October 27, 2017
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Seni’s Law – please share the campaign
This should never have happened. 23-year-old Seni Lewis died in a mental health hospital after being held down by 11 police officers whilst seeking help for his mental health. His death was ruled the result of excessive force, and too often, too much force is used on vulnerable people who are struggling. Continue reading
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Audio: Alex Vitale on The End of Policing
Thanks mainly to independent and social media, and of course activism like Black Lives Matter, Americans have been forced to confront, and to know more about, police brutality and racism in the criminal justice system than just a few years ago. But corporate media conversation about what to do with that knowledge is constrained. Continue reading
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Video: Twitter Bans RT and Sputnik Ads, Who's Next?
Twitter has announced it will ban advertising from the Russian-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik. We speak to journalist and best-selling author Max Blumenthal. Continue reading
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Reposting Amazon Press Releases at Bezos-Owned Washington Post By Adam Johnson
A matter of huge political import is taking place in scores of cities throughout the country. From Chicago to Charlottesville, San Diego to St. Louis, metropolitan areas big and small are making their best pitches to Amazon to move its second headquarters to their towns. These pitches typically involve some combination of groveling by city… Continue reading
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Spycops Plaques Project and Anarchist Bookfair
This Friday, 27th October, sees the official launch of the new Spycops Plaques Project. The project is about marking some of the places where #spycops operated in the past, with a specially designed plaque being installed at locations across London. Continue reading
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Video: Pollution Kills 9 Million People a Year
Pollution causes far more deaths than tobacco, infectious disease or war, and causes 4.6 trillion dollars of economic damage per year, according to a major new study published in the British medical journal The Lancet (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Serving the Corporate Interests of the “One-Percenters”: Selected Articles
26 October 2017 — Global Research Pharmaceutical Firm Makes Billions by Fueling Opioid Crisis By Mark Karlin, October 26, 2017 Although there are many factors that fuel the opioid crisis in the United States — including social injustice and economic inequality issues — Keefe’s thoroughly researched article is a telling reminder that the biggest drug pushers in Continue reading
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Video: Brexittania – Official Trailer
On/off. Yes/no. Leave or Remain? While referenda always divide people, Brexit did so in a manner unprecedented in modern British history: old pitted against young, nationalists against migrants, the countryside against the city, and “the people” against “the elite”. But underneath these binaries we find human beings whose individual stories influenced the outcome of this… Continue reading
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New research on Murdoch's agenda power
In our submission to the phase 2 Fox/Sky merger inquiry we have presented interim findings from new research. This suggests that the Murdoch’s influence over the news agenda may be more extensive than previously thought. The Sky take-over threatens to further consolidate this control over news agendas on every platform – print, television, radio and… Continue reading
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New research on Murdoch’s agenda power
In our submission to the phase 2 Fox/Sky merger inquiry we have presented interim findings from new research. This suggests that the Murdoch’s influence over the news agenda may be more extensive than previously thought. The Sky take-over threatens to further consolidate this control over news agendas on every platform – print, television, radio and… Continue reading
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The CIA and the Pentagon’s Dirty Secrets: Selected Articles
25 October 2017 — Global Research Syrian Government Urges UN Security Council to Put an End to US Coalition Crimes against Civilians By News Desk, October 25, 2017 The US-led coalition, whose operation in Syria had not been authorized by the UN or Damascus, has denied that its airstrike resulted in civilian casualties in Deir ez-Zor. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 25 October 2017
25 October 2017 — Black Agenda Report After Winning the Election Do We Govern the Place or Transform It? Kali Akuno on the Lessons of Jackson MS So Far by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Cooperation Jackson’s Kali Akuno on breaking with the Dems and City Hall, and the prospects for transformation and struggle Continue reading
The New Dark Age 