Video: Empire Files: Trump Expands Police-State Crackdown on the Left

8 November 2017 — TRNN

At Trump’s inauguration, around 200 protesters and journalists were mass arrested and now face up to 70 years in prison on baseless charges. Many other legal assaults on civil liberties are in the works around the country, from treating anti-fascists as “domestic terrorists”, to legislation protecting drivers who run over peaceful marchers (inc. transcript) Continue reading

Saudi Crown Prince Charges Iran With “Act Of War” By Jordan Shilton

8 November 2017 — WSWS

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Hot on the heels of purging his main rivals for the Saudi throne, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has dramatically ratcheted up tensions in the Middle East, accusing Iran of an “act of war.” This makes clear that the consolidation of power in the hands of the most hardline, anti-Iranian faction of the Saudi royal family threatens to trigger a catastrophic regional conflict across the war-ravaged Middle East.

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100 Years Ago. The Russian Revolution: Selected Articles

7 November 2017 — Global Research

November 7th, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution.

We bring to the attention of our readers a selection of article, including Eisenstein’s 1928 film entitled “10 Days that Shook the World” as well as an hour long discussion on the Global Research News Hour radio program. 
 

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