April 2014
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Fourteen questions for new NHS Boss Simon Stevens
The new head of the NHS, Simon Stevens, appears before the Health Select Committee today. Here are fourteen questions OurNHS hopes MPs will ask him. Continue reading
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The only ‘parity’ for mental health is that it is being cut and privatised as well By Peter Beresford
Mental health services are amongst the hardest hit by cuts and privatisation. A new Charter suggests how people can build alliances and fight back. Continue reading
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Last chance to address the hospital closure clause By Philip Hunt
The hospital closure clause returns for its final stages in the Lords on 7 May. Lord Phil Hunt writes here about the safeguards he is trying to introduce by amendment. Continue reading
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Event: Prepare for Troublemakers
Throughout history there have been those who sought to change the world and in doing so were labelled troublemakers. But are they always radical, extreme, revolutionary or even violent? Are they always anti-establishment or left-wing? Has social media changed the way people protest? Discussion: Protest in a Digital Age; The Evolution of Feminism and the… Continue reading
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War, Economic Catastrophe and Environmental Degradation. Under the Guise of Progress and Development By Colin Todhunter
The type of urbanisation being pursued in India is not ‘natural’, however, nor does it represent ‘progress’. It has thus far been largely based on unconstitutional land takeovers, the trampling of democratic rights, increasing and unsustainable resource usage and air and water pollution. But for Chidambaram and other supporters of cronyism, cartels and the manipulation… Continue reading
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ColdType, May 2014, Issue 85 Now on line
28 April 2014 — Coldtype Inside This 84-page issue COLDTYPE is packed with more great journalism this month with articles by Andrew S. Fischer on the Death of the Middle Class; while Neal Clark tells us why he’s so confused; Conn Hanninen on the forthcoming break-up of Europe; Forbes Howie looks at the Mating Rituals of Giant Pandas; Michael I. Niman predicts a new Cold Continue reading
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Media Lens: ‘Hard Clay’ – Remaking Afghanistan In ‘Our’ Image By David Edwards
Last month, we reviewed the mind-boggling contrast between corporate media coverage of the January 2005 election in Iraq and the March 2014 referendum in Crimea. Whereas all media accepted the basic legitimacy of an Iraq election conducted under extremely violent US-UK military occupation, they all rejected the legitimacy of a Crimea referendum conducted ‘at [Russian]… Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 27 April 2014
27 April 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center19 WB Consruction Projects Halted by Israeli SanctionsIMEMC – The Israeli government made clear, Sunday, its decision to freeze construction on 19 Palestinian projects in the West Bank, according to Israeli and Palestinian news sources. … Continue reading
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Reflections on Ukraine and Regime Change By Michael Parenti
The current tug of war between Washington and Moscow has made us lose sight of the circumstances surrounding the regime change in Kiev and the consequences thereof. Beyond the invectives slung from each side of the US/Russian divide, the fact remains that the new Ukrainian government came into power as the result of a coup… Continue reading
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Agents of Destabilization in Venezuela: The Dirty Hand of the National Endowment for Democracy By Eva Golinger
Anti-government protests in Venezuela that seek regime change have been led by several individuals and organizations with close ties to the US government. Leopoldo Lopez and Maria Corina Machado- two of the public leaders behind the violent protests that started in February – have long histories as collaborators, grantees and agents of Washington. The National… Continue reading
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Unelected Regime Begins Killing Spree in Eastern Ukraine By Tony Cartalucci
Deadly clashed broke out as the unelected regime occupying Kiev attempted to restart what it is calling “anti-terror” operations in eastern Ukraine where anti-fascist protesters have begun rising up. Several have been killed during clashes in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slavyansk where Kiev has set armored vehicles and helicopter gunships upon its own population. Continue reading
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Will NBC Retract Story NYT Has Walked Back? By Peter Hart
The thing about the news business is that what appears in the New York Times reappears lots of other places. The Times piece, “Photos Link Masked Men in East Ukraine to Russia,” was posted on Sunday night (4/20/14) and appeared on the paper’s front page the next day. So it was no surprise that it… Continue reading
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If Not Now, When? By Andre Vltchek
In countless interviews, in personal letters, in face-to-face discussions, the questions I keep being asked are becoming very similar: “Now that it is obvious that the West is ready and willing to destroy everything that stands in its way to the total domination of the planet, what can still be done?” Continue reading
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New York Times attempts to whitewash its role in publishing faked Ukraine photos By Alex Lantier
Yesterday, amid rising anger among New York Times readers over the newspaper’s publication of faked US State Department photos, the Times issued a whitewash of its role by its public editor, Margaret Sullivan, titled “Aftermath of Ukraine Photo Story Shows Need for More Caution.” Continue reading
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Kerry’s statement on Ukraine: A lying brief for war By Alex Lantier
On Thursday, US Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a lying brief for war aimed at justifying the crackdown by the Western-backed Kiev regime on pro-Russian protests in eastern Ukraine and possible military action against Russia. Declaring confrontation with Russia to be all but inevitable, he turned reality on its head, blaming the crisis entirely… Continue reading
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Overthrowing Fascism: Portugal and “The Right to Rebellion” By Miguel Urbano Rodrigues
Forty years have passed since April 25, 1974. Today throughout the country the Portuguese people will celebrate the anniversary of the overthrow of fascism. The goal of the military coup that morning was to end the colonial war. But within a few hours the torrential participation of the people changed the direction and purpose of… Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 19-26 April 2014: Ukraine-Nukes / Korea / Global Economy / Russia-China / CIA / Yugoslavia
26 April 2014 — Strategic Culture Foundation US to Turn Ukraine into Second Chernobyl 26.04.2014 | 13:00 | Leonid SAVIN The date of April 26, 2014 marks the 28th anniversary of the catastrophic explosion of the 4th reactor at the Chernobyl power plant. This is the time when alarming news is coming to evoke concern over the Continue reading
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UK: Call the Midwife – while we still have one
Four out of five hopsitals are short of midwives, a new investigation has found. Funding cuts mean the situation is “getting worse, not better”, according to midwife leaders. Continue reading
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Will Labour defend the NHS from the EU/US trade deal? By Linda Kaucher
Andy Burnham and John Healey’s statments on the risks to the NHS of the trade deal between the EU and the US seem at odds. Labour should be speaking clearly for the NHS. There is increasingly informed public concern about the relationship between the NHS and the huge US/EU ‘free trade’ agreement, the Transatlantic Trade… Continue reading
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