August 4, 2010
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Black Agenda Report 4 August, 2010: Mongrel / White Citizenship / Invisible Negroes / Persecuting Maxine Waters
4 August, 2010 — Black Agenda Report “Mongrels”: Historically, and from Obama’s Mouth by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Barack Obama behaves as if he has no historical or cultural knowledge of “the nation over which he presides.” The president’s labeling of African Americans as “mongrels” reveals an astounding and fundamental disrespect for Black Americans Continue reading
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On Wikileaks (III): “We’d like his cooperation…” By Arthur Silber
1 August, 2010 — Once Upon a Time… Within the next few days, I will publish a detailed analysis of the criticisms of Wikileaks and the latest release of Afghanistan documents offered, not by conservative/rightwing bastards like Varadarajan (discussed in the last section of this article), but by what we might call the “radical left.” Continue reading
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Wikileaks, Resistance, Genuine Heroes, and Breaking the Goddamned Rules (II) By Arthur Silber
29 July, 2010 — Once Upon a Time… Life and Death in the Obedience Culture I have sometimes described America today as an “obedience culture.” The phrase refers to the fact that, beneath the specifics of the largely pointless debates on any topic you care to name, those who purport to speak on behalf of Continue reading
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Wikileaks, Resistance, Genuine Heroes, and Breaking the Goddamned Rules (I) By Arthur Silber
27 July, 2010 — Once Upon a Time… The other day, I offered some observations about the Wikileaks story and the latest release of a huge number of documents. My comments were focused very narrowly: I wanted to highlight the great heroism of those who run Wikileaks and are otherwise involved in these continuing leaks Continue reading
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THE BIG DEBATE: ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT
3 August, 2010 — The Real News Network The Dinokeng scenarios: 35 South Africans with different perspectives debate the shape of their future in five videos. http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.6464663 http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.6464677 http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.6464693 http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.6464703 http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.6464731 THE BIG DEBATE: ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT, posted with vodpod Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 3 August, 2010: Scores injured in days of Israeli attacks on Gaza
3 August, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli Military Injures One Gazan Worker IMEMC – 3 Aug 2010 – Tuesday August 03, 2010 – 17:21, Israel shoots another man as he attempts to gather construction materials. 3 Lebanese Killed in Cross Border Fire IMEMC – 3 Aug 2010 – Tuesday August Continue reading
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If I needed something to confirm I am going in the right direction: an interview with Yonatan Shapira By Jesse Bacon
[Yonatan-Shapira] I interviewed about Yonatan Shapira of Boycott from Within and Combatants for Peace after he was called in for an interrogation by the Israeli Security Services. Continue reading
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The Haiti story you won't read By Laura Wagner
When I came back to Haiti in early April, after having been injured during the earthquake and evacuated a few days after, I was prepared to be shocked by the transformation of a city I once knew. Instead, what struck me was how quickly I adjusted to empty lots and mounds of broken-down rubble where… Continue reading
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Live Video of Ethnic cleansing in the Israeli Negev
Around 300 Bedouins living in Israel’s Negev desert are homeless after Israeli police raided their village & razed their homes. Continue reading
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Bradford can’t afford the EDL
“The EDL are coming here to provoke further trouble – trouble this city cannot afford.” That’s the warning from Ian Greenwood, the leader of Bradford Council. He knows his city. He knows that the English Defence League’s march of hate will hurt Bradford. Over the last few days, over 17,000 people have co-signed our letter… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 