(2023-01-04). Workers should never forget how much power they have. peoplesworld.org 
You remember the headlines: "Biden asks Congress to avert rail strike, warning of dire economic impact," (Reuters); "Congressional Leaders Say They Will Act to Prevent Rail Strike…" — "Democratic and Republican leaders prepared to intercede as President Biden warned the prospect of a December strike put the U.S. economy 'at risk.'" (The New York Times). It was only little …
(2023-01-04). Book review and response: 'People Love Dead Jews'. peoplesworld.org 
Dara Horn gave People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present an intentionally provocative title, and it worked. Her latest book won the National Jewish Book Award, the New York Times Notable Book of 2021, Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year, Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, ALA Notable Book, Natan …
(2023-01-03). A New Twitter Hashtag #RussiaFlushWithCash Should Be Tweeted. journal-neo.org 
It's a bit funny how propaganda works, especially the lies woven by the western elites these last few years. Take the Russian economy, for instance. A recent Twitter trend was #RunOnRussianBanks. With over 8,000 Tweets of photos of a dozen people standing in line in the snow at an ATM, the intent is to create …
(2023-01-03). Is Western Propaganda Failing? globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-03). From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium. strategic-culture.org Theology should be kept as simple as Steinbeck's The recent passing of 95 year old Pope Benedict XVI should give not only the Latin Catholic Church but churches worldwide cause for reflection and reform. Pope Benedict, a draftee into and a deserter from Hitler's Wehrmacht, represented all that was best in European Catholicism, a faith that owes its survival to the armies of Spain's Philip II, who successfully withstood Ottoman threats t…
(2023-01-03). Ajamu Baraka: The Left Must Draw Clear Political And Ideological Lines. popularresistance.org As 2022 comes to an end and major crises abound, Clearing the FOG spoke with Ajamu Baraka, a long time human rights defender and co-founder of the Black Alliance for Peace, about the big picture of what is happening politically and upcoming opportunities to organize for change. Baraka discusses the continued move to the right in the United States by both of the major political parties and their voting bases, including those in the liberal class, the complicity of the corporate media and the rise of censorship and repression against those who do not adhere to the manufactured narrative. Baraka explains why the Lef…
(2023-01-03). McCarthy's Tacit Vote of Confidence in Santos Is a True Sign of Trumpian Times. truthout.org Every so often a story emerges of a public figure who entirely fabricated their biography, or made-up intimate details of particular parts of their life, or constructed careers by stringing together one mendacity after the next. Take the story of rising New York Times journalism star Jayson Blair, who 20 years ago was caught making up interviews, creating sources who didn't exist and describing… |
(2023-01-03). The unanswered question: Who paid for Trump's Jan. 6 insurrection? peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Who paid for the Trumpite insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021? The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Trump-engineered coup at the Capitol was officially disbanded today as the Republican Party took control of the House. In all the voluminous evidence released by the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 invasion, insurrection, …
(2023-01-03). Palestinians Condemn Far Right Israeli Minister's Visit to Islamic Holy Site. truthout.org Palestinians reacted with fury on Tuesday after far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir entered the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, a move seen as a deliberate provocation by an official with a long history of extremism and racist incitement. In a statement, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry called Ben-Gvir's "storming" of Al-Aqsa — Islam's third-holiest… |
(2023-01-03). More Mind Reading at the NYT: Tells Readers U.K. Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak's Real Concern Is the Working Class. cepr.net You have to wonder if job applicants at the New York Times are tested on their mind-reading ability.