Why Israel Blows Up Media Offices and Targets Journalists
by Norman Solomon
on May 21, 2021
Israel’s missile attack on media offices in Gaza City last weekend was successful. A gratifying response came quickly from the head of The Associated Press, which had a bureau in the building for 15 years: “The world will know less about what is happening in Gaza because of what happened today.”
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The Idea That Deficit Spending Is a Burden on Our Children Is the Dumbest Propaganda
by Jon Schwarz, The Intercept
on May 21, 2021
Every time the government sells a bond, it creates a liability for the government. But it also creates an asset for whoever bought it.
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Progressive Legislators to Introduce Resolution Blocking Bomb Sale to Israel
by Alex Kane, Jewish Currents
on May 19, 2021
AMIDST ISRAEL’S DEVASTATING ASSAULT ON GAZA, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan, and Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib are preparing to introduce a resolution that would block the United States’ planned $735 million sale of bombs to Israel, according to an early draft of the legislation obtained by Jewish Currents.
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'Criminal Complicity': Outrage as Biden Pushes $735 Million Weapons Sale to Israel Amid Gaza Slaughter
by Jake Johnson, Common Dreams
on May 17, 2021
"Approving more weapons to Israel would add fuel to the fire and would only embolden Israel to continue its bombardments on Gaza."
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Left Says Senate Democrats Face Existential Choice: Kill Filibuster or Watch Democracy Die
by Jake Johnson, Common Dreams
on May 17, 2021
"This is about to move from an abstract conversation about Senate rules to a very clear choice for Senate Democrats: Protect the 'Jim Crow' filibuster or protect American democracy—they won't be able to do both."
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No to Rahm Statement
by RootsAction.org
on May 14, 2021
FOR RELEASE -- A.M. FRIDAY, MAY 14
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Congresswoman Jayapal Misses the Mark by Saying Biden Deserves an ‘A’ Grade
by Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon
on May 10, 2021
It’s the job of progressive advocates and activists to tell inconvenient truths, without sugarcoating or cheerleading.
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Mapping Militarism 2021
by David Swanson
on May 10, 2021
This year’s annual update to World BEYOND War’s Mapping Militarism project uses a completely new mapping system developed by our Technology Director Marc Eliot Stein.
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No to Rahm
by RootsAction.org
on May 14, 2021
FOR RELEASE -- A.M. FRIDAY, MAY 14
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Squad & Co: Unite as a Block to Downsize Biden’s Military Budget
by Medea Benjamin and Marcy Winograd
on May 03, 2021
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