July 20, 2017
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Video: Boycott Israel, Go to Jail?
A bipartisan Senate bill would make boycotting Israel punishable by up to 20 years in prison. But a new pushback from groups including the ACLU could help stop the ‘draconian’ measure, says Josh Ruebner of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Continue reading
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Video: Abby Martin: Dictatorship or Democracy in Venezuela?
Abby Martin addresses the criticisms with Head of the Presidential Commission to oversee the Constituent Assembly process, Elias Jaua, speaks to supporters and participants of the Assembly, interviews historian Chris Gilbert and explains what is at stake in Venezuela if the social programs instated under Chavez are terminated by the opposition. Continue reading
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Monsanto/Bayer: #mergerfromhell
Bayer and Monsanto just filed their merger for approval — and European regulators could approve it in less than three weeks… Can you send an email to the European Commissioner for Competition, Margarete Vestager and ask her to stop this merger from hell? Continue reading
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Media Lens: Mass Media Siege: Comparing Coverage Of Mosul and Aleppo
When Russian and Syrian forces were bombarding ‘rebel’-held East Aleppo last year, newspapers and television screens were full of anguished reporting about the plight of civilians killed, injured, trapped, traumatised or desperately fleeing. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, both Official Enemies, were denounced and demonised, in accordance with the usual propaganda… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 