The Molestation of Earth
Kenn Orphan | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-11
This past year's reckoning against powerful men in the United States whose alleged abuses have been reported on nearly every day by the corporate media has made me reflect on a performance by artist Marina Abramovic done in 1974. Filmed on camera, she stood in a room for six hours and allowed the audience to…
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The Detention of Meng Hongwei and the Western Media's Insinuations against China
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-11
The Mainstream Media is approaching a very slippery slope after insinuating that Chinese citizens are loyal to the Communist Party of China first and foremost above any and all of their other duties, and that failure to obey Beijing could … | The post The Detention of Meng Hongwei and the Western Media's Insinuations against China appeared first on Global Research.
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Pacifica Radio Network Stands with Wikileaks and Julian Assange
Repost | indybay.org | 2018-10-11
Pacifica passed a resolution to defend Julian Assange who is the founder of Wikileaks. "The mainstream media has basically been silent about the harassment of Julian Assange and the attempt to imprison him. And even some so-called progressive outlets have been silent. I think that if Pacifica makes a statement, it will be very important and will serve to educate many people in this country and beyond."
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Leaked Google document: Tech firms have shifted away from "free speech and towards censorship"
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-11
On Tuesday, the far-right news outlet Breitbart News published a leaked internal document by technology giant Google that openly discusses political censorship.
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Peter Phillips + Mickey Huff: GIANTS: The Global Power Elite & Censored 2019
KRF | indybay.org | 2018-10-11
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Publishing Police Press Releases as Local 'Crime' Reporting
Adam Johnson | fair.org | 2018-10-10
Block Club Chicago suffers, particularly on the issue of "crime" reporting, from the same stunted ethical scope all other local corporate media does. Again and again, Block Club's "crime" reporting consists of simply copy-and-pasting Chicago police blotters about alleged crimes, with no effort to report any side other than the police's.
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I Was Reported to Police as an 'Agitated Black Male' — for Simply Walking to Work
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-10-10
A Black employee at the University of Massachusetts Amherst opens up about the racial profiling incident that rocked the campus and upended his life. | Last month, I walked across the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst to get to work. It was an ordinary stroll. But to a bystander, the sight of an educated Black professional going about his day was apparently cause for alarm. | That bystander called the police. My workplace was shut down. I was, and remain, humiliated. | Racial profiling at predominantly white institutions is nothing new, and this wasn't the first time that I had to grit my teeth th…
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New Writers Welcomed to Consortium News
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-10-10
In the past few weeks Consortium News has added a group of accomplished writers as regular contributors, ensuring that Consortium remains a unique source of news, analysis and commentary that you will not find in mainstream media. Pepe Escobar, the… Read more ?…
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Firm Linked to Israeli Intelligence Ran Pro-Trump Propaganda During Presidential Election
SouthFront | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-10
Rick Gates, the former deputy chairman of the Trump Campaign was allegedly in contact with an Israeli intelligence firm about a social-media disinformation campaign. | The post Firm Linked to Israeli Intelligence Ran Pro-Trump Propaganda During Presidential Election appeared first on MintPress News.
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Review of the Renegotiated NAFTA: Benefits and Drawbacks to Canada
Professor John Ryan | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-10
There is something strange about this. Other than Maude Barlow and of Sujata Dey of the Council of Canadians, it appears that no other journalists or columnists from the mainstream media have mentioned two significant features in NAFTA 2.0 that … | The post Review of the Renegotiated NAFTA: Benefits and Drawbacks to Canada appeared first…
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Leaked Transcript: Google Lied About "Dragonfly" China Censorship
ZeroHedge | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-10
The project, code-named Dragonfly, would blacklist phrases like "human rights," "student protest," and "Nobel Prize," and has resulted in at least seven Google employees quitting for ethical reasons. Other employees have circulated a letter recognizing a "code yellow" emergency, suggesting that the Dragonfly initiative violates Google's ethical code, which states that the company will not build or deploy technologies "whose purpose contravenes widely accepted principles of international law and human rights," according to The Inter…
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Art Bastards
Louis Proyect | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-10
On May 29, 2016 the New York Times reported on how some of the world's great art is being squirreled away in secretive warehouses and away from art lover's prying eyes for one reason and one reason only–they are commodities to be traded not things of value to be appreciated: With their controlled climates, confidential…
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Space race: Richard Branson trolls Elon Musk, says he must sleep more
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-10
With a new space race heating up, two business titans could be set for a war of words of galactic proportions as Sir Richard Branson has offered some unsolicited advice to his rival Elon Musk.
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Google now plays 'Good Censor' for civility's sake, leaked internal briefing confirms
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-10
Internal research commissioned by Google confirms Orwellian-scale censorship powers enjoyed by tech giants. It says free speech is a "utopian idea," and creating "ordered spaces for safety and civility" is Google's new mission.
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Trump savages Medicare for All, as more Americans embrace socialism
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-10
President Trump once again lambasted the idea of socialized healthcare, as Medicare for All becomes a mainstream Democrat position and more and more Americans warm to the idea of socialism.
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Leaked Transcript of Private Meeting Contradicts Google's Official Story on China
Ryan Gallagher | theintercept.com | 2018-10-09
Publicly, Google executive Ben Gomes has called the censored search engine "an exploration." Privately, he wanted it completed "as soon as possible." | The post Leaked Transcript of Private Meeting Contradicts Google's Official Story on China appeared first on The Intercept.
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Trump Admin Follows Corporate Media Playbook for War With Iran
John O'Day | fair.org | 2018-10-04
John Bolton (BBC, 9/26/18): "Let my message today be clear: We are watching, and we will come after you." | Three years ago, as Americans debated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran–popularly known as "the Iran deal"–I highlighted a troubling media trend on FAIR.org ( 8/20/15): "For nearly all commentators, r…
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After Chemnitz: Germany's Extreme Right Exploits Government Passivity and Public Resentment to Enter the Mainstream
Denijal Jegić | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-10-02
While the AfD party emerges as a leading voice of political opposition, the government downplays its danger and even co-opts… | The post After Chemnitz: Germany's Extreme Right Exploits Government Passivity and Public Resentment to Enter the Mainstream appeared first on Grayzone Project.
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Brett Kavanaugh Barely Controls His Rage in Combative Testimony Denying Sexual Assault Allegations
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-28
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified against President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh Thursday morning, saying with certainty that it was Kavanaugh who attempted to rape her when they were in high school in 1982. Judge Kavanaugh repeatedly denied Blasey Ford's allegations, denouncing her testimony with barely controlled rage and repeatedly choking up with tears in his eyes. He singled out Democrats on the committee and accused them of staging a "circus" aimed at derailing his confirmation. We feature an excerpt from Kavanaugh's opening statement.
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Presenting The Syria Deception: Al Qaeda Goes to Hollywood (VIDEO)
Dan Cohen | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-09-16
An exclusive Grayzone investigative documentary rips the cover off of the most sophisticated and expensive campaign of humanitarian interventionist propaganda… | The post Presenting The Syria Deception: Al Qaeda Goes to Hollywood (VIDEO) appeared first on Grayzone Project.
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