U.S. to Russia: Do as We Say, Not as We Do
by Norman Solomon
on January 31, 2022
Hidden in plain sight, the extreme hypocrisy of the U.S. position on NATO and Ukraine cries out for journalistic coverage and open debate in the USA’s major media outlets. But those outlets, with rare exceptions, have gone into virtually Orwellian mode, only allowing elaboration on the theme of America good, Russia bad.
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Biden’s clamp-down on military gear to local police has giant loophole
by Stephen Semler, Responsible Statecraft
on January 27, 2022
On its face, the president’s new executive order looks like a step forward, but a closer looks reveals more of the same.
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Blinken’s response to Russia NATO demand is frankly disturbing
by Marcus Stanley, Responsible Statecraft
on January 27, 2022
Problematic: Calling the territorial integrity of Ukraine a ‘core principle’ of the US and suggesting entering the alliance is Kiev’s ‘right to choose.’
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Ominous History in Real Time: Where We Are Now in the USA
by Norman Solomon
on January 18, 2022
“In the real world, financial power is political power. A system that runs on money is adept at running over people without it.”
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I was there. I am here.
by Michael Moore
on January 18, 2022
I was in the room, as they say, where it happened.
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Bernie Wants Democrats to Fight for the Working Class. They Won’t.
by Neal Meyer, Jacobin
on January 16, 2022
Bernie Sanders is sounding the alarm: working-class people are fed up with Democrats’ failed strategy of behind-the-scenes negotiations. But the party won’t listen. So Sanders and the Squad should take a more aggressive approach against the Democrats.
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House Republicans Release Text of Redacted Fauci Emails on Covid Origins
by Maia Hibbett, Ryan Grim, The Intercept
on January 16, 2022
A scientist told The Intercept he was advised not to “mention a lab origin as that will just add fuel to the conspiracists” after a call with NIH leaders.
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Organizations Call for Elimination of "Launch on Warning" Land-Based Nuclear Missiles in the United States
by RootsAction.org
on January 12, 2022
More than 60 national and regional organizations on Wednesday issued a joint statement calling for the elimination of the 400 land-based nuclear missiles now armed and on hair-trigger alert in the United States.
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Plans for Mass Shipments of High-Level Radioactive Waste Quietly Disclosed
by John Laforge, Counterpunch
on January 09, 2022
How far is your house or apartment from a major highway, or railroad line? Do you want to play Russian roulette with radioactive waste in transit for 40 years?
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Second chance
by Brielle Entzminger, Cville Weekly
on January 09, 2022
Formerly incarcerated man advocates for prison reform…on TikTok
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