula Is FreeRead more
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A Shakespearean Act of Betrayal
AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, as we turn now to the Middle East, where U.S. … A Shakespearean Act of BetrayalRead more
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700+ Arrested as Extinction Rebellion Fights Climate Crisis with Direct Action
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: “This is not a drill.” That’s the message of thousands of activists who took to the streets of major cities across the globe … 700+ Arrested as Extinction Rebellion Fights Climate Crisis with Direct ActionRead more