September 15, 2020
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Covid-19: “Staggering number” of extra deaths in community is not explained by covid-19
Only a third of the excess deaths seen in the community in England and Wales can be explained by covid-19, new data have shown. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Radio for Week of September 14, 2020
14 September 2020 — Black Agenda Report Black Agenda Radio for Week of September 14, 2020 Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford Only Community Control Can Stop Police Atrocities / Capitalism and Racism Entwined / First and Foremost, Malcolm X Was “Black Minded” Continue reading
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Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 9
Things became not merely dramatic in the Assange courtroom today, but spiteful and nasty. There were two real issues, the evidence and the procedure. On the evidence, there were stark details of the dreadful regime Assange will face in US jails if extradited. On the procedure, we saw behaviour from the prosecution QC that went… Continue reading
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Why the UK could end up deploying risky gene drives while ignoring natural biological control
This summer 78 environmental, agricultural, animal welfare and development organisations from all over Europe called on the European Union to outlaw the release of Gene Drive Organisms in the EU and internationally, warning that reprogramming or eradicating entire animal populations posed grave risks. They’re hoping that the European Union will respect the precautionary principle and… Continue reading
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At Assange Extradition Trial, Prosecution Downplays Abusive Supermax Prison Conditions
The legal team for Julian Assange strongly believes if the WikiLeaks founder is extradited to the United States he will be detained in harsh and abusive conditions, and if convicted, he will be incarcerated in a supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, in conditions that amount to solitary confinement. Continue reading
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Julian Assange (and imperialism) on trial:
At the latest RT-livestreamed ‘Free Julian Assange/Imperialism on Trial’ event in London, a team of distinguished speakers discussed international events and the prospects of the WikiLeaks founder avoiding extradition to the US. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 