2022-04-17: News Headlines

_____ (2022-04-16). Liberal Russophobia And War Propaganda. popularresistance.org The city of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts prohibit discrimination based upon race, color, gender, disability, religion, and national origin. Such discrimination is prohibited by most cities, states, and the federal government as well. But one wouldn't know that due to a plethora of discriminatory acts carried out against Russian nationals. The latest perpetrator is the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) , which announced that citizens of Russia and Belarus who reside in those countries will be barred from participating in the Boston marathon taking place on April 18, 2022. The war in Ukraine, years…

Project Censored (2022-04-16). THE PROJECT CENSORED NEWSLETTER April 2022. projectcensored.org It's book season at Project Censored. As we complete the April newsletter, we're "deep in the shed," to borrow the phrase jazz musicians use to describe periods of intense practice…

Emily Janakiram (2022-04-16). Liberal Cities Are Not Immune to Mounting Attacks on Abortion Rights. truthout.org An anti-abortion group that masquerades as progressive in an attempt to gain a following in liberal cities suddenly surged into mainstream news headlines this spring after the Washington Metro Police Department recovered five fetuses from the apartment of anti-abortion activist Lauren Handy. | Handy is a member of the group "Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising" (PAAU), which announced its formation in September 2021. The group claims to be "pro-BIPOC" and "pro-LGBTQ," but in practice, the group's actions align with a violent, right-wing anti-abortion tradition. | After a few months of invading clinics and harassin…

Editor (2022-04-16). New York Times' ridiculous attack on me exposes its deceitful propaganda tactics. mronline.org The New York Times printed absurd claims about Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton in a smear piece, using an image of his face crossed out by a red line, without giving him an opportunity to comment. This hatchet job reflects the newspaper's long history of spreading false war propaganda for the U.S. government.

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