March 7, 2019
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Labour’s civil war on Israel has been a long time coming
Threats by a Jewish group to split from Labour is not evidence of anti-semitism, but of the party’s long indulgence of anti-Palestinian racism Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 7 March 2019
7 March 2019 20:04 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting Trump and the Venezuelan Opposition Have Much in Common https://www.mintpressnews.com/trump-venezuela-opposition-have-much-common/255992/ Greg Maybury: The Divine Right of Dark-hearted Despots (Then and Now) https://www.greanvillepost.com/2019/03/07/greg-maybury-the-divine-right-of-dark-hearted-despots-then-and-now/ Continue reading
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UN Commission Report Accuses Israel of War Crimes in Gaza
International law professor Kevin Jon Heller discusses the report of the UN Human Rights Council, which says Israel must be held accountable for war crimes committed against unarmed civilians and that Israeli courts do not hold them accountable (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 7 March 2019: Reparations By Any Other Name, Black Stake in the Green New Deal, RussiaGate and Democratic Defeat
7 March 2019 — Black Agenda Report Reparations Now? Maybe In Order To Get The Job Done It’s Time to Call It Something Else – Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor While reparations for the descendants of slaves in the US is entirely morally justifiable, it’s an elusive goal. Untangling its psychological and moral baggage Continue reading
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Max Blumenthal Searches for Communist Dictatorship at Venezuelan Luxury Mall By by Max Blumenthal
Max Blumenthal visits a luxury mall in Venezuela to see just how about the country’s humanitarian crisis really is. Continue reading
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Trump: The Warlord of Economic Savagery By Wayne Madsen
Donald Trump’s decidedly neo-conservative administration is waging economic warfare through the combined imposition of tariffs and economic sanctions against nations on six continents. Trump’s policies, which fuse bull-headedness with oafishness, have wreaked havoc on the stock market, pension funds, employment, and overall economic stability on a scale not seen since the Great Depression of the… Continue reading
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‘America First’: A Stronger Monroe Doctrine By Federico Pieraccini
With the new “America First” doctrine, it is the central and southern parts of the American continent that are on the receiving end of the US struggling to come to terms with the diminishment of its hitherto untrammelled influence in the world. Continue reading
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The Recolonization of Latin America and the War on Venezuela By James Petras
Not since the US pronounced the Monroe Doctrine proclaiming its imperial supremacy over Latin America, nearly 200 years ago, has a White House regime so openly affirmed its mission to recolonize Latin America. Continue reading
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UK Labour Party members rebel against suspension of Chris Williamson MP for bogus claims of anti-Semitism By Robert Stevens
Tens of thousands of Labour members and supporters are opposing the suspension of Derby North Labour MP Chris Williamson and the ongoing witch-hunt by the Blairite right-wing centred on bogus allegations of anti-Semitism. Continue reading
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Housmans Books Newsletter 6 March 2019
6 March 2019 — Housmans Books IMPORTANT UPDATE ABOUT FRIDAY 8th MARCH CONTENTS 1. Women’s Strike – Friday 8th March – Housmans Closed from 10am – 6pm 2. ‘Switchboard Lgbt+ Helpline’s 45th Birthday’ with Natasha Walker and other Switchboard members Continue reading
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A very brief lesson in how power works
6 March 2019 — Jonathan Cook What the left wants to talk about: How we change our societies to make them fairer, more transparent and more caring. How we tackle impending climate catastrophe through some kind of Green New Deal. How we conduct a truly ethical foreign policy that doesn’t give powerful western states the Continue reading
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