Bolivia News Links 5-8 December 2019

8 December 2019 — The New Dark Age

There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back

Stella Calloni: “We are Under a Counterinsurgency War”
https://libya360.wordpress.com/2019/12/07/stella-calloni-we-are-under-a-counterinsurgency-war/

Bolivia: MAS Appoints Morales as Director of its 2020 Campaign
https://libya360.wordpress.com/2019/12/07/bolivia-mas-appoints-morales-as-director-of-its-2020-campaign/

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Patient data from GP surgeries sold to US companies

7 December 2019 — The Guardian

Dealings with international pharma raise new fears about American ambitions to access NHS

Jeremy Corbyn shows redacted documents of secret trade talks between the UK and US governments.

Jeremy Corbyn shows redacted documents of secret trade talks between the UK and US governments. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Data about millions of NHS patients has been sold to US and other international pharmaceutical companies for research, the Observer has learned, raising new fears about America’s growing ambitions to access lucrative parts of the health service after Brexit.

Journalist: Newsweek Suppressed OPCW Scandal And Threatened Me With Legal Action

8 December 2019 — Caitlin Johnson

by Caitlin Johnstone

Newsweek journalist has resigned after the publication reportedly suppressed his story about the ever-growing OPCW scandal, the revelation of immensely significant plot holes in the establishment Syria narrative that you can update yourself on by watching this short seven-minute video or this more detailed video here.

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Uneven Earth’s Monthly Readings

7 December 2019 — Uneven Earth

[Came across this very useful resource, from yet another information source, Uneven Earth. Frankly, with the wealth of accurate information available to us these days, there really is no excuse for inaction, no matter how small, over the major issues of our time. WB]

November readings

On the wave of global protests, lessons from the 1999 Seattle shutdown, and nuclear energy

Once a month, we put together a list of stories we’ve been reading: things you might’ve missed or crucial conversations going on around the web. We focus on environmental and social justice, cities, science fiction, current events, and political theory.

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