We talk to trailblazing editor in chief of the alternative media site, Mint Press News, Mnar Muhawesh about the alternative media revolution, her work, and her life as an activist entrepreneur — from death threats to coloring books. https://youtu.be/uSIJxIpJN18 MintPress News @MintPressNews · Apr 26 2015 Published on Apr 23, 2015 Occupy.com Subscribe or “Follow” us More
Fiore: What’s the new frontier in scientific denial? Earthquake denial! First, fossil fuels help change the atmosphere, now they’re causing earthquakes. It’s official, this isn’t just some crackpot conspiracy theory designed to undermine the oil industry. The USGS and loads of scientists confirm that the industry practice of injecting oil and gas wastewater deep underground is causing earthquakes.
Giroux: The stories a society tells about itself are a measure of how it values itself, its children, the ideals of democracy and its future.
The international response to Wednesday's attack on the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has been varied and extremely powerful. READ MORE and see some of the images of cartoons from cartoonists around the world in reaction to the shooting Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times More
Let us make sure that it goes away, crumbles, step by step, without destroying the world, without dragging it into WWIII. Let us unite, individuals and nations, movements and parties. At least until the most dangerous period passes.
No Exit in Gaza: Broken Homes and Broken Lives ...the plight of the Awajahs opened a window onto what an entire society was facing, onto what it’s like to live with an interminable war and constant fear. The Awajahs’ story shines a spotlight on what Palestinians in Gaza have endured for years on end. By Jen More
#Ferguson This photo is being circulated on Facebook by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Next week's New Yorker cover. Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page today. Rise Up Times is also on Pinterest, Google+ and Tumblr. Find us More
I believe it important to understand how western media beat the drum of war on behalf of George W. Bush. The echo chamber demonstrated it could be counted on to back acts of aggression around the world with impunity. By Peter Lavelle Global Research November 18, 2014 Sputnik 17 November 2014 Region: Russia and FSU Theme: Media Disinformation We have recently been hearing a More
Mnar Muhawesh, Founder and Editor In Chief, MintPress News, talked about how the tightly controlled corporate media ignores reporting and good journalism to follow directives on creating enemies and promoting wars. Almost all of the media outlets in this country are owned by a few corporations. Thank you so much for having me, I’m honored to be More
Mnar Muhawesh, Founder and Editor In Chief, MintPress News, talked about how the tightly controlled corporate media ignores reporting and good journalism to follow directives on creating enemies and promoting wars. Almost all of the media outlets in this country are owned by a few corporations. (See image below.) https://vimeo.com/111387209 November 9, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Muhawesh More
ISIS in Washington: America’s Soundtrack of Hysteria By Tom Engelhardt October 7, 2014 It happened so fast that, at first, I didn’t even take it in. Two Saturdays ago, a friend and I were heading into the Phillips Museum in Washington, D.C., to catch a show of neo-Impressionist art when we ran into someone he knew, heading More
Practical tips, rights, and appsBy Erin Kennedy www.thedialoguechronicle.com from PopularResistance.org August 27, 2014Consider this scenario:Hundreds of people gathering at town square in the morning have become thousands by the afternoon. The chanting from the protesters is only drowned out by the growl of police tanks rolling up a residential street. No Justice! No Peace! No More
