July 2019
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The world’s scariest economist?
Mariana Mazzucato is one of the world’s most influential economists, according to Quartz magazine. She has won many awards for her work. She is an adviser to the UK Labour Party on economic policy; she “has the ear” of radical Congress representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, she advises Democratic presidential hopeful, Senator Elizabeth Warren and also Scottish… Continue reading
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Venezuela News Links 26 July 2019
26 July 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Venezuelan Government Accused of Using Bitcoin to Bypass US Sanctions http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ActivistPost/~3/IQYxuGPjz7w/venezuelan-government-accused-of-using-bitcoin-to-bypass-us-sanctions.html Once Again Chomsky and Achcar Provide a Service to the US Global Dictatorship https://gowans.blog/2019/07/26/once-again-chomsky-and-achcar-provide-a-service-to-the-us-global-dictatorship/ Continue reading
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Wall Street demands “discipline” as protests continue in Puerto Rico By Eric London
Hours after Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rosselló’s early Thursday morning announcement that he will resign on August 2nd, thousands demonstrated in downtown SanJuan demanding the resignation of his successor, Justice Minister Wanda Vázquez Garced. Both Rosselló and Vázquez are members of the New Progressive Party (PNP) and the Democratic Party. Continue reading
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China News Links 26 July 2019
26 July 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Escaping Censorship http://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2019/07/escaping-censorship.html Joining Hands with WWF, GAC Motor Drives Success of China’s First National Park https://tass.com/press-releases/1070508 Continue reading
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Russia and China display strategic coordination in Asia-Pacific
An exciting new template has appeared in the geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific last week when Russia’s Aerospace Force and China’s Air Force carried out their first-ever joint air patrol in the region. Continue reading
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Iran News Links 26 July 2019
26 July 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Did John Bolton Light the Fuse of the UK-Iranian Tanker Crisis? https://www.globalresearch.ca/did-john-bolton-light-fuse-uk-iranian-tanker-crisis/5684665 Washington on the Losing Side of the US-Iranian Standoff https://journal-neo.org/2019/07/26/washington-on-the-losing-side-of-the-us-iranian-standoff/ Continue reading
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Russiagate Smears Against WikiLeaks
Julian Assange and WikiLeaks have been the subject of numerous false, unfounded smears of connection to the Russian government, particularly in relation to WikiLeaks’ 2016 publication of DNC emails. In this brief we recount some of the most pervasive claims and correct the record. Continue reading
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Puerto Rico governor resigns after popular protests By Jerry White
After two weeks of protests demanding his removal, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló announced his resignation late Wednesday night. In a statement posted online, Rosselló said he would step down on August 2. The announcement was met with cheers by thousands of protesters who gathered outside the governor’s La Fortaleza (The Fortress) residence in the… Continue reading
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A Non-Hack That Raised Hillary’s Hackles By Ray McGovern
Three years ago Monday WikiLeaks published a trove of highly embarrassing emails that had been leaked from inside the Democratic National Committee. As has been the case with every leak revealed by WikiLeaks, the emails were authentic. These particular ones, however, could not have come at a worse time for top Democratic Party officials. Continue reading
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Mad King Boris is Crowned News Links 25 July 2019
25 July 2019 • 16:00 — The New Dark Age May or may not be updated as the very hot day wears on… A lot of BBC bullshit unfortunately as the ‘Dude’ is anointed. Hopefully, more informed comment will materialize as the day progresses but the future looks hot and grim. PS: Given as the Continue reading
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Conspiring with Neo-Nazi Parties: Washington and the EU’s Role in the Kiev Coup By Shane Quinn
In the weeks preceding the February 2014 ousting of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, American politicians were prominent in Kiev inciting the marchers so as to destabilize government institutions. From early December 2013 Victoria Nuland, a high-ranking official in the US Department of State, made repeated trips to the Ukrainian capital while among other things she… Continue reading
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War Profiteers and the Demise of the US Military-Industrial Complex
ithin the vast bureaucratic sprawl of the Pentagon there is a group in charge of monitoring the general state of the military-industrial complex and its continued ability to fulfill the requirements of the national defense strategy. Office for acquisition and sustainment and office for industrial policy spends some $100,000 a year producing an Annual Report… Continue reading
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CrowdStrikeOut: Mueller’s Own Report Undercuts Its Core Russia-Meddling Claims
At a May press conference capping his tenure as special counsel, Robert Mueller emphasized what he called “the central allegation” of the two-year Russia probe. The Russian government, Mueller sternly declared, engaged in “multiple, systematic efforts to interfere in our election, and that allegation deserves the attention of every American.” Mueller’s comments echoed a January… Continue reading
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The BBC slanders the English Revolution: a reply by Alan Woods – part two
This is the second part of Alan Woods’ reply to the BBC’s documentary, ‘Charles I, Downfall of a King’. The programme presents a slanderous and misleading account of the English Revolution, which resulted in the death of the corrupt and arrogant King Charles, crippled the feudal system, and laid the basis for modern democracy. Continue reading
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The BBC slanders the English Revolution: a reply by Alan Woods – part one
I did not believe that it was possible for the low esteem in which I hold modern academics in general, and bourgeois historians in particular, to sink any lower than it already was. But that belief was misplaced. I have just had the misfortune to watch a three-part series put out by BBC Channel Four… Continue reading
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Israel Demolishes 70 More Palestinian Apartments in East Jerusalem
Jeff Halper, a leader of the anti-demolitions movement, discusses the destruction of Palestinian homes, along with the history and politics that allows this violation of international law to continue (Inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Ukraine on the cusp of change By M.K. Bhadrakumar
The thumping victory by the Ukraine President Vladimir Zelensky’s Servant of the People party, securing an absolute majority of 253 seats in the 450 member parliament, can be viewed as a tectonic shift in the geopolitical landscape of Eurasia. The next big party in the parliament will be the pro-Russia Platform – For Life, which… Continue reading
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Israel’s Herbicide warfare against Gaza farmers By Maureen Clare Murphy
A video recently tweeted by COGAT, the bureaucratic arm of Israel’s military occupation, celebrates its efforts to teach Palestinian farmers in the West Bank about hybrid fruits and vegetables. What the military doesn’t boast of in its cheerful short video is its systematic poisoning of besieged Gaza’s most fertile agricultural land. Continue reading
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