[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDOzbqqN9U0&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Yasha Levine Big Tech’s Pentagon Deals Last month, Google announced it would not renew its contract with a Pentagon initiative called Project Maven. … The military roots of Google is very deepRead more
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The D.C. Political Monopoly Just Does Not Get It
The spectacle of political “leaders” disconnected from basic social realities survived Trump’s defeat. He and his GOP had shown little grasp of the two great … The D.C. Political Monopoly Just Does Not Get ItRead more
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Peaceful exchange of power
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfkBhvlcen0&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Days after a pro-Trump riot in the US Capitol, Max Blumenthal headed to DC’s “Red Zone” to report on the occupation of Washington … Peaceful exchange of powerRead more
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Say her name: Dr. Susan Moore
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/ITLEZDVH7AI6VCMOWINZVA7XSI.jpg&w=691 Health-care workers gathered to clap for protesters demonstrating against police brutality in New York in June. (Holly Pickett/For The Washington Post) Aletha Maybank is … Say her name: Dr. Susan MooreRead more
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Black Female Doctors Condemn Racial Disparities in Healthcare
When Black doctor Susan Moore died from COVID-19 after posting a video from her hospital bed describing racist treatment by medical staff, her chilling message … Black Female Doctors Condemn Racial Disparities in HealthcareRead more
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Will America’s Forever Wars Ever Be Over?
“This is a different kind of war, which we will wage aggressively and methodically to disrupt and destroy terrorist activity,” President George W. Bush announced … Will America’s Forever Wars Ever Be Over?Read more
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White Terrorist Groups Attacked Democracy During Reconstruction, They Are Doing It Again
But going from the immediate history and this week the white supremacist Proud Boys leader being arrested in D.C. with long guns, with automatic weapons … White Terrorist Groups Attacked Democracy During Reconstruction, They Are Doing It AgainRead more
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Methamphetamine overdose deaths rise sharply nationwide
Deaths involving methamphetamines more than quadrupled among non-Hispanic American Indians and Alaska Natives from 2011-2018 (from 4.5 to 20.9 per 100,000 people) overall, with sharp … Methamphetamine overdose deaths rise sharply nationwideRead more
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The return of people power
Here in the west, we have much to learn from resistance movements in dangerous places and their tactics of informed direct action. In researching a … The return of people powerRead more
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Documentaries give a compassionate and an informed public
My first documentary for television was The Quiet Mutiny, made in 1970 for Granada. It was an unusual film, laced with irony and farce, rather … Documentaries give a compassionate and an informed publicRead more