Iran Doesn’t Have a Nuclear Weapons Program. Why Do Media Keep Saying It Does?
by Adam Johnson, FAIR
on October 19, 2017
When it comes to Iran, do basic facts matter?
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As a Team Owner, I Demand the Green Bay Packers Hire Colin Kaepernick
by Harvey Wasserman, The Progressive
on October 19, 2017
For many years, I have held two shares in America’s only publicly owned major sports team, the Green Bay Packers.
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How the “Fake News” Scare Is Marginalizing the Left
by Julianne Tveten, In These Times
on October 19, 2017
Unaccountable tech companies are defining the parameters of acceptable discourse.
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Petition of Thanks to Protesting Athletes Delivered to NFL Management and Players
by RootsAction.org
on October 16, 2017
In the wake of Colin Kaepernick's grievance against National Football League owners alleging collusion and with meetings set between NFL management, team owners and the players association on the issue of pregame protests, RootsAction.org is delivering a petition with nearly 20,000 signatures in support of the protesting players to both NFL management and the players association.
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White Nights: Before Charlottesville Was in the Spotlight, Police Arrested Their Most Prominent Critic in the Middle of the Night
by Alex Emmons: The Intercept
on October 16, 2017
Jeff Fogel woke to the sound of someone furiously banging on his door. He quickly threw on a T-shirt and pajama bottoms while the banging continued, and stole a glance at his alarm clock before running downstairs. It was 12:30 a.m. in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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I am in Guantánamo Bay. The US government is starving me to death
by Khalid Qassim, The Guardian
on October 16, 2017
I am in so much pain that I know it can’t go on much longer. As each night comes, I wonder if I will wake up in the morning writes Khalid Qassim.
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5 Reasons Why Trump Is Moving Towards War With Iran
by Trita Parsi, CommonDreams
on October 16, 2017
Trump's confrontation with Iran is a war of choice, not a "war of necessity."
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RootsAction.org Interviews Drone Whistleblower Brandon Bryant
by RootsAction.org
on October 13, 2017
Q: How did you end up in the drone program?
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Russiagate Is More Fiction Than Fact
by Aaron Maté, The Nation
on October 11, 2017
From accusations of Trump campaign collusion to Russian Facebook ad buys, the media has substituted hype for evidence.
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JFK Had Ordered Full Withdrawal From Vietnam: Solid Evidence
by James K. Galbraith, Portside
on October 11, 2017
The Ken Burns/Lynn Novick documentary series on Vietnam, currently airing on PBS, skates very lightly over one of the war’s most contentious questions: Did John F. Kennedy intend to pursue the fight or to pull out?
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