Daily Archives: June 17, 2021

2021-06-17: News Headlines

Media Lens (2021-06-17). "That Is Actually Bollocks": 20 Propaganda Horrors From 20 Years of Media Lens (Part 1). dissidentvoice.org After 20 years of Media Lens, it seems only natural that we should look back in gratitude at the support we've received. In response to one of our early pieces, a kindly columnist at the Observer commented: 'Dear David, 'Thank you very much for sending me a copy of your piece, which strikes me as …

David Giesen (2021-06-17). Friday 6/18: Will Juneteenth go mainstreamed into oblivion? indybay.org ZOOM: zoom.us/j/95970820640?pwd=cHNYeTQyQktHNm…

Maicol David Lynch (2021-06-16). Working-class Black and brown trans ballroom scene birthed contemporary gay culture. peoplesworld.org In honor of Pride Month, it's important to highlight the working-class roots of the LGBTQ liberation movement in the United States. While a popular show like RuPaul's Drag Race has made it to mainstream television, appearing on VH1 and Paramount+ and streaming endlessly on Netflix, we cannot forget where LGBTQ culture came from. Much of …

Staff (2021-06-16). Chomsky: Republicans Are Willing to Destroy Democracy to Retake Power. truthout.org Today's Republican Party is an extremist force that no longer qualifies as a mainstream political party and is surely not interested in participating in "normal" politics. In fact, today's GOP is so wrapped around extreme and irrational beliefs that even Europe's far-right parties and movements, including Marine Le Pen's National Rally, seem conventional in comparison. | The GOP's political identity has been dramatically shaped by former President Donald Trump, but these recent shifts would n…

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