March 1, 2019
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Can the Left Look to Portugal for an Alternative to Austerity? By Asad Ismi
While social-democratic parties all over Europe have been losing power and popularity, the centre-left Portuguese government is being lauded even by the mainstream media for defying the European Union (EU) with its anti-austerity policy and thereby sparking an economic recovery in the country. Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 1 March 2019
1 March 2019 19:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting Venezuela’s (very Black) Top General Addresses Troops https://williambowles.info/2019/03/01/venezuelas-very-black-top-general-addresses-troops/ Venezuela and American Manifest Destiny – Gerald Horne https://williambowles.info/2019/03/01/venezuela-and-american-manifest-destiny-gerald-horne/ Continue reading
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Venezuela’s (very Black) Top General Addresses Troops
General Suarez Chourio, Commande-in-Chief of the Venezuelan Army, urged the military in neighboring Colombia not to take instructions from “the empire” (USA) that lead to war. Continue reading
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Venezuela and American Manifest Destiny – Gerald Horne
A core concept of “Americanism” is the belief that the United States has a God given right to control all of the Americas in the name of democracy and freedom–but in reality, for plunder and commercial interest – historian Gerald Horne joins Paul Jay Continue reading
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Extinction rebellion By Chris Hedges
There is one desperate chance left to thwart the impending ecocide and extinction of the human species. We must, in wave after wave, carry out nonviolent acts of civil disobedience to shut down the capitals of the major industrial countries, crippling commerce and transportation, until the ruling elites are forced to publicly state the truth… Continue reading
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UN investigators call for arrests over Gaza war crimes By Maureen Clare Murphy
Israeli forces may have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity by using lethal military force against unarmed protesters in Gaza, a United Nations independent commission of inquiry has found. Continue reading
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Poisoning the Public: Toxic Agrochemicals and Regulators’ Collusion with Industry by Colin Todhunter
In January 2019, campaigner Dr Rosemary Mason lodged a complaint with the European Ombudsman accusing European regulatory agencies of collusion with the agrochemicals industry. This was in the wake of an important paper by Charles Benbrook on the genotoxicity of glyphosate-based herbicides that appeared in the journal Environmental Sciences Europe. Continue reading
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The Trump presidency: From the Manhattan underworld to the White House
Michael Cohen, the former attorney and “fixer” for Donald Trump for more than a decade, testified for six hours about how he and his boss worked to defraud business partners and tax collectors, intimidate critics and suppress criticism of Trump’s operations in real estate, casino gambling, reality television and, eventually, electoral politics. Continue reading
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UK: Scapegoating of firefighters for Grenfell deaths exposes fraud of official inquiry By Robert Stevens
Fire Brigades Union (FBU) General Secretary Matt Wrack has said the government’s inquiry in the Grenfell Tower fire is in danger of becoming a “whitewash.” Continue reading
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Who Are the “Brutal Dictators”, The Business of War: Selected Articles
1 March 2019 — Global Research Financial Imperialism – The Case of Venezuela By Dr. Jack Rasmus Invasion of Venezuela by US and its proxies is just around the corner! This past week vice-president Pence flew to Colombia once again—for the fifth time in recent weeks—to provide final instructions to US local forces and proxy allies there Continue reading
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The war on the poor
TruePublica: This is the latest depressing news of the ideological war on the poor in Britain. Although much of what is reported below is known to some extent, most of the stories below were reported in just the last few weeks. This article then highlights some interesting facts, the underlying reasons for these deliberately driven… Continue reading
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