Monthly Archives: June 2021

2021-06-18: News Headlines

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2021-06-18). Why Democracies in G7 & NATO Should Reject U.S. Leadership. counterpunch.org The world has been treated to successive spectacles of national leaders gathering at a G7 Summit in Cornwall and a NATO Summit in Brussels. The U.S. corporate media have portrayed these summits as chances for President Biden to rally the leaders of the world's democratic nations in a coordinated response to the most serious problems

Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (2021-06-18). Andrew Perez on the Filibuster. fair.org James Stewart filibustering in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. | This week on CounterSpin: NBC News recently The statement is remarkable for the painful mockery it makes of Democrats' and corporate media's stubborn insistence that the most important value is "bipartisanship," Democrats and Republicans getting along—over and against majorities of the US…

Anonymous349 (2021-06-18). "There Is A Serious Possibility China Will Occupy A Taiwanese Island" southfront.org ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE | Mainstream media outlets have once again fueling rumors about the incoming 'Chinese invasion of Taiwan' amid the developing economic and diplomatic tensions between China and the United States. | "There is now a serious possibility that China seeks to occupy one of the outer islands," a Sydney-based d…

Anonymous103 (2021-06-18). SouthFront Is Rising From Ashes. southfront.org | Last month was critical for SouthFront! | The Washington establishment has made every effort to demolish SouthFront. Almost all US-controlled banks and payment systems suspended SF ac…

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

Rachel M. Cohen (2021-06-18). School Privatization Lobby Places Fake News on Local Stations. zcomm.org With Ed Newsfeed, the Betsy DeVos-funded American Federation for Children distributes syndicated content to TV stations. They run it as news…

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…

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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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