Sixteen-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has ignited the climate movement, most recently taking a zero-carbon ocean voyage to America to attend the September 23rd … Greta Thunberg is a painful reminder of decades of climate failuresRead more
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Edward Snowden supports WikiLeaks
AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! I’m Amy Goodman, as we continue Part 2 of our conversation with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, who has just … Edward Snowden supports WikiLeaksRead more
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200 years before Orwell, a German naturalist prophesied surveillance capitalism
A hill whose elevation remains unknown is an insult to human reason. This statement, attributed to German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769 – … 200 years before Orwell, a German naturalist prophesied surveillance capitalismRead more
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The Trump Whistleblower Scandal Is Proving Edward Snowden Right
Edward Snowden did it all wrong, his critics thundered. The former National Security Agency subcontractor should have used “other avenues available for somebody whose conscience … The Trump Whistleblower Scandal Is Proving Edward Snowden RightRead more
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Tax Havens: Britain’s Second Empire
In August 2012, the UK-based New Left Project published an article entitled “Britain’s Second Empire,” which involved an interview with the London-based academic Ronen Palan … Tax Havens: Britain’s Second EmpireRead more
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Private Contractors Play Key Role in U.S. Intelligence
AMY GOODMAN: As the Democratic-led House moves swiftly towards impeachment, President Trump took to Twitter Sunday night to attack the whistleblower whose complaint first exposed … Private Contractors Play Key Role in U.S. IntelligenceRead more
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War Propaganda 101
The Psychology Of Getting Julian Assange, Part 5 Earlier this month, on March 10th, it came to widespread attention via the New York Times (NYT) … War Propaganda 101Read more
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Trump to Return Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the Private Sector
The US Treasury Department is proposing to end federal government control over the Federal Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, also known … Trump to Return Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the Private SectorRead more
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Before the East India Company
It is always a mistake to read history backward. We know that the East India Company eventually grew to control almost half the world’s trade … Before the East India CompanyRead more
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Financial Censorship Is Still Censorship
AMY GOODMAN: As a whistleblower complaint filed against President Trump rocks Washington and threatens Trump’s presidency, we spend the hour with one of the world’s … Financial Censorship Is Still CensorshipRead more