Daily Archives: December 1, 2020

2020-12-01: News Headlines

Project Censored (2020-12-01). #15. Indigenous Trauma and Suicide an Enduring Legacy of Colonialism. projectcensored.org From evidence of neglect at government-run clinics in Canada's northern reserves to the tragic loss of lives in remote villages in Alaska and on reservation lands in Montana, independent news…

Project Censored (2020-12-01). #24. Silenced in Savannah: Journalist Abby Martin Challenges Georgia's BDS "Gag Law" projectcensored.org Journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin, a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement that aims to end support for Israel's oppression of Palestinians, was scheduled to give a…

Project Censored (2020-12-01). #22. An Emergency Wealth Tax to Confront Coronavirus Pandemic. projectcensored.org From March 18 to May 14, 2020, more than 36 million US workers lost their jobs, while the wealth of US billionaires increased by more than $368 billion, an increase…

Project Censored (2020-12-01). #21. The Scourge of Human Trafficking in Yemen. projectcensored.org Owing to the war launched in 2015 by a US-backed coalition of Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, Yemen now suffers from "a complete absence" of law and order, which has…

Project Censored (2020-12-01). #17. International Plasma Market Profits from US and Mexico's Poorest. projectcensored.org US hospitals are currently desperate for blood donors: more than 4000 blood drives were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a March 2020 letter co-signed by the AABB, America's…

RT (2020-12-01). At least two killed, dozens injured by speeding car in pedestrian zone of Trier, Germany (VIDEO). rt.com At least two people were killed and dozens of others injured in an incident in the German town of Trier after a car plowed through a pedestrianized zone Tuesday afternoon. | Authorities have only officially confirmed two fatalities, one of whom was a baby, but German news outlets are reporting that at least four people died during the incident. | Eyewitnesses said the speeding sports utility vehicle (SUV) hit a baby stroller as it plowed through a crowd of people. | Officials have

Project Censored (2020-12-01). #20. A Comprehensive Framework for Transforming the Criminal-Legal System. projectcensored.org Calling for policy solutions to dismantle the US system of criminal punishment and the inequalities and white supremacy that this system promotes and perpetuates, Alec Karakatsanis, the executive director of…

Project Censored (2020-12-01). #2. Monsanto "Intelligence Center" Targeted Journalists and Activists. projectcensored.org The agricultural giant Monsanto—which the German pharmaceutical corporation Bayer acquired in 2018—created an "intelligence fusion center" in order to "monitor and discredit" journalists and activists, Sam Levin reported for the Guardian…

Project Censored (2020-12-01). #19. Antibiotic Abuse: Pharmaceutical Profiteering Accelerates Superbugs. projectcensored.org Pharmaceutical giants Abbott and Sun Pharma are providing dangerous amounts of antibiotics to unlicensed doctors in India and incentivizing them to overprescribe. In August 2019 the Bureau of Investigative Journalism…

Project Censored (2020-12-01). #25. Studies Document Links between Education, Incarceration, and Recidivism. projectcensored.org Two research studies document links between education, incarceration, and recidivism, as covered in articles published by ColorLines, Usable Knowledge, and Citizen Truth. In September 2019, ColorLines reported that attending a…

Project Censored (2020-12-01). A Note on Research and Evaluation of Censored News Stories. projectcensored.org How do we at Project Censored identify and evaluate independent news stories, and how do we know that the Top 25 stories that we bring forward each year are not…

Prof Mark Crispin Miller (2020-12-01). Petition in Defense of Academic Freedom. "Effectiveness of Face Mask " Banned From Classroom Discussion? globalresearch.ca Dear President Hamilton, | Herewith I am submitting my petition in defense of academic freedom and free speech, prompted by my unfortunate experience at NYU since Sept. 20, when, as you are well aware, a student in my undergraduate propaganda course, …

Project Censored (2020-12-01). #3. US Military—A Massive, Hidden Contributor to Climate Crisis. projectcensored.org The US military is "one of the largest polluters in history, consuming more liquid fuels and emitting more climate-changing gases than most medium-sized countries," Benjamin Neimark, Oliver Belcher, and Patrick…

Project Censored (2020-12-01). #11. New Green Scare: Law Enforcement Crackdown on Environmental Activism. projectcensored.org As scientists warn of imminent climate change, environmental welfare activists in the United States are facing growing legal penalties and a crackdown by law enforcement agencies designed to counteract environmental…

Project Censored (2020-12-01). #6. Shadow Network of Conservative Outlets Emerges to Exploit Faith in Local News. projectcensored.org A December 2019 report by the Columbia Journalism Review highlighted how a network of 450 websites operated by five corporate organizations in twelve states "mimic the appearance and output of traditional…

Project Censored (2020-12-01). #23. "Global Gag Rule" Continues to Compromise Women's Health around World. projectcensored.org The United States's global gag rule continues to put at risk the sexual health of women in developing countries that rely on US aid. This federal rule—formally known as the…

Project Censored (2020-12-01). 4. Congressional Investments and Conflicts of Interest. projectcensored.org In January 2020 the Center for Public Integrity and Vox reported that the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which granted corporations a 14 percent reduction in taxes, also helped…

Project Censored (2020-12-01). #7. Underreporting of Missing and Victimized Black Women and Girls. projectcensored.org The rate at which Black women and girls go missing in the United States is higher than that of their white counterparts. As Carma Henry reported for the Westside Gazette, "What's…

Project Censored (2020-12-01). #9. Rising Risks of Nuclear Power Due to Climate Change. projectcensored.org Nuclear power plants are unprepared for climate change. Rising sea levels and warmer waters will impact power plants' infrastructure, posing increased risks of nuclear disasters, according to reports from the…

_____ (2020-12-01). Nurse Fired During Fight For PPE Now Facing Board Of Nursing Investigation. popularresistance.org Cliff Willmeng, the RN employed at Allina Health's United Hospital in St Paul, Minnesota, who was fired during workplace struggles for frontline safety and patient care, received notification that Allina Health reported him to the Minnesota Board of Nursing last week. The Board of Nursing, the state governmental body that issues and maintains licenses for registered nurses, can both censor nurses and revoke nurses' licenses. | Willlmeng has never been reported to any Board of Nursing during his 13-year nursing career, which spans three states and includes employment in emergency medicine, intensive care, and othe…

Project Censored (2020-12-01). #12. Police Officers Implicated in Online Hate Groups as Facebook Profits. projectcensored.org According to an investigation by Reveal, the media platform for the nonprofit Center for Investigative Reporting, hundreds of US police officers are members of misogynistic, homophobic, racist, anti-Muslim, Confederate, or…

Project Censored (2020-12-01). #8. The Public Banking Revolution. projectcensored.org In October 2019, California governor Gavin Newsom signed the Public Banking Act, authorizing city and county governments to create or sponsor public banks. As YES! Magazine reported, though establishing the charters for such banks will likely take several years, public banks like the Bank of North Dakota, which was established in 1919, provide a robust alternative to the "big for-profit banks that the government uses to invest public money into Wall Street, rather than local communities." Public banks will provide "public agencies access to loans at interest rates much lower than they could find at private banks,…

Project Censored (2020-12-01). #13. Lessons from Colorado's Voting System. projectcensored.org Colorado boasts "the highest percentage of eligible citizens registered to vote," and its voter participation rates are "often the first or second for the entire nation," Colorado Secretary of State…

MEE staff (2020-11-30). New Delhi accuses OIC of indulging in anti-India propaganda. middleeasteye.net New Delhi accuses OIC of indulging in anti-India propaganda | Indian government issues strong rebuke of Organisation of Islamic Conference following resolutions passed on Kashmir during annual meeting in Niger | Mon, 11/30/2020 – 17: 52 | The OIC is the world's second-largest inter-governmental organisation after the UN, with 57 member states (AFP/File photo) | The Indian government has issued a strong rebuke…

WSWS (2020-11-30). Trade unions stage scattered protests on Amazon's Black Friday. wsws.org With opposition by Amazon workers growing against brutal work conditions and the lack of protection from the pandemic, the unions and their pseudo-left supporters are trying to contain resistance within the confines of corporate-controlled political parties and the capitalist system.

Jonathan Cook (2020-11-30). Establishment Journalists are Piling on to Smear Robert Fisk Now He Cannot Answer Back. dissidentvoice.org Something remarkable even by the usually dismal standards of the stenographic media blue-tick brigade has been happening in the past few days. Leading journalists in the corporate media have suddenly felt the urgent need not only to criticise the late, much-respected foreign correspondent Robert Fisk, but to pile in against him, using the most outrageous …

Miko Peled (2020-11-30). A "Fringe Member" of the Jewish Community: How Hasbara Trolls Reacted to My Campus Appearance. mintpressnews.com Hasbara groups represent a racist, supremacist, and violent ideology. They defend a state that is engaged in the worst type of violence against the Palestinian people, yet they feel that they are in a position to question the motives of organizers, speakers, and activists who call for justice and tolerance.

The Global Research Team (2020-11-30). Global Research: Help Keep Independent Media Alive. globalresearch.ca The situation for independent media has changed significantly over the past year. In the face of large corporations attempting to censor our content and curtail our traffic and revenue, we are still here — largely thanks to you, our core …

Cris Ericson (2020-11-29). Indybay: Please explain why you have censored & banned me for 6 years? indybay.org Indybay: Please explain why you have censored and banned me for 6 years since 2014?>