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The Media Never Mention the No. 1 Cause of Climate Change, by Lee Camp
Our illogical, immoral meat consumption will kill our planet, kill our future and possibly kill your family.
U.S. Congresswoman Betty McCollum says No New Nuclear Weapons and other good news
Women Walk for Peace in Korea
SUMMER OFFENSIVE FOR NET NEUTRALITY STARTS NOW
Net neutrality is being stolen from you. Here are suggestions to stop the theft. By Fight for the Future Popular Resistance June 10, 2018 | RESIST!, Note: The battle for a free and open Internet that is equal to all as a public utility continues. The net neutrality movement will continue urging members of Congress to support the […]
America the Failed State, by Chris Hedges
“We’re in surplus production in almost every area. But there is a terrible distribution system where people around the globe suffer and die from starvation.
Trump’s act of state terrorism against children, by Henry A. Giroux
State violence against children has a long, dark history among authoritarian regimes.
Trump Getting Us Ready for Nuclear War by Lawrence S. Wittner
…buried far below the mass media coverage of the summit spectacle, the reality is that Trump―assisted by his military and civilian advisors―is busy getting the United States ready for nuclear war.
Tomgram: Engelhardt, A Twenty-First-Century History of Greed
The history of greed in our time has yet to be written, but what a story it will someday make.
The Battle for Paradise: Naomi Klein reports from Puerto Rico
PUERTO RICANS AND ULTRARICH “PUERTOPIANS” ARE LOCKED IN A PITCHED STRUGGLE OVER HOW TO REMAKE THE ISLAND
The Second Sight of W.E.B. Du Bois, by Chris Hedges
]Racism, [Du Bois] saw, was not only endemic to capitalism and imperialism but deformed historical narratives, the stories that got told and those that did not.
‘We the Corporations’ with Robert Sheer and Adam Winkler (Audio and Transcript)
The Constitution doesn’t mention corporations, right?
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…the fact is it’s the subversion of the 14th Amendment, by the corporations, by the rich.
See Which Companies Make Billions from Selling Weapons Around the World
Private companies building and selling guns is not the same thing as the government encouraging their use in other nations’ war zones, but President Eisenhower’s prescient warning is great food for thought.
Chaco Canyon, Chaco Earth, by Chris Hedges
“Violence was public, intended to appall and subdue the populace. Chacoan death squads (my term, not LeBlanc’s) executed and mutilated those judged to be threats to Chacoan power, those who broke the rules.”
Beware of White Helmets Bearing News by Ann Wright
Rather than wait for the arrival of a team of experts from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to assess whether chemicals had even used in this latest incident, Trump gave the order to bomb.
The Left’s Embrace of Amazon’s Corporatism Proves Haunting Power of Two-Party Paradigm
Bezos is currently worth around 120.5 billion dollars. If he took a tiny pay cut and knocked his net worth down to a measly 120 billion, none of his workers would need to be on welfare.
The Oligarchs’ ‘Guaranteed Basic Income’ Scam by Chris Hedges
[The oligarchs] seek… a mechanism to continue to exploit desperate workers earning subsistence wages and whom they can hire and fire at will.
Citing ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Motto, 3,000+ Google Employees Demand Company End Work on Pentagon Drone Project
“We believe that Google should not be in the business of war…
The Real Problem With Sinclair by John Nichols
“Our democracy functions best when we have a strong, diverse, and independent local journalism.”
‘The Gig Economy’ Is the New Term for Serfdom by Chris Hedges
The drivers should, as farmers did in 2015 with tractors in Paris, shut down the center of the city. And drivers in other cities should do the same. This is the only language our corporate masters understand. Mr. Fish / Truthdig By Chris Hedges Truthdig March 25, 2018 A 65-year-old New York City cab driver from […]
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