_____ (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.

Editor (2022-04-15). Washington Post calls for censoring Chinese media, praises purge of Russian outlets. mronline.org The Washington Post—owned by billionaire oligarch Jeff Bezos, who has CIA and Pentagon contracts—has called for censoring Chinese news outlets on social media, while praising Silicon Valley for purging Russian publications.

Kevin Mwanza (2022-04-15). Fact Check: Magic Johnson Choosing Converse Over Nike Cost Him $5B. moguldom.com Former NBA basketball star Magic Johnson is known among his fans as a successful businessman who has made great investments over the years that have grown his company's holdings to more than $1 billion. But one investment decision that he says he regrets is the one that could have made him $5.2 billion. The 62-year-old …

_____ (2022-04-15). How Movements Can Maintain Their Radical Vision While Winning Reforms. popularresistance.org For movements in the U.S. and beyond wondering how they can engage with the system without being co-opted, the MST offers a powerful example. Many social movement scholars believe that movements can institutionalize their wins over the long-term by having the state and mainstream political parties adopt their demands and programs. However, these scholars also contend that such institutionalization comes at a price: too often, as movement programs are incorporated into mainstream structures, grassroots forces become demobilized, dull their radical edge and lose their ability to exercise disruptive power.

_____ (2022-04-15). How Movements Can Maintain Their Radical Vision While Winning Practical Reforms. popularresistance.org For movements in the U.S. and beyond wondering how they can engage with the system without being co-opted, the MST offers a powerful example. Many social movement scholars believe that movements can institutionalize their wins over the long-term by having the state and mainstream political parties adopt their demands and programs. However, these scholars also contend that such institutionalization comes at a price: too often, as movement programs are incorporated into mainstream structures, grassroots forces become demobilized, dull their radical edge and lose their ability to exercise disruptive power.

WSWS (2022-04-15). Genocide and war propaganda. wsws.org Biden's charge of "genocide" in Ukraine is a political provocation consciously aimed at whipping up a public hysteria to legitimize a massive escalation of the war, including the full-scale, open participation by the United States.

Scribe (2022-04-15). Charlie Kirk's Propaganda Tour Coming to UC Berkeley. indybay.org Charlie Kirk and the Turning Point USA zoo-crew is coming to UC Berkeley tomorrow night, Wednesday April 13th. This is part of TPUSA's latest propaganda tour. The event is being held at an indoor location somewhere on campus. Which hall is only disclosed to ticket holders. For those who wish to protest, tickets are free via eventbrite. The event is from 7PM to 8: 30PM.

Ken Bank (2022-04-15). Proposals for public banks move forward in several states. peoplesworld.org For too long a handful of corporate banks have controlled the financial destiny of the overwhelming majority of Americans. Throughout American history, a commercial oligarchy was responsible for feeding corporate greed and when markets collapsed from too much debt and not enough resources to adequately fund it, countless millions of workers and their families paid …