June 2020
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Free eBook: The Definitive Guide to Direct Action
30 June 2020 — Seven Stories Press The Moment Requires Full Spectrum Resistance Download free digital copies of Full Spectrum Resistance, Vols. 1 & 2 by Aric McBay And take 50% off the print editions For more writings against state repression, download our free collection Against Police Violence: Writers of Conscience Speak Out and check Continue reading
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RAY McGOVERN: Russiagate’s Last Gasp
On Friday The New York Times featured a report based on anonymous intelligence officials that the Russians were paying bounties to have U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan with President Donald Trump refusing to do anything about it. The flurry of Establishment media reporting that ensued provides further proof, if such were needed, that the erstwhile… Continue reading
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UK confirms it will not align with EU chemicals agency
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that the UK will implement its own version of the EU chemical regulatory system, REACH, at the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December. The UK is still operating under EU REACH until then, but has no say on the regulations. Despite… Continue reading
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Pro-Israel racist group ADL moves to co-opt Black Lives Matter
For those who yearn for an end to systemic racism, these are exhilarating times as Black activists and organizations lead a global uprising against symbols and structures of white supremacy. But if you are a racist group masquerading as a civil rights organization, these days are fraught with the danger that you’ll get found out. Continue reading
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Statewatch: Open letter to Secretary-General of International Maritime Organization (IMO)
The civil liberties organisation Statewatch has today delivered an open letter [1] with hundreds of signatories to Mr Kitack Lim, Secretary-General of International Maritime Organization (IMO), calling on him to revoke the Libyan maritime search and rescue (SAR) zone [2] in order to prevent the so-called Libyan Coast Guard undertaking ‘pull-backs’ of migrants to Libya,… Continue reading
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How the Dutch prosecution and the judge have rigged the outcome of the MH17 trial on a charge that requires no proof
The Dutch Government has devised an evidence-proof scheme for ensuring the trial of the Russian government for the destruction of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 will end in a conviction. Continue reading
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Why is this Ongoing American “Revolution” Bound to Fail?
Rage is well justified. Grievances run deep, through the veins of a confused and socially insecure population, in both cities and the countryside. Minorities feel and actually are oppressed. Indeed they have been disgracefully oppressed, since the birth of the country, over two centuries ago Continue reading
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Twitter Targets Accounts of MintPress and Other Outlets Covering Unrest in Bolivia
Social media giant Twitter took the step of suspending the official account of MintPress News on Saturday. Without warning, the nine-year-old account with 64,000 followers was abruptly labeled as “fake” or “spam” and restricted. This move is becoming a frequent occurrence for alternative media, especially those that openly challenge U.S. power globally. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Radio for Week of June 29, 2020
29 June 2020 — Black Agenda Report Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford Inequality: The American Ethos / Blacks Need to Rethink “Positive” Images in a Racist Country / Reading During “Perfect Storm” of Crisis Inequality: The American Ethos Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford The US has historically Continue reading
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Watch: Every American Should Watch Abby Martin’s New Afghanistan War Documentary
The perpetual occupation of Afghanistan has become so normalized that it mostly serves as background noise to most Americans. It’s even jokingly referred to as the “Forever War,” accepted as just another constant reality. A soldier dies now and again, a couple of dozen civilians get killed in another bombing. It’s never enough to stir… Continue reading
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Keir Starmer’s ‘antisemitism’ sacking is a signal that Israel is safe in his hands
Crackdown by UK Labour leader on left-wing rival will subdue critics of Israel in his party ahead of Israel’s annexation move Continue reading
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Bill Making It Illegal to Forcefully Microchip Employees Passes in Michigan House
Lawmakers in Michigan have passed a bill that would make it illegal for employers to force their workers to be tagged with microchips in a bid to preemptively thwart companies who seek to make it mandatory to wear the productivity-tracking devices. Continue reading
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Challenge eyed to class action plan for Bayer Roundup settlement
A plan to delay any new Roundup cancer claims for years and shift the key question of whether or not the weed killer causes cancer from a jury to a hand-picked panel of scientists faces potential opposition from some of the plaintiffs’ attorneys who initiated and led the mass tort claims against Roundup maker Monsanto,… Continue reading
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Dark Ages (Empty Stages)
29 June 2020 — Investigating Imperialism Dark Ages (Empty Stages) Copyright William Bowles & Cheryl Byron August 1977 This is the first song I ever wrote, actually co-wrote with my dear friend and musical colleague, Cheryl Byron, (1947-2003) in August 1977 following the Blackout in New York City, in my little ‘railroad’ apartment on Madison Continue reading
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The Test Set: Another Brick in the COVID-19 Disinformation Game Plan
o you want the true answer, or do you want the answer given by propaganda, official government versions and the mainstream media? Continue reading
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US-China trade deal unravels. What next?
The world community can heave a sigh of relief that there isn’t going to be a new cold war between the United States and China. A Cold War needs two blocs: while Washington is unable to cobble together a bloc, Beijing is disinterested in one, lacking a bloc mentality. But isolating China in the international… Continue reading
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More evidence that under Westminster’s warped voting system, swathes of Britain can be written off
A shocking 68% of votes were effectively ignored in 2019: they failed to contribute to electing the local MP. Millions of voters are systematically silenced in this way – unlike countries which use proportional voting systems. Continue reading
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The Coronavirus pandemic, ecological catastrophe and global capitalism: an interlocking phenomenon
The COVID-19 pandemic has unravelled the close structural links between the climate crisis and the global capitalist mode of production.[1] This is a scenario that the socialist left should own as a central platform in its campaigning and organisation activities. The climate catastrophe not only has an immensely broad appeal to young and old, but… Continue reading
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Mass-Tracking COVI-PASS Immunity Passports Slated to Roll Out in 15 Countries
COVI-PASS will determine whether you can go to a restaurant, if you need a medical test, or are due for a talking-to by authorities in a post-COVID world. Consent is voluntary, but enforcement will be compulsory. Continue reading
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Starmer’s Love Affair with Zionism Could Prove Fatal for Labour
Sir Keir Starmer, whose scalp has been dangling on the lodge-pole of the Board of Deputies since Day One of his leadership of the Labour Party, has sacked his rival Rebecca Long-Bailey from his front bench for – apparently – indulging in “antisemitic conspiracy theories”. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 