Whether you consider the appalling death toll or the equally unacceptable rising numbers of Covid-19 cases, the United States has one of the worst records … Accountability Is Gone in AmericaRead more
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Decline in US bird biodiversity related to neonicotinoids
Bird biodiversity is rapidly declining in the U.S. The overall bird population decreased by 29% since 1970, while grassland birds declined by an alarming 53%. … Decline in US bird biodiversity related to neonicotinoidsRead more
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Dropping Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Was Unnecessary
At a time when Americans are reassessing so many painful aspects of our nation’s past, it is an opportune moment to have an honest national … Dropping Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Was UnnecessaryRead more
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War and Pandemic Journalism
The struggle against Covid-19 has often been compared to fighting a war. Much of this rhetoric is bombast, but the similarities between the struggle against … War and Pandemic JournalismRead more
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Resistance in the Age of Trump
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DXS0FfxSZs&rel=0] Kevin Zeese On Contact
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64-Year-Old Woman Says She Was Punched For Wearing Mask
On Friday evening, a 64-year-old woman in Little Rock, Arkansas said she was knocked down after being punched in the face by men in a … 64-Year-Old Woman Says She Was Punched For Wearing MaskRead more
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It’s not the intimidator that will start a war
AMY GOODMAN: Seventy-five years ago today at 8:15 in the morning, the U.S. dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. … It’s not the intimidator that will start a warRead more
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When Corporate Power Is Your Real Government, Corporate Media Is State Media
The New York Times published an astonishingly horrible article the other day titled “Latin America Is Facing a ‘Decline of Democracy’ Under the Pandemic” accusing … When Corporate Power Is Your Real Government, Corporate Media Is State MediaRead more
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Another Hiroshima is coming… unless we stop it now
In a major essay to mark the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, John Pilger describes reporting from five ‘ground zeros’ for nuclear … Another Hiroshima is coming… unless we stop it nowRead more
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America’s Wars on Democracy in Rwanda and the DR Congo
Joe Emersberger interviewed Justin Podur regarding his new book about a conflict few understand thanks to, among other things, “Africanist” scholars. Joe Emersberger: Your book … America’s Wars on Democracy in Rwanda and the DR CongoRead more