Half a million children have died in Iraq since UN sanctions were imposed – most enthusiastically by Britain and the US. Three UN officials have … Squeezed to DeathRead more
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A Moral Outrage
It was the public, not politicians, who forced the Australian government to end the betrayal of East Timor. On October 11, the Guardian published a … A Moral OutrageRead more
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ExxonMobil Lobbyist on Playbook for Plastic
“It’s Just Like on Climate Change” Greenpeace UK has released additional video clips of its explosive, undercover interview of one of ExxonMobil’s top lobbyists. In … ExxonMobil Lobbyist on Playbook for PlasticRead more
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Father Stan Swamy: A Soft-Spoken Man With a Fire Within
I write this seething with rage. Livid about the injustice, the cruelty, the sheer inhumanity of the senseless death of a simple, committed human being … Father Stan Swamy: A Soft-Spoken Man With a Fire WithinRead more
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We helped them descend into hell
It had been a long night of waiting for the Indonesian troop convoy to pass. Two of us then crossed the border into East Timor … We helped them descend into hellRead more
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Stan Swamy Passes Away After Contracting COVID-19 in Jail
Jesuit priest and tribal rights activists Stan Swamy passed away on Monday afternoon, two days after he was placed on ventilator support in Mumbai’s Holy … Stan Swamy Passes Away After Contracting COVID-19 in JailRead more
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Cold War was a marketing campaign for subsidization of the aerospace industry
Hitler Wouldn’t Risk Doomsday, But The United States Did Daniel Ellsberg on RAI (2/8) [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LpRdP7Ge64&rel=0&feature=relmfu]
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The future of wind energy is floating turbines on the ocean
Floating turbines could be deployed in deeper waters further offshore. There, winds are stronger and more consistent. Fewer species of birds can be harmed by … The future of wind energy is floating turbines on the oceanRead more
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Extreme heat and cold kill five million every year
Extremes of hot and cold weather now claim around five million lives a year worldwide. Deaths related to heatwaves have been on the increase this … Extreme heat and cold kill five million every yearRead more
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The Elites Are Fighting a Vicious Class War All the Time
In 1967, Noam Chomsky emerged as a leading critic of the Vietnam War with a New York Review of Books essay critiquing US foreign policy’s … The Elites Are Fighting a Vicious Class War All the TimeRead more