(2021-04-29). The January 6 Capitol Riot: A Local Perspective. counterpunch.org "Independent media bring issues to the boil; mainstream media inhale the steam." That's what Phyllis Kriegel, editor of New Directions for Women, told me back in the 1990s, and it remains true today. Cierra Hinton, publisher and editor of Scalawag, a publication covering the South, cited a recent example. Not long ago, Scalawag ran an investigation into local murdered and
(2021-04-29). Reporting from Around the World, Reese Erlich Was a Beacon of Independent Journalism. counterpunch.org When Reese Erlich died in early April, we lost a global reporter who led by example. During five decades as a progressive journalist, Reese created and traveled an independent path while avoiding the comfortable ruts dug by corporate media. When people in the United States read or heard his reporting from more than 50 countries,
(2021-04-29). The Modi Surge: COVID-19 Cases Overwhelm India's Healthcare System as Gov't Censors Critics. democracynow.org 
India has topped 18.3 million COVID-19 cases, after adding 1 million cases in just the past three days amid shortages in vital supplies and overwhelmed hospitals across the country. Makeshift mass cremation facilities have been set up in parks and parking lots, with rows of bodies being burned on funeral pyres. With hospitals overflowing, some patients have been turned away and left to deal with their infections on their own. "This is where Modi has led India," says Indian journalist Rana Ayyub, who says the prime minister "clearly has no plan" for dealing with the crisis ravaging the country's healthcare systems…
(2021-04-29). SCOTUS Should Clarify Tinker in Favor of Free Speech, Not School Control. counterpunch.org In 1969, the US Supreme Court held, in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, that students don't "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate." Schools may only prohibit, censor, or punish student speech which would "materially and substantially interfere with the requirements of appropriate discipline in
(2021-04-29). SDF 'Dismantled' Six Remote-Controlled IEDs In Northern Deir Ezzor. southfront.org 
by: sdf-press.com | On April 29, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) uncovered six improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the northern countryside of Deir Ezzor. | In an official statement, the SDF said that the IEDs were first uncovered by the locals. All six IEDs were placed on a road near the town of al-Kasrah."The six IEDs, which were prepared for detonation, were dismantled without causing any human or material losses … The SDF is now investigating and searching for the people who planted the [IED…
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(2021-04-29). The Resistance Never Ends! Join SouthFront In This Dark Age Of Censorship! southfront.org 
| : | : | THE DARK AGE OF CENSORSHIP AND GLOBALIST TOTALITARIANISM IS HERE. | : | In the first half of 2021, globalist forces carried out a new large-scale attac…
(2021-04-29). Book-burning comes to America. wsws.org In a major act of censorship, publisher W.W. Norton has announced its decision to "permanently" remove Blake Bailey's biography of American novelist Philip Roth (1933—2018) from print.
(2021-04-29). Latest Bizarre Chapter of "War on Drugs": U.S. Special Forces Train Drug Cartel Enforcers Linked to Rape, Torture and Decapitation of Victims. covertactionmagazine.com Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) has become one of the most feared paramilitaries in Mexico over the last decade. Images of the group have become the standard depiction of the Mexican cartel writ large. Their propaganda videos often feature groups of masked men bristling with enough small arms to make them formidable against even conventional …
(2021-04-28). W's Chickens Coming Home to Roost, yet the Media Cocks Aren't Crowing. dissidentvoice.org 
Censorship comes in many forms. One of [them] is a colossal moral indifference to official crimes at the highest levels of our government. — Ralph Nader, April 17, 2021, Ralph Nader Radio Hour Disclaimer: This is not a traditional mainstream or even left-stream book review. However, Steven C. Markoff's book does play as the impetus and …
(2021-04-28). Goebbels está vivo en Nicaragua: Conspiración implacable de Estados Unidos contra Nicaragua inventando falsas narrativas e instaurando el terror. globalizacion.ca 
"Una mentira que se dice una vez sigue siendo una mentira, pero una mentira que se dice mil veces se convierte en verdad". Joseph Goebbels, ministro de propaganda de Hitler, 1933-1945 °El presidente Ortega es un dictador! °El presidente Ortega…
(2021-04-28). Protecting publicly-owned federal lands essential for reaching net zero emissions. peoplesworld.org 
Editor's Note: The following article was originally written before the April 22 Earth Day summit of global leaders, at which new emissions targets were set, including a commitment from the Biden administration for a 50% reduction of the U.S. 2005 level by 2030. Biden and the Democratic-controlled Congress are making climate policy central to governing …
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(2021-04-28). The China-Africa Relationship in the 21st Century. globalresearch.ca "US corporate media have called China a 'new colonizer' in Africa …
(2021-04-28). David Morgan: Get Real, Be Real And Buy Real — Interview. eurasiareview.com The past year has been a remarkably interesting time for precious metals and especially for silver. The metal had spent many years in the shadow of its "big brother", but it made an impressive, roaring comeback that grabbed headlines and mainstream interest. | As can be expected, this attracted a lot of new investors to silver and many first-time buyers. For those of us who understand the importance of physical precious metals this was a positive development, however, we also think it is essential for all investors to know what and why their buying. To get a clear picture on the status and the outlook of the s…
(2021-04-28). New York Times' New Onslaught Against Venezuela—Propaganda or Journalism? orinocotribune.com On Monday, April 26, US newspaper and propaganda outlet Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza denounced this alleged report as part of a campaign aimed at portraying Venezuela as a land in chaos, where there is no authority "in large areas of the country." | The top Venezuelan diplomat pointed to the piece as "another smear campaign again…
(2021-04-28). Goebbels is Alive in Nicaragua: Relentless US Conspiracy Against Nicaragua by Using Fake Narratives and Instituting Terror. orinocotribune.com By S. Brian Willson — Apr 26, 2021 | "A lie told once remains a lie, but a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth." Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's Propaganda Minister, 1933-1945 | President Ortega is a dictator! President Ortega is a dictator! President Ortega is a dictator! Say it over and over, and it becomes accepted truth with absolutely no evidence whatsoever. Welcome to…
(2021-04-28). Robert Reich: How To Stop Republicans From Stealing Elections — OpEd. eurasiareview.com Republican-controlled state legislatures