November 2018
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Britain: Reading University flags article on “ethics of revolution” under anti-terror policy By Tom Scripps
The University of Reading’s flagging as dangerous an article by the late Norman Geras, “Our Morals: the ethics of revolution,” is a major attack on academic freedom and a threat to democratic rights. The move opens the door to widespread censorship of the political perspective of revolutionary Marxism. Continue reading
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Brexit Agreement: A Deal Between German Manufacturing and UK Finance Sectors
As Britain’s Theresa May inches closer towards a final Brexit agreement, for leaving the European Union, behind the scenes it is not quite the compromise politicians and the media make it out to be, says economist John Weeks Continue reading
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Russia Compares US-controlled Rukban Refugee Camp In Syria With WWII Death Camps
The US is responsible for the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Rukban refugee camp in southern Syria because it has illegally occupied this territory, the Russian Defense Ministry says. Continue reading
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The Palestinian Declaration of Independence By Professor Francis A Boyle
15 November 2018 — CounterCurrents Continue reading
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Windrush: the inevitable result of a hostile environment and no legal recourse By Satbir Singh and Charlotte Threipland
As the government designs the compensation scheme for victims of the Windrush scandal, we look at the toxic combination of factors that caused the scandal in the first place. Continue reading
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The neoliberal order is dying. Time to wake up By Jonathan Cook
In my last blog post I argued that power in our societies resides in structure, ideology and narratives – supporting what we might loosely term our current “neoliberal order” – rather than in individuals. Significantly, our political and media classes, who are of course deeply embedded in this neoliberal structure, are key promoters of the… Continue reading
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Everything You Thought You Knew About Western Civilization Is Wrong: A Review of Michael Hudson’s new book And Forgive Them Their Debts
To say that Michael Hudson’s new book And Forgive Them Their Debts: Lending, Foreclosure, and Redemption from Bronze Age Finance to the Jubilee Year (ISLET 2018) is profound is an understatement on the order of saying that the Mariana Trench is deep. Continue reading
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COLDTYPE Issue 172 Mid-November 2018 – is now on line
16 November 2018 — Coldtype Continue reading
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Brexit deal threatens survival of May government By Robert Stevens
The draft agreement struck between the European Union (EU) and Prime Minister Theresa May’s negotiating team has been denounced on all sides. May’s fate depends most immediately on the size of a rebellion by the hard-Brexit wing of her party. But based on anything other than the most optimistic assessment, there is little likelihood of… Continue reading
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Once Fired, There’s No Calling a Nuke Back – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI (8/12)
There are many fingers on the nuclear missiles trigger and once an attack begins, even the President can’t order it reversed, says Daniel Ellsberg on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay Continue reading
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Google absorbs subsidiary with access to NHS patient data
TruePublica Editor: American behemoths such as Google, Facebook and other transnational corporations are now so big that ethics plays second fiddle to profit and legislators feel somehow emasculated to act in the public interest. Revolving doors obviously plays a role in the cesspit of modern day politics. These transnationals are breaking all the rules where… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report for November 15, 2018: Count Every Vote; Ruling Class War Games; Legacy of 1918; War Party Rules
15 November 2018 — Black Agenda Report Ruling Class War Games at the White House – Glen Ford , BAR executive editor The White House press corps, like the corporate media in general, are foot soldiers in a wider conflict between sections of the ruling oligarchy: Trump versus anti-Trump. Continue reading
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Britain: the Brexit bombshell By Rob Sewell
Finally, after months of fraught negotiations, the UK-EU negotiators have come up with a proposed deal. Written on the side, however, are instructions: light the blue touchpaper and stand well clear. All hell is about to break loose. From the point of view of big business, the draft deal is not too bad, tying the… Continue reading
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Washington Going after the Dismemberment of the EU? By Grete Mautner
As evidenced by the actions of the sitting American president Donald Trump, the whole system of international relations is getting revamped by Washington, and the Western world is going to take a major hit in the process. Among the reasons why this is happening one can mention the failure of the Western world to satisfy… Continue reading
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National Defense Strategy Commission Report Advises Trump To Boost Military Budget To Solve Problems Faced By US Armed Forces
US military superiority “has eroded to a dangerous degree,” with “grave and lasting” consequences unless Washington undertakes swift action to reverse the adverse effect by increasing the Pentagon’s funding, according to a new reported ordered by the Congress. Continue reading
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America Has No Peace Movement – Blame the ‘White Supremacists’ By Philip M. Giraldi
The United States of America has no peace movement even though the country has been mired in unwinnable wars since 2001 and opinion polls suggest that there is only lukewarm support among the public for what is taking place in Afghanistan and Syria. This is in part due to the fact that today’s corporate media… Continue reading
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Money, Silver, Gold & Cars: ISIS Fighters Received Bonuses For Using Chemical Weapons – Report
Official ISIS documents, which have been obtained by the Russian RT TV, reveal that the terrorist group has financially motivated its fighters conducting attacks with chemical weapons. Continue reading
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United States Will Bring Assange to US in Chains By Ann Garrison
It appears increasingly likely Wikileaks founder and publisher Julian Assange will wind up in the clutches of the U.S. government. Continue reading
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Washington’s Weak Hand in Syria By Tony Cartalucci
The United States – stretched by global wars of aggression, decades-long military occupations, and significantly diminished geopolitical clout – finds itself depending more on political ploys than producing any meaningful military or diplomatic leverage. Continue reading
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Decoding the Hypersonic Putin on a Day of Remembrance By Pepe Escobar
Much to the horror of the US establishment, Macron proposes a real “European army” capable of autonomous self-defense side by side with a “real security dialogue with Russia.” Continue reading
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