January 3, 2019
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Black Agenda Report 3 January 2019: Michelle Obama’s “Becoming”; Yes, White People Are Also Killed by Cops; Elizabeth Warren and the Trap…
3 January 2019 — Black Agenda Report Michelle Obama’s Memoir “Becoming” — Lots of Stories, Few Lessons – Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor The first hundred pages are a warm and fuzzy memoir of growing up on the black south side of Chicago. The next 300 pages are less truthful and far less Continue reading
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Speaking truth to empire: William Blum
December 9 William Blum died. He was one of the great truth-tellers of this or any other era and an example of everything a real journalist should be. Continue reading
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World Is Safe From Global Conflict In 2019 by M. K. BHADRAKUMAR
Is 2019 going to be the year of the Armageddon? The answer is a definitive ‘No’. As 2018 ended, the potential for war was looming and Russian President Vladimir Putin even refused to rule out a nuclear war. But then, the statesmen grappling with international security also know that nukes are useless. They serve the… Continue reading
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Trump bows to domestic pressure by delaying his withdrawal from Syria; a storm is gathering in the Levant by Elijah J Magnier
In response to domestic pressure, Trump agreed to extend the deadline for withdrawal of thousands of US troops from the northeaster Syrian province of al-Hasaka from the initial 30 days previously announced until April this year. Journalistic warmongers and hawks in think-tanks and among the US establishment have been railing at Trump with implausible arguments… Continue reading
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More Reckless Behavior by Israel: Netanyahu Plays by His Own Rules By Philip M. Giraldi
As has become the normal practice, Christmas Day’s air raid by Israel directed against targets near Damascus was largely ignored by the US media. Given the fact that Israel has bombed Syria more than two hundred times, the attack itself, which wounded three soldiers at a warehouse, was not particularly notable. But what was significant… Continue reading
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“Persian Gulf of Tonkin” Ingredients All in Place for US War on Iran? By Whitney Webb
With the infamous Gulf of Tonkin incident as historical precedent, there’s a real possibility that the U.S. government could stage an incident in the Persian Gulf that would allow the Trump administration to push for military intervention in the Persian Gulf targeting Iran. Continue reading
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America’s Wars, Coups and Sanctions in 2019: Selected Stories
2 January 2019 — Global Research The New Year Past and Future. Multiple Wars, Coups, Sanctions and Trade Disputes By Prof. James Petras Multiple wars, coups, sanctions and trade disputes dominated the US political agenda. War budgets grew, military sales increased and frictions between the US and Saudi Arabia bubbled to the surface . . . and Continue reading
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‘Dust Bowls of Empire’ exposes capital’s global assault on the land
The “Dust Bowl” of the 1930s was an iconic moment in American history. As a result of what one historian called “the inevitable outcome of a culture that deliberately, self-consciously, set itself [the] task of dominating and exploiting the land for all it was worth,” tens of thousands of people fled their homes, usually losing… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 