January 2019
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A Wall And A Frontier By Andrew Savin
In the article “How Not to Build a ‘Great, Great Wall”, one of the creators of The American Empire Project and a professor of history at New York University, Greg Grandin, gives some rather interesting details about Donald Trump’s proposal that a wall be built on the southern border, a subject that is being widely… Continue reading
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Internal US Gov’t Document Outlines Program of ‘Economic Warfare’ on Venezuela By Ben Norton
An internal government document reveals tactics of “economic warfare” and “financial weapons” the US is using against Venezuela in the name of “furthering capitalism.” Continue reading
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Organic Bytes 31 January 2019
31 January 2019 — Organic Consumers Association ESSAY OF THE WEEK ‘Radical Rethink’ A new study calling for a “radical rethink” of the relationship between policymakers and corporations reinforces what we’ve been saying for years: Our triple global crises of deteriorating public health, world hunger and global warming share common root causes. Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 30-31 January 2019
31 January 2019 21:15 — The New Dark Age Note: There may some duplication with previous posts due to cross-posting of articles. 86% of Venezuelans Oppose Military Intervention, 81% Against US Sanctions, Local Polling Shows https://www.greanvillepost.com/2019/01/31/86-of-venezuelans-oppose-military-intervention-81-against-us-sanctions-local-polling-shows/ Regime Change In Venezuela: Army Defectors, Russian Mercenaries And Disappearing Gold http://thesaker.is/regime-change-in-venezuela-army-defectors-russian-mercenaries-and-disappearing-gold/ Continue reading
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A liberal elite still luring us towards the abyss By Jonathan Cook
A group of 30 respected intellectuals, writers and historians has published a manifesto bewailing the imminent collapse of Europe and its supposed Enlightenment values of liberalism and rationalism. The idea of Europe, they warn, “is falling apart before our eyes”, as Britain prepares for Brexit and “populist and nationalist” parties look poised to make sweeping… Continue reading
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UK: Corbyn allows vicious Tory Immigration Bill to pass By Thomas Scripps and Chris Marsden
Labour’s response to the Conservative government’s post-Brexit immigration legislation was a devastating exposure of all claims that Jeremy Corbyn is leading a “socialist revival” of the party. Corbyn and his allies, such as Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott, are political opportunists, entirely devoid of principle, and purveyors of a variety of left-nationalism that is antithetical… Continue reading
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Sanctions of Mass Destruction: America’s War on Venezuela By Garikai Chengu
American economic sanctions have been the worst crime against humanity since World War Two. America’s economic sanctions have killed more innocent people than all of the nuclear, biological and chemical weapons ever used in the history of mankind. Continue reading
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When ‘Former’ Spies Run Wild Bad Things Happen
The stories is this eassy are about nefarious activities by former NSA, former CIA, former military etc. staff that joined private businesses. They demonstrate that there is a structural problem when people trained to be weapons are allowed to run in the wild. Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 30 January 2019
30 January 2019 21:32 — The New Dark Age When Is a Democracy not a Democracy? When It’s Venezuela and the US is Pushing Regime Change https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/14275 Venezuela Speaks Out against the Coup https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/14273 Continue reading
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New Oil Sanctions on Venezuela: “Would Destroy What’s Left of its Economy”
National Security Advisor John Bolton announced that the US will freeze Venezuelan assets and block oil payments for Venezuelan oil imports to the US. This would not only be illegal, but would also be yet another crippling blow to the country, says CEPR’s Mark Weisbrot Continue reading
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The Political Economy of Half-Earth By Troy Vettese
31 January 2019 — Socialist Project – The Bullet That the “extermination, enslavement, and entombment of the aboriginal population in mines […and] the transformation of Africa into a warren for the commercial hunting of black skin” was essential to capitalism’s emergence has long been recognized. Few, however, realise that capitalism has been changing the climate Continue reading
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Gaza: Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide Ola Mousa
30 January 2019 — The Electronic Intifada Where can you hide when you can’t run? This is the question Gaza’s two million inhabitants ask themselves after every Israeli assault. Continue reading
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HOUSMANS NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2019
31 January 2019 — Housmans Books NEWS /ACTIONS 1. Bernard Franks Memorial Book Sale 2. No Pasaran – A European Conference Against the Rise of the Far-Right Continue reading
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Germany and EU support US-engineered coup in Venezuela By Peter Schwarz
The governments of Germany, France, Spain, Great Britain and the Netherlands, as well as European Union Foreign Affairs Commissioner Federica Mogherini, gave the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, an ultimatum on Saturday: either he calls “free, transparent and democratic elections” within eight days, or Juan Guaidó, who appointed himself head of state last week with… Continue reading
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Britain Lurches Deeper into Brexit Crisis: Its Population Remains Deeply Alienated from the Political Establishment By Dr. Leon Tressell
The British political establishment is experiencing an unprecedented crisis over the issue of exiting the European Union. The Conservative government staggers from crisis to crisis over its Brexit deal while politicians off all colours bicker and argue as the UK lurches towards a potentially devastating No Deal scenario. This had lead to a huge distrust… Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 28-29 January 2019
29 January 2019 20:39 — The New Dark Age The Making Of Juan Guaidó: How The US Regime Change Laboratory Created Venezuela’s Coup Leader https://grayzoneproject.com/2019/01/29/the-making-of-juan-guaido-how-the-us-regime-change-laboratory-created-venezuelas-coup-leader/ Chris Williamson outmanoeuvres five regime-change hawks, live on the BBC http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/9UikLPyPG34/ Bernie and the Dems Flunk Trump’s Test On Venezuela’s Coup https://www.greanvillepost.com/2019/01/29/bernie-and-the-dems-flunk-trumps-test-on-venezuelas-coup/ Continue reading
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Sanctions Are Wars Against Peoples
The four factors – oil, poor governance, corruption and sanctions – are not unrelated to each other. That Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world makes it a target for U.S. imperialism. Not simply to “take their oil” as Trump wants, but for geo-political reasons. Continue reading
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Leaks expose UK and EU government plans for military deployment in Brexit crisis By Chris Marsden
The Sunday Times has reported that the Conservative government is planning for the possible imposition of martial law as a result of the deepening crisis over Britain’s exiting the European Union (EU). The Daily Mirror reported that the EU is anticipating violence on the streets and decades of political instability. Continue reading
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The History – and Hypocrisy – of US Meddling in Venezuela
There isn’t a nation in the Western Hemisphere that hasn’t at one time or another found itself caught in the far-reaching tentacles of US imperialism. Venezuela is certainly no exception. Washington has been meddling in its internal affairs since the 19th century and it continues to do so to this very day, when the specter… Continue reading
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In broadside against China, White House levels criminal charges against Huawei By Andre Damon
US officials announced Monday a series of trumped-up criminal charges against Huawei, the world’s largest telecommunications company and second-largest smartphone maker, and its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, who is currently under house arrest in Canada. Continue reading
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