Daily Archives: July 7, 2019

2019-07-07: News Headlines

Staff (2019-07-07). Suicide as Corporate Murder: France Télécom on Trial. truthout.org On June 27, a jury at a criminal court in Paris, France, heard testimony from Noémie Louvradoux, the daughter of Rémy Louvradoux, a 56-year-old management controller and father of four. Noémie's father killed himself by self-immolation outside the office block where he worked in the Mérignac suburb near Bordeaux, France, on the morning of April 26, 2011. | Noémie Louvradoux's testimony is part of the last of 39 cases that have been presented…

Staff (2019-07-07). Why is Germany's Left Struggling to Gain Traction? therealnews.com Heinz Bierbaum, a former deputy chair of Germany's Left Party, Die Linke, discusses the recent disappointing European Parliament results, the rise of the right, the possible collapse of the Merkel government, and the Greens as a new mainstream party…

Philip Alston (2019-07-07). US Can't Ignore That Climate Crisis Will Force 120 Million People Into Poverty. commondreams.org Climate change is making headlines this summer with record temperatures, devastating floods, and climate-related migration. But in the U.S., mainstream discussions about climate change are remarkably out of touch with the scale of the crisis and the economic and social upheaval it will bring. Political leaders have failed to put forward a vision for avoiding catastrophic consequences or protecting those most affected.

David William Pear (2019-07-06). US Imperialism from Manifest Destiny to the New American Century. dissidentvoice.org Roberto Sirvent and Danny Haiphong have explored the albatross of myths, legends, lies and damn lies around America's neck in their book American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News—From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror. They look into America's closet of historical secrets and expose them. They knock down …

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2019-07-06). Obama: Front Man for Washington's Imperialism. globalresearch.ca Clarity Press is a good publisher for authors willing to provide real information in place of the officially sanctioned controlled explanations of our time. A current example is Jeremy Kuzmarov's assessment of Obama, Obama's Unending Wars. The forty-fourth president …

WSWS (2019-07-05). Facebook planning to ban ads which discourage voting in US elections. wsws.org The new policy is a further expansion of Facebook's censorship of left-wing and oppositional political views on its platforms.

Roger Harris (2019-07-05). Why the US Puppet President of Venezuela is Toast. counterpunch.org Even the corporate media are losing enthusiasm for the US government's ploy to replace the democratically elected President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela with the US-anointed security asset Juan Guaidó. Reuters reports in a July 1 article, "Disappointed Venezuelans lose patience with Guaidó as Maduro hangs on," that the US-backed "military uprising" has "unraveled." A critical More

Eva Bartlett (2019-07-05). Voices from Syria's Rukban Refugee Camp Belie Corporate Media Reporting. globalresearch.ca Eva Bartlett visited refugees in Syria escaping the horrid conditions in the Rukban Refugee Camp, a desolate outpost in the US administered deconfliction zone. What she found was very different than the 'reality' depicted by the Western press. | *** | A …

Media Lens (2019-07-05). Suspending Chris Williamson: The Fury And The Fakery. dissidentvoice.org On June 26, the Labour Party lifted the suspension of pro-Corbyn MP Chris Williamson, triggering a maximum effort propaganda blitz designed to reverse the decision. Williamson had been suspended on February 27, after footage emerged of him responding to claims of institutionalised anti-semitism in the Labour Party. This is what Williamson said: The party that's …

Eva Bartlett (2019-07-04). Voices from Syria's Rukban Refugee Camp Belie Corporate Media Reporting. mintpressnews.com Eva Bartlett visited refugees in Syria escaping the horrid conditions in the Rukban Refugee Camp, a desolate outpost in the US administered deconfliction zone. What she found was very different than the 'reality' depicted by the Western press.

Whitney Webb (2019-07-03). How the Third Temple Movement in Israel Rebranded Theocracy as "Civil Rights" mintpressnews.com The Temple Activist movement is now more mainstream than ever before and its effort to destroy the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam, has advanced with great rapidity since the year began and has picked up precipitously in recent weeks.

Julie Hollar (2019-07-02). Warning to Progressive Dems: You're Leaving Corporate Media's Comfort Zone. fair.org by Julie Hollar After the first round of Democratic primary debates, the line from corporate media and their overwhelmingly centrist sources was clear: The Democrats are moving dangerously to the left, at their own peril. | Washington Post reporter Michael Scherer ( 6/30/19), under the headline "Democratic Candidates Veer Left, Leaving Behind Successful Midterm Strategy," pushed the media conventional wisd…

Jane Regan (2019-06-29). In Haiti, Washington Meddling Missed by Press. fair.org Unlike Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, President Jovenel MoàØse is Washington's "man in Port-au-Prince." He was hand-picked by Michael "Sweet Mickey" Martelly, the previous Washington-approved president, and had pledged to follow his "Haiti Is Open for Business" neoliberal policies. Is that why corporate media are not calling for the replacement of the Haitian government?>

Michael Edison Hayden (2019-06-27). Far-Right Extremists Are Calling for Terrorism on the Messaging App Telegram. splcenter.org Neo-Nazis, white nationalists and antigovernment extremists are publishing volumes of propaganda advocating terrorism and mass shootings on Telegram, a Hatewatch review of hundreds of channels on that app reveals.

2019-07-07: Social Media Postees

Suicide as Corporate Murder: France Télécom on Trial
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-07
On June 27, a jury at a criminal court in Paris, France, heard testimony from Noémie Louvradoux, the daughter of Rémy Louvradoux, a 56-year-old management controller and father of four. Noémie's father killed himself by self-immolation outside the office block where he worked in the Mérignac suburb near Bordeaux, France, on the morning of April 26, 2011. | Noémie Louvradoux's testimony is part of the last of 39 cases that have been presented…
truthout.org/articles/suicide-as-corpora…

Why is Germany's Left Struggling to Gain Traction?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-07
Heinz Bierbaum, a former deputy chair of Germany's Left Party, Die Linke, discusses the recent disappointing European Parliament results, the rise of the right, the possible collapse of the Merkel government, and the Greens as a new mainstream party…
therealnews.com/stories/why-is-germanys-…

US Can't Ignore That Climate Crisis Will Force 120 Million People Into Poverty
Philip Alston | commondreams.org | 2019-07-07
Climate change is making headlines this summer with record temperatures, devastating floods, and climate-related migration. But in the U.S., mainstream discussions about climate change are remarkably out of touch with the scale of the crisis and the economic and social upheaval it will bring. Political leaders have failed to put forward a vision for avoiding catastrophic consequences or protecting those most affected.
commondreams.org/views/2019/07/07/us-can…

US Imperialism from Manifest Destiny to the New American Century
David William Pear | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-06
Roberto Sirvent and Danny Haiphong have explored the albatross of myths, legends, lies and damn lies around America's neck in their book American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News–From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror. They look into America's closet of historical secrets and expose them. They knock down …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/us-imperialis…

Obama: Front Man for Washington's Imperialism
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-06
Clarity Press is a good publisher for authors willing to provide real information in place of the officially sanctioned controlled explanations of our time. A current example is Jeremy Kuzmarov's assessment of Obama, Obama's Unending Wars. The forty-fourth president …
globalresearch.ca/obama-front-man-washin…

Suspending Chris Williamson: The Fury And The Fakery
Media Lens | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-05
On June 26, the Labour Party lifted the suspension of pro-Corbyn MP Chris Williamson, triggering a maximum effort propaganda blitz designed to reverse the decision. Williamson had been suspended on February 27, after footage emerged of him responding to claims of institutionalised anti-semitism in the Labour Party. This is what Williamson said: The party that's …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/suspending-ch…

Facebook planning to ban ads which discourage voting in US elections
wsws.org | 2019-07-05
The new policy is a further expansion of Facebook's censorship of left-wing and oppositional political views on its platforms.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/05/vote…

Why the US Puppet President of Venezuela is Toast
Roger Harris | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-05
Even the corporate media are losing enthusiasm for the US government's ploy to replace the democratically elected President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela with the US-anointed security asset Juan Guaidó. Reuters reports in a July 1 article, "Disappointed Venezuelans lose patience with Guaidó as Maduro hangs on," that the US-backed "military uprising" has "unraveled." A critical…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/05/why-the-us-p…

Voices from Syria's Rukban Refugee Camp Belie Corporate Media Reporting
Eva Bartlett | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
Eva Bartlett visited refugees in Syria escaping the horrid conditions in the Rukban Refugee Camp, a desolate outpost in the US administered deconfliction zone. What she found was very different than the 'reality' depicted by the Western press. | *** | A …
globalresearch.ca/voices-syrias-rukban-r…

Voices from Syria's Rukban Refugee Camp Belie Corporate Media Reporting
Eva Bartlett | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-04
Eva Bartlett visited refugees in Syria escaping the horrid conditions in the Rukban Refugee Camp, a desolate outpost in the US administered deconfliction zone. What she found was very different than the 'reality' depicted by the Western press.
mintpressnews.com/voices-syria-rukban-re…

How the Third Temple Movement in Israel Rebranded Theocracy as "Civil Rights"
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-03
The Temple Activist movement is now more mainstream than ever before and its effort to destroy the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam, has advanced with great rapidity since the year began and has picked up precipitously in recent weeks.
mintpressnews.com/third-temple-activist-…

Warning to Progressive Dems: You're Leaving Corporate Media's Comfort Zone
Julie Hollar | fair.org | 2019-07-02
by Julie Hollar After the first round of Democratic primary debates, the line from corporate media and their overwhelmingly centrist sources was clear: The Democrats are moving dangerously to the left, at their own peril. | Washington Post reporter Michael Scherer ( 6/30/19), under the headline "Democratic Candidates Veer Left, Leaving Behind Successful Midterm Strategy," pushed the media conventional wisd…
fair.org/home/warning-to-progressive-dem…

In Haiti, Washington Meddling Missed by Press
Jane Regan | fair.org | 2019-06-29
Unlike Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, President Jovenel MoàØse is Washington's "man in Port-au-Prince." He was hand-picked by Michael "Sweet Mickey" Martelly, the previous Washington-approved president, and had pledged to follow his "Haiti Is Open for Business" neoliberal policies. Is that why corporate media are not calling for the replacement of the Haitian government?>…
fair.org/home/in-haiti-washington-meddli…

Far-Right Extremists Are Calling for Terrorism on the Messaging App Telegram
Michael Edison Hayden | splcenter.org | 2019-06-27
Neo-Nazis, white nationalists and antigovernment extremists are publishing volumes of propaganda advocating terrorism and mass shootings on Telegram, a Hatewatch review of hundreds of channels on that app reveals.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/06/27/far-r…