April 2015
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Keep the NHS Free! Sign the Petition
Over 133,000 of us have signed the petition asking all of the main political parties to pledge to keep our NHS free at the point of use. The more of us who sign overnight, the stronger the message: we demand promises from every political party that our NHS will stay free – now and forever. Continue reading
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New at Black Agenda Report April 9, 2015: Killer Cops, Black Politicos Re-Elect Rahm Emanuel, Why Al Shabaab Kills
9 April 2014 — Black Agenda Report Killer Cops Boost Body Count in War on Black America by BAR executive editor Glen Ford March was a very good month for killer cops: they racked up at least 111 bodies, the majority of them unarmed Black and brown men. “Any genuine movement for criminal justice ‘reform’ Continue reading
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Media Were Already Running With Police Fantasy When Video Exploded It By Adam Johnson
The New York Times (4/7/15) released a video of a black South Carolina man Walter Scott being shot, casually and without apparent mercy, eight times in the back by white police officer Michael T. Slager. The media’s outrage after the video’s publication was righteous and swift. The state of South Carolina followed suit, filing murder… Continue reading
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Video Replay: Bradley Manning, the Nuremberg Charter and Refusing to Collaborate with War Crimes – Vijay Prashad on Reality Asserts Itself
In this segment of Reality Asserts Itself, Paul Jay and Vijay Prashad discuss the Bradley Manning case in light of the 68th anniversary of signing the Nuremberg Charter which states it is illegal to follow orders to commit a war crime (inc. transcript). Continue reading
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Leading Papers Incite ‘Supreme International Crime’ By Jim Naureckas
To advocate for war, as the Washington Post and New York Times op-ed pages have done, is to incite a crime–“the supreme international crime,” as Jackson noted. How would we react if leading papers were to run articles suggesting that genocide was the best solution to an international conflict–or that lynching is the answer to… Continue reading
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Media Lens: When Free Speech Becomes Dead Silence – The Israel Lobby And A Cowed Academia
The sudden cancellation of an academic conference on Israel, as well as the lack of outcry from ‘mainstream’ media, demonstrates once again the skewed limits to ‘free speech’ in ‘advanced’ Western democracies. ‘Je suis Charlie’ already feels like ancient history. It certainly does not apply when it comes to scrutiny of the state of Israel. Continue reading
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No to NHS Charges: Sign the Petition!
We’ve just caught a glimpse of the worst case scenario for our NHS. One of Britain’s leading doctors has just said that patients could have to pay for basic medical care after the election. He’s warning that politicians could “destroy the ultimate ethos of the NHS” by introducing fees and charges for NHS services like… Continue reading
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Randy Weston Live in Spain
7 April 2015 — Jazz on the Tube Randy Weston performs in Spain in 1990. Personnel: Randy Weston, piano; Robin Kenyatta, alto sax; Eric Asante, drums Set List:1 “A Night In M’Bari”2 “Portrait Of frank Edward Weston”3 “Little Niles” Continue reading
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New at Black Agenda Report 4 April 2015
4 April 015 — Black Agenda Report When the Jihadists Turn on Their Masters by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The filthy rich hereditary rulers of the Gulf wage war on secularists and Shia. But, the greatest danger to Saudi Arabian royalty is the Frankenstein they have nurtured for nearly four decades: Islamic jihadists. “The Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 29 March – 4 April 2015
4 April 2015 — Strategic Culture Foundation Yemeni Crisis: Broader Geographical Implications 04.04.2015 | 12:27 | Boris DOLGOV The intervention of Arab states led by Saudi Arabia in March 2015 escalated the drawn-out internal conflict in Yemen. It may threaten stability far beyond the borders of Persian Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula. Ansar Allah («Supporters of God»), Continue reading
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Cold War II By William Blum
In last month’s Anti-Empire Report I brought you the latest adventure of US State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki trying to defend the indefensible. She said then: “As a matter of longstanding policy, the United States does not support political transitions by non-constitutional means,” which prompted me to inform my readers: “If you know how to… Continue reading
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COLDTYPE SPECIAL: Tribute to Danny Schechter, the News Dissector
2 April 2015 — Coldtype Don’t miss ColdType Issue 96, a special 48-Page tribute to Danny Schechter, the News Dissector – packed with tributes, stories, columns, book excerpts, photographs and free book downloads. Find it at http://coldtype.net Continue reading
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From Gaza To Southampton – We Are All Palestinians By Gilad Atzmon
Yesterday we learned that Southampton University has decided to withdraw its permission to hold the academic conference on International Law and the State of Israel. The decision was taken on the grounds of “health and safety” with the university claiming it did not have enough resources to mitigate the “risks.” Continue reading
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