August 2019
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S&P Bearish on 5G, Tesla’s Coil and the T-Mobile Merger By Renee Parsons
The FCC, the telecoms and cooperating MSM continue their resolute pr campaign to sell 5G to an unsuspecting American public as if the technology is up and running at effortless full capacity. The truth is that even as ‘spotty’ coverage is being established in large urban markets, the telecoms are well aware that there are… Continue reading
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Faux Humanitarian Irwin Cotler, the White Helmets, and the Whitewashing of an Appalling Agenda
Cotler’s campaigns for foreign regime change or intervention almost always march in lock-step with neoconservative U.S. foreign policy. His “humanitarian” branding is but a thin veneer of hypocrisy to conceal his establishment policies — policies that almost always serve the interests of Israel. Continue reading
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UK housing crisis: 630,000 young people face homelessness in retirement By Alice Summers
Hundreds of thousands of young people in the UK risk homelessness when they retire because they will be unable to afford skyrocketing private rental costs. Continue reading
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Orwell, Hitchens, And The Hollow Self-Righteousness Of Anti-Communism
In addition to all of the propaganda pieces that anti-communists use to legitimize their position, they often utilize a more general rhetorical tool, which is the denunciations of communism that have come from two of the last century’s most prominent intellectuals: George Orwell and Christopher Hitchens. These figures maintain large cult followings and are widely seen… Continue reading
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Venezuela News Links 2 August 2019
3 August 2019 — The New Dark Age IMT World School 2019 celebrates 100 years of the Communist International http://www.marxist.com/imt-world-school-2019-celebrates-100-years-of-the-communist-international.htm XXV Sao Paulo Forum Demonstrates that Venezuela Is Not Alone! https://www.globalresearch.ca/xxv-sao-paulo-forum-demonstrates-venezuela-not-alone/5685438 Continue reading
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At Least If We All Die the Capitalists Die Too
17 May 2019 — Anti-Capital [3 August 2019: I’m republishing this essay for those who have missed it because I think it’s really important to read given current events. WB] Broletariat When sunlight strikes the Earth several things happen to it. First of all, not all of that sunlight gets to the land and water… Continue reading
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Puerto Rico in Flames By Atilio Borón
The popular insurgency in Puerto Rico overthrew a corrupt, reactionary and servile government, which bowed its head and tolerated Donald Trump’s contempt and insults on the occasion of Hurricane Maria in September 2017 and the “humanitarian aid” that the New York tycoon personally went to distribute. Given that the Puerto Rican Constitution of 1952 does… Continue reading
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CounterSpin interview with Ed Morales on Puerto Rican protest
Janine Jackson interviewed Ed Morales about the Puerto Rican protest movement for the July 26, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript (inc. audio) Continue reading
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Boris Johnson’s Fake Radicalism
We hear much about Johnson coming to power as an iconoclastic figure willing to cut a swathe through the ranks of the Establishment and especially the Civil Service, aided by blue skies thinker Dominic Cummings. In fact nothing could be further from the truth. There has never been a Prime Minister more entrenched in and… Continue reading
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UK “Up To Its Neck” In RussiaGate Affair, Secret Texts Reveal British Role In Trump Coup Effort
While hysteria raged about possible Russian “interference” in the 2016 US election, British intelligence officials were secretly playing a “key role” in helping instigate investigations into Donald Trump, secret texts have shown. Continue reading
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Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the Unravelling of US Empire
The results of centuries of U.S. empire, which began with Manifest Destiny that crossed the North American continent and grew into a global empire, are coming home to roost in Puerto Rico and Hawaii. Continue reading
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Defending Assange and Basic Freedoms: Think Bigger – Much Bigger By Al Burke
Around the globe, well-informed and dedicated souls have for years been explicating the persecution of Julian Assange and its much broader implications. They include the likes of Suzie Dawson in New Zealand, Caitlin Johnstone in Australia, John Pilger in Britain and Joe Lauria in the United States, to mention just a few. Continue reading
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Media silent on dismissal of DNC suit against Julian Assange
A federal court ruling last Tuesday, dismissing a Democratic National Committee (DNC) civil suit against Julian Assange “with prejudice,” was a devastating indictment of the US ruling elite’s campaign to destroy the WikiLeaks founder and of the entire “Russiagate” conspiracy theory peddled by the Democratic Party, corporate media outlets and the intelligence agencies for the… Continue reading
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How fast is the climate changing?
It is clear that there is now quite widespread public awareness of the fact that climate change is a reality and a serious threat to the future of humanity. And this is reflected to some extent in the mainstream media despite their reluctance to treat the issue as a real emergency. However, there is still… Continue reading
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UK: Over 1,300 homeless people penalised last year under the 1824 Vagrancy Act By Joe Mount
Thousands of people are being prosecuted every year in the UK under the draconian Georgian-era Vagrancy Act 1824. This outlaws begging and rough sleeping “in any deserted or unoccupied building, or in the open air, or under a tent, or in any cart or waggon, not having any visible means of subsistence.” Continue reading
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Syria News Links 29 July – 2 August 2019
2 August 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Opinion: Why Kamala Harris Is Unfit to Be President https://www.greanvillepost.com/2019/08/01/opinion-why-kamala-harris-is-unfit-to-be-president/ Faux Humanitarian Irwin Cotler, the White Helmets, and the Whitewashing of an Appalling Agenda https://www.mintpressnews.com/irwin-cotler-white-helmets-israel-whitewashing/261073/ Continue reading
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Venezuela News Links 29 July – 1 August 2019
1 August 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting Will Griffin: US Veterans Poll: Wars Not Worth Fighting + Sara Flounders: Sanctions Kill: Economic Warfare and the Migration Crisis https://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2019/08/01/will-griffin-us-veterans-poll-wars-not-worth-fighting/ Faux Humanitarian Irwin Cotler, the White Helmets, and the Whitewashing of an Appalling Agenda https://www.mintpressnews.com/irwin-cotler-white-helmets-israel-whitewashing/261073/ Continue reading
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Gaza protester dies as Israel admits to unjustified killings
Last week it was revealed that the Israeli military has decided to change its open-fire regulations, acknowledging it killed dozens of protesters without justification. Continue reading
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How a Small Group of Pro-Israel Activists Blacklisted MintPress on Wikipedia
For over ten years, Wikipedia has been a key focus of right-leaning, pro-Israel groups that have effectively weaponized the online encyclopedia as a means of controlling the narrative when it comes to the state of Israel’s more than 50-year-long military occupation of Palestine. Continue reading
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