(2022-12-02). Major Outlets Call on the US To Drop Charges Against Assange. orinocotribune.com "Holding governments accountable is part of the core mission of a free press in a democracy," the New York Times and European media said. | Through a joint letter published on Monday, The New York Times, The Guardian, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, and El Pais asked the United States to the Espionage Act charges against Julian Assange because it undermines press freedom. | Twelve years ago, those American and European media released excerpts of the revelations obtained in 2 ,000 documents, which were leaked to WikiLeaks by the then American soldier Chelsea Manning. Following that leak, Washington began proceedings to ind…
(2022-12-02). Timothy Snyder's Bloodlands: Right-wing propaganda disguised as historical scholarship—Part One. wsws.org The role that Snyder is playing in justifying the imperialist proxy war against Russia in Ukraine and the alliance of US imperialism with the Ukrainian far right make it imperative to investigate his book more closely.
(2022-12-02). Free Leonard Peltier and all Native prisoners. workers.org 
The slightly edited article first appeared online Oct. 13, 2021. During the era of colonial theft and conquest, North America became a proving ground for European imperialists. This was where strategies of biological warfare and genocide were honed, as well as the industry that has become a pillar of modern . . . |
(2022-12-02). Golden Harvest Ceremony – Growing food in Historic Negro Bar, Lake Natoma, California. indybay.org 1848 Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar Gold Mining District on Ancient Indigenous Lands in California. "It's important to keep the focus squarely on the culprit that brought us to this point today. And that's the US government. Its subtle and overt expansion of White supremacy is to blame here. These are two incredibly aggrieved, hyper-marginalized groups,"
(2022-12-01). Global WAR-NING! Geoengineering Is Wrecking Our Planet and Humanity. globalresearch.ca World leaders are meeting in Glasgow at COP-26. All eyes are now on "the imminent dangers of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions". The "climate emergency" is a timely instrument of propaganda used to distract people from questioning "the real crisis", namely the Covid-19 "plandemic".
(2022-12-01). German parliament declares 1930s famine in Ukraine a genocide: Falsification of history in the service of war propaganda. wsws.org The German parliament explicitly places the "Holodomor" on par with the Holocaust and the Nazi crimes against the Soviet Union. With this line of argument, the Bundestag places itself squarely in the tradition of the Ukrainian and international far right.
(2022-12-01). Biden and Congressional Dems partner with GOP and corporate media to discipline railroad workers. therealnews.com 
(2022-12-01). More Evidence Elon Musk Is No Genius. scheerpost.com 
(2022-11-30). Census and WaPo at Odds Over Effect of Inflation on Low-Income Families. cepr.net 
It is getting almost as bad as propaganda from an authoritarian regime. We keep hearing major news outlets tell us that inflation is whacking lower-income families. The Washington Post did it yesterday in an editorial demanding more rate hikes from the Fed to throw people out of work. Lower-income people, like everyone else, are paying …
(2022-11-30). The Washington Post Tells Us Low Income Families Are Especially Hard Hit by Inflation but the Census Bureau Says Their Homeownership Rate is Up: Who to Believe? cepr.net It is getting almost as bad as propaganda from an authoritarian regime. We keep hearing major news outlets tell us that inflation is whacking lower-income families. The Washington Post did it yesterday in an editorial demanding more rate hikes from the Fed to throw people out of work. Lower-income people, like everyone else, are paying …
(2022-11-30). "Rules Based Order": The Mantra of US Propaganda. libya360.wordpress.com Luciano Lago Every day, more fires of war are being created around the world, from Iran to the Caucasus to Ethiopia to Yemen, where the hegemonic superpower seeks to sow chaos to destabilize and overthrow governments and regimes that do not conform to its rules, fomenting riots and civil wars. Meanwhile in Ukraine the conflict…
(2022-11-30). Myths About Chinese 'Police State' and Recent Protests Over COVID-19 Measures. orinocotribune.com The recent protests against government measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 infections in China cover the headlines of mainstream Western media. Given the rarity of the event, the opportunity to promote anti-China propaganda was obviously not going to be passed up. | The BBC, for example, argued that the protests are actually more against Xi Jinping's repressive communist government rather than the sanitary measures. What followed was to be expected: a romanticizing of the brave protesters standing up to the "monster" of the Chinese state. | "Across the country, 'want freedom' has become a rallying cry for a g…
(2022-11-30). Malaysia's New Prime Minister: The Impact on US-China Tensions in Asia. thealtworld.com Malaysia's new prime minister Anwar Ibrahim has spent decades in the service of US interests, chairing the IMF in the 1990s and working with the US National Endowment for Democracy ever since. | His opposition party, a street front he has helped lead, and media networks promoting him across Malaysia's information space have all received funding from the US government through the NED. | What impact has Anwar Ibrahim already had on Malaysia's sovereignty and development and what impact will his premiership have on Malaysia's future? | References: | US State Department, Office of the Historian Courses of Ac…
(2022-11-30). The Greenwashing Scam Behind COP27's Flop. popularresistance.org As the annual UN climate conference, COP27, came to a close in late November, the talks produced a lot of lofty rhetoric but little concrete progress on the gravest threat facing humanity today. | There was one very important positive development: After years of demands by poor countries in the Global South suffering the worst impacts of climate disasters, the COP27 agreement finally established a "loss and damage" fund for the wealthy countries most responsible for climate change to compensate poor countries for climate disasters. | Much remains undecided, including the size of the fund, its governance structure…
(2022-11-30). Trade union leaders speak at UCU London rally—rhetoric and reality. wsws.org The aim of the trade union bureaucracy is not to reverse the catastrophic fall in their members' standard of living but to win back their seat at the table in enforcing cuts to wages, jobs and conditions as an industrial police force.
(2022-11-30). China aims to diminish US influence in Latin America by boosting trade relations. infobrics.org Asia challenges the US' Monroe Doctrine on Latin America.
(2022-11-30). Australia: Qantas moves to overturn court ruling that outsourcing 2,000 workers was illegal. wsws.org The airline is set to appeal the 2021 Federal Court ruling, promoted by the Transport Workers' Union as "a watershed moment for workers in Australia," in order to set a legal precedent for further cost-cutting operations.
(2022-11-30). Preview: What to Expect in the November Jobs Report. cepr.net The November jobs report should provide further evidence of the economy normalizing after its rapid bounce back from the pandemic recession. The big questions will be whether wage growth has slowed to a pace consistent with the Fed's inflation target and whether job growth has slowed to a sustainable pace. Wage Growth Likely to Remain …
(2022-11-30). 'Egregious': PFAS Firefighting Foam Spills at Notorious Red Hill Naval Facility in Hawaii. commondreams.org While officials said there is no evidence that drinking water was contaminated, the incident generated further local frustration with the closing fuel storage complex.
(2022-11-30). New York Times Fails To See Its Own Hypocritical Practices. scheerpost.com 
In a long and detailed Twitter thread, Scott Hechinger dives into the malpractices of the New York Times when it comes to reporting on certain criminal justice elements.