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  • “Die-In” at Israeli U.N. Mission, Blood Thrown on U.S. Mission

    As the 40-day fast for Gaza by Veterans and Allies ended Monday, the organizers escalated their activities with a “die-in” at the Israeli mission to the U.N. There were 28 people arrested in mass protests. Also Monday, Mike Ferner, a retired Navy corpsman and past director of Veterans For Peace threw blood at the U.S. mission to the…

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  • Can Uniting for Peace Help Save the International Legal Order?

    “The UNGA should call out the genocide by name, strip Israel of its credentials, convene under Uniting for Peace to mandate a protection force, call for a complete military embargo and robust sanctions against the regime, demand a ceasefire, and take action to hold all perpetrators to account”

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  • Egyptian Plan: Rebuild Gaza Without Forcing Out Palestinians

    Egyptian officials have been discussing the plan with European diplomats as well as with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, according to two Egyptian officials and Arab and Western diplomats. …

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  • Internships and Volunteer Positions Available

    Noam Chomsky: “The Institute for Public Accuracy has been regularly providing the media with informed and expert commentary on the crucial events of the day, compensating for the inevitable distortion and significant omissions that trace to reliance on official sources and on a narrow spectrum of opinion, among other factors. Apart from its constructive contributions…

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  • “Help Wanted” Full-Page Ad in The Hill Calls for Challenger to Biden

    The Hill newspaper today published a full-page ad in its print edition calling for a progressive Democrat to step forward with a primary challenge to President Biden, who has said he intends to run for re-election.

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  • Espionage Act Misreporting and the Prosecution of Assange

    While Politico reports “FBI search warrant shows Trump under investigation for potential obstruction of justice, Espionage Act violations,” some are cautioning that the Act has a long history of abuse. The U.S. government is trying to extradite WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange from Britain and prosecute him under the Espionage Act for publishing material like the…

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  • Amazon Union Vote

    MIKE ELK, [email protected], @MikeElk Elk is senior labor reporter for PaydayReport.com. His latest piece is “Anti-Union Amazon Workers Explain How Mandatory Anti-Union Meetings Turned Them Against RWDSU [Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union].” He said today: “As the union is trailing nearly 2-to-1 with almost half of the vote in, it appears likely that the union…

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  • Stop Tightening the Thumb Screws, A Humanitarian Message

    U.S. sanctions against Iran, cruelly strengthened in March of 2018, continue a collective punishment of extremely vulnerable people. Presently, the U.S. “maximum pressure” policy severely undermines Iranian efforts to cope with the ravages of COVID-19, causing hardship and tragedy while contributing to the global spread of the pandemic. On March 12, 2020, Iran’s Foreign Minister…

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  • Timeline: How DNC Manipulated 2016 Presidential Race 

    April 25, 2017: In class action lawsuit alleging DNC fraud, DNC attorney argues the party has the right to ignore primary voters: “The party has the freedom of association to decide how it’s gonna select its representatives to the convention and to the state party. Even to define what constitutes evenhandedness and impartiality really would…

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  • Francis A. Boyle in Defense of Kings Bay Plowshare 7 Activists

    It was my conclusion in June 25, 2018, for the reasons set out at length in that document, that the existence, threat or use of any of the Trident thermonuclear weapons at Kings Bay is absolutely illegal and criminal under the laws of the United States and international law…I repeat my opinion that the charges…

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  • How Biden Could End the Ukraine Crisis

    Expert David Gibbs on the dangers of expanding NATO into Ukraine and how the Biden administration should deescalate the current conflict. He said that to resolve the crisis in Ukraine, “the Biden administration should offer a written guarantee that Ukraine will not be allowed to join NATO. To do this would satisfy” a “key Russian demand.”

  • Ukraine, Cyberattacks and Undermining Democratic Processes

    Amid widespread reports of cyberattacks on Ukraine, expert John Quigley weighs in on the “slippery slope” of self defense. He says the notion “has been misused as an illegal threat or for outright war” and that since the context for its creation has passed, “there’s really no legitimate reason for NATO to exist as an…

  • 100 U.S. Organizations Release Statement Urging Biden “to End the U.S. Role in Escalating” the Ukraine Crisis

    For the United States and Russia, the only sane course of action now is a commitment to genuine diplomacy with serious negotiations, not military escalation – which could easily spiral out of control to the point of pushing the world to the precipice of nuclear war.

  • Roots of Joe Rogan Controversy: “A War on Public Health”

    Journalist Alex Kotch said that to understand the origins of Covid-19 disinformation, we must look to corporate greed.

  • How NATO Inflames Relations with Russia

    “Coming so soon after their 20-year war in Afghanistan, U.S. officials should not be looking for new foreign interventions in the Ukraine — which risks even worse outcomes than the ‘War on Terror’ produced,” David Gibbs said.

  • “Insane Reality”: As Wealthy Meet at Davos, Taxing them Could Provide for Humanity

    Groups including the Fight Inequality Alliance, Institute for Policy Studies, Oxfam, and Patriotic Millionaires released a report, “Taxing Extreme Wealth,” which reveals that modest taxes on the richest could “lift 2.3 billion people out of poverty” as well as “deliver universal health care and social protection for all the citizens of low and lower middle-income…

  • Post Office Offering COVID Tests

    Lisa Graves, executive director of the watchdog group True North Research and leader of the BOLD ReThink project, said: “The Postal Service is one of the largest workforces in the U.S. and with forward-thinking leadership it can play a significant role in providing services and assistance so many Americans need, like COVID-19 tests to help Americans protect their health.”

  • A Campaign Against COVID Public-Health Measures

    A new investigative report reveals how a “corporate-bankrolled campaign” to combat public health measures began, and “how it has continued to supplant public health experts and hijack the governmental response to the pandemic.”

  • Newsom Fact-Checked on Rejection of Sirhan Parole on RFK Assassination

    Expert Lisa Pease contends there are numerous falsehoods in California Governor Gavin Newsom’s statement denying Sirhan Sirhan’s parole.

  • Maya Angelou, the Quarter and Real Change

    Kali Holloway said today, “I suspect that Dr. Angelou, an outspoken activist for the liberation of black folks, would question her placement on the same coin as a man who stole even the teeth of those he enslaved. I believe she would recognize the irony of America’s willingness to put a black woman on its…

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