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Video: Chris Hedges and David Zucchino On War Reporting
War correspondents Chris Hedges and David Zucchino, a 1973 graduate of the UNC journalism school, had a discussion with UNC J-school students on Feb. 13, 2012, in Carroll Hall. Hedges spoke later that evening as part of the PlayMakers Repertory Company’s Vision Series. Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 30 November 2011
30 November 2011 — williambowles.info UK withdraws diplomatic staff from Iran after attack BBC News Britain is withdrawing its diplomats from Iran following the attack on its embassy in the capital, Tehran, on Tuesday, diplomatic sources say. The Foreign Office said “some staff” are leaving “for their own safety”, but has not confirmed if all Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 24-25 November 2011
25 November 2011 — williambowles.info 25 November 2011 Tahrir terror: Female journos, ‘naked blogger’ assaulted Russiatoday.ru Today at 14:55 Protest-riven Tahrir Square is becoming a savage minefield for women, as French and American female journalists are brutally beaten and raped, and Egypt’s ‘naked blogger’ mobbed. The latest victim is journalist for… Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 22-23 November 2011
23 November 2011 — williambowles.info 23 November 2011 Egyptians defiant as death toll soarsMorning Star Today at 16:40Egyptian riot police attacked citizens with tear gas and rubber bullets for a fifth day in central Cairo today in a vain bid to quash protests demanding an end to military rule. Continue reading
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Insurgent Notes | The Next Step for Occupy Wall Street: Occupy Buildings, Occupy Workplaces
Today, after two months of occupations and the attacks on the occupations in Portland, Oakland and now Manhattan, OWS might be crossing a new threshold–a massive convergence of students in Union Square and a working-class convergence in Foley Square attempting to give reality to the growing calls for a general strike. Continue reading
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“Freedom Waves” — Another Challenge to the Israeli Naval Blockade of Gaza and the US Congress By Kit Kittredge
As one of two American citizens on the Gaza “Freedom Waves,” I represented hundreds of thousands of Americans who are challenging Israeli and US policies concerning Palestine. Continue reading
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Occupy Wall Street Newslinks 10-11 October 2011
11 October 2011 — williambowles.info 11 October 2011 Student march backs Occupy BostonWorld Socialist Web Site Today at 12:55On Monday afternoon, several thousand students from the Boston area came out to back the Occupy Boston movement. Continue reading
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UPDATE FROM THE ELECTRONIC INTIFADA: EI exclusive: Israel involvement in BDS lawsuit exposed | Holy Land 5 interview | And more …
An exclusive investigation finds that pro-Israel activists, backed by an Islamophobic pro-Israel group and with the knowledge of the Israeli government is planning to take legal action to force the Olympia Food Co-op to rescind its historic decision to boycott Israeli products. Continue reading
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UK: Turkish and Kurdish Labourers and Traders Must Refuse to Be Pitted Against the Black People
Surely the traders have the right to protect their shops. But such events should not be use to pit the Turkish and Kurdish community against the Black community. Such event should not be used to strengthen the prejudices that the oppressed and migrant communities have against each other. Continue reading
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Student Questions From Tripoli By Franklin Lamb
One thing most foreigners and the local population agree on in western Libya is that there were few signs in early February that eastern Libya would erupt as it did and many are still unclear what and who caused it and why and how. But when half a dozen bright, energetic, nationalistic Libyan under and… Continue reading
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Spain: Indignant and Organized: from 15-M to 19-J By David Marty
On May 15th, thousands of people answered a call to “take the streets” against neoliberal economic measures that were being implemented in Spain in the aftermath of the financial crisis. To everyone’s surprise, including organizers and participants[i], 125,000 people “took the streets” filling popular city squares across Spain. Continue reading
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Jews for Justice for Palestinians Weekly newsletter 20 June 2011
20 June 2011 — Jews for Justice for Palestinians The state of Jews June 18th, 2011 From its origin as ‘Jew-state’ through various twists of meaning, the current ‘Jewish state’ which Palestinians must recognise has more in common with Pakistan than the USA or any European state of all its citizens. Uri Avnery traces the Continue reading
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BDS update: ‘I went because I needed to go’ By Eric Walberg
International boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) activities got a boost at the founding conference of the Palestinian Trade Union Coalition for BDS in Ramallah on 30 April. It called on trade unions around the world to sever all links with the Israel labour federation Histadrut. Continue reading
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Student Protests and the Emerging Discontent of Youth By Oliver Huitson
The “iPod generation” have long been written off as apathetic, pampered wasters; a collection of illiterate Nathan Barleys draining their parents resources. Yet, from the storming of Tory HQ to campus occupations across the country, it is those same youth now leading public resistance to the Coalition’s cuts. The tripling of tuition fees is unquestionably… Continue reading
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MEDIA LENS ALERT: BROTHERS-IN-ARMS: CAPITALISM AND CORPORATE JOURNALISM
An essential role of corporate journalism is to shore up public confidence in an unjust, crisis-riven financial and economic system. Although plenty of gloom and doom is permitted, especially in the face of obvious crisis, the legitimacy of the system is rarely questioned. Continue reading
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Haiti Newslinks 30 April, 2010: Food Aid Hurts Haiti's Farmers
30 April 2010 US Jewish communities building ties to Haiti Cleveland Jewish News By Larry Luxner PETIT-GOAVE, Haiti (JTA) — Not a single Jew lives among the 170000 inhabitants of Petit-Goâve, nor among the 20000 refugees from … www.clevelandjewishnews.com/articles/2010/04/30/news/nation_and_world/doc4bda01c02f17d202332392.txt Continue reading
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MEDIA LENS ALERT: WERE AFGHAN CHILDREN EXECUTED BY US-LED FORCES? AND WHY AREN’T THE MEDIA INTERESTED?
American-led troops dragged Afghan children from their beds and shot them during a night raid on December 27 last year, leaving ten people dead. Afghan government investigators said that eight of the dead were schoolchildren, and that some of them had been handcuffed before being killed. Kabul-based Times correspondent Jerome Starkey reported the shocking accusations… Continue reading
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EDUCATING IDIOCY INTO AMERICA – PART 1 by Mark S. Tucker
“The teacher gave us a test on The Scarlet Letter, and we were required to know who was saying what in a set of random quotes. It didn’t make any sense at all.” Continue reading
The New Dark Age 