February 2013
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Video: Du Bois, Garvey and Pan Africanism
Part 3: On the 145th anniversary of W.E.B. Du Bois’s birth, Anthony Monteiro discusses the opposing views on Pan Africanism of Du Bois and Marcus Garvey Continue reading
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The “Alternative Media” Challenges Officialdom’s Views By Colin Todhunter
The mainstream media is under threat. And the threat is in the form of what is known as the ‘alternative media’. Decades ago, the ‘underground’ media took the form of pamphlets and booklets. These days, it’s no longer ‘underground’ and you don’t need money to cover print and distribution costs. It’s very much alive and… Continue reading
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The “Alternative Media” Challenges Officialdom’s Views By Colin Todhunter
The mainstream media is under threat. And the threat is in the form of what is known as the ‘alternative media’. Decades ago, the ‘underground’ media took the form of pamphlets and booklets. These days, it’s no longer ‘underground’ and you don’t need money to cover print and distribution costs. It’s very much alive and… Continue reading
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ICH 21 February 2013: The Moral Decoding of 9-11 – Prof. J. McMurtry
21 February 2013 — Information Clearing House Carnage 53 Killed In Syria Courtesy of US Allies By Daniel McAdams No doubt this bombing against a government building will be blamed on the Syrian government in the Western media, adding to the phony UN body count. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34051.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 21 February 2013: Collaboration between IDF, settlers reaching point of no return
21 February 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center El-Eesawy Sentenced To Eight Months, His Hunger Strike ContinuesIMEMC – Hunger striking Palestinian detainee, Samer Al-Eesawy, was sentenced Thursday by the Israeli District Court in Jerusalem to eight months imprisonment starting from the date of his arrest on July 7, 2012. … Continue reading
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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 617: THE SCOURGE OF VIOLENCE: KENYA, MALI, SOUTH AFRICA AND HAITI
22 February 2013 — Pambazuka News The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa Pambazuka News is delivered free to you with the support of donations from Friends of Pambazuka. Continue reading
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Historic Court Hearings: The BBC in the Dock for Manipulating Evidence and Biased Coverage of the September 11, 2001 Attacks By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
On February 25, in the small town of Horsham in the United Kingdom, there will be a rare and potentially groundbreaking opportunity for the 9/11 truth movement. Three hours of detailed 9/11 evidence is to be presented and considered in a court of law where the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) will be challenged over the… Continue reading
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EDF SUING CLIMATE ACTIVISTS FOR £5 MILLION – PROTESTERS FACE LOSING HOMES
This is the first time an energy company has attempted such a claim, and campaigners say it represents the opening of a new front against peaceful direct action protesters. If successful, it could have a chilling effect on other groups – such as UK Uncut and Greenpeace – who use civil disobedience to challenge social… Continue reading
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The NYT's Problem With Leftist Presidents By Peter Hart
Left-wing Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa was poised to win re-election on Sunday. Give that fact, the New York Times went with a peculiar headline for their February 16 piece Continue reading
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Media: Tom Friedman's Apple Hunch By Peter Hart
New York Times columnist Tom Friedman is, for reasons that remain entirely unclear, considered a wise man in elite media circles. His columns and books are read by others in the business, who then turn around and pretend they know something because they read it in a Tom Friedman column. Continue reading
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The Wrong Economic Prescriptions: Deeper Austerity as a “Solution” to Austerity By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers
As the economy shows signs of recession, the leeches return. Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles have issued a new report calling for even deeper austerity. It is not what the economy needs as it stagnates and sputters toward a possible new collapse. Their report combined with President Obama’s State of the Union, the sequestration and… Continue reading
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The Tadd Dameron Sextet: ‘Lady Bird’
Recorded in 1947 with Fats Navarro (trumpet), Ernie Henry (alto sax), Charlie Rouse (tenor sax), Tadd Dameron (piano), Nelson Boyd (bass), and Shadow Wilson (drums). Continue reading
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Video: Du Bois Believed Black Workers Must Lead the Struggle for Democracy
Anthony Monteiro Part 2 – On the 145th anniversary of the birth of W.E.B. Du Bois HIS NAME looks at Du Bois’s view on racism, capitalism and the role of black workers Continue reading
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Who just started arming Syrian rebels? By Michael Weiss
The Council of the European Union renewed its arms embargo on Syria this week by another three months, with the slight amendment to allow for “greater non-lethal support and technical assistance for the protection of civilians.” The council further affirmed that it would “actively continue the work underway to assess and review, if necessary, the… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report for February 20 2013: Stopping Obama From Privatizing Education, US Gives Haiti the Gift of Prisons
21 February 2013 — Black Agenda Report This week in Black Agenda Report On Education, Barack Obama is the President of Privatization. Can We Stop Him? Will We? by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon By the time his term is over, President Obama and his Race To The Top program will have forced the Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 20 February 2013: Official: Israel destroys electricity grid in Nablus
20 February 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Palestinian Injured, Two Kidnapped, Near JeninIMEMC – Wednesday evening, February 20; Israel soldiers invaded the town of Borqeen, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and clashed with local youths wounding one and kidnapping two others; dozens have been treated for the effects of Continue reading
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ICH 20 February 2013: Secrets of the Rich : Billionaires hiding behind
20 February 2013 — Information Clearing House Imperial Jockeying in Africa: U.S. Intervention Sets to Deepen By Ben Schreiner Pentagon plans for Africa stretch well beyond northern Mali. A military doctrine of global “power projection” and “full spectrum dominance” dictates nothing less. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34043.htm Continue reading
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Video: W.E.B. Du Bois vs Booker T. Washington – Then and Now
20 February, 2013 — The Real News Network Anthony Monteiro : Feb. 23, 2013 is the 145th anniversary of the birth of Du Bois, considered a founder of the civil rights movement and father of Pan Africanism (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 19 February 2013: Racism and the hypocrisy of Israel’s advocates
19 February 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Several College Students Injured By Army Fire Near RamallahIMEMC – Ramallah – Tuesday February 19; Palestinian medical sources reported that several students of the Birzeit University, near Ramallah, were mildly injured after Israeli soldiers attacked a nonviolent protest held in support of Palestinian prisoners held by Continue reading
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