February 2, 2021
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The mainstream: meeting the historic challenges?
Recently, newly confirmed US Treasury secretary and former Fed chief, Janet Yellen, spelt out the challenges facing US capitalism in a letter to her new staff. She said: “the current crisis is very different from 2008. But the scale is as big, if not bigger. The pandemic has wrought wholesale devastation on the economy. Entire… Continue reading
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Lebanon – British Embassy Infiltrates Military Intelligence, Provides Snooping Equipment, Indoctrinates Young Palestinians
Keeping the Syrian border safe and secure is certainly not a British priority. Let’s not forget that it was Britain which hired various companies, led by ‘former’ British intelligence officers, who then organized and ran the propaganda campaigns for the Jihadi onslaught on Syria. Continue reading
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Stop the game – I want to get off!
‘Hedging’ used to be a way of reducing the risk of selling or buying. Farmers waiting for their harvest to come in are uncertain about what price per bushel they will get at the market: will they get a price that makes them a profit and a living for next year or will they be… Continue reading
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New study: low levels of glyphosate altered gut microbiome
A new animal study found that low levels of the weed killing chemical glyphosate and glyphosate-based Roundup can alter the composition of the gut microbiome in ways that may harm health. Continue reading
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“At First I Thought it Was a Joke”: Academic Media Censorship Conference Censored by YouTube
An academic critical media literacy conference warning of the dangers of media censorship has, ironically, been censored by YouTube. The Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas 2020 took place without incident online over two days in October and featured a number of esteemed speakers and panels discussing issues concerning modern media studies. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 