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MLK’s Call to Get on the “Right Side of the World Revolution”
In 1959, five months after being stabbed in Harlem, King addressed the War Resisters League’s thirty-sixth annual dinner, where he praised its work and linked the domestic struggle for racial justice with the campaign for global disarmament: ‘Not only in the South, but throughout the nation and the world, we live in an age of conflicts, an age of biological weapons, chemical warfare, atomic fallout and nuclear bombs … Every man, woman, and child lives, not knowing if they shall see tomorrow’s sunrise.’
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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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2021 Child Tax Credit Improved Parents’ Mental Health
New research finds that the 2021 extended Child Tax Credit was associated with reductions in clinically meaningful anxiety and depressive symptoms for families in the lowest income brackets.
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“Don’t Run Joe” Billboard at White House and Capitol
Don’t Run Joe television ads have appeared in recent weeks on the statewide ABC affiliate in New Hampshire, and on MSNBC and CNN in Georgia, Michigan and South Carolina — states that are expected to hold early primaries for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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* Brazil * Pentagon Lied About Killing Civilians in Afghanistan with Drone Strikes
Building on a recent New York Times investigation, Antiwar.com is reporting: “Pentagon Doc Reveals U.S. Lied About Afghan Civilians Killed in 2021 Drone Strike.” “U.S. military officials knew that an August 2021 drone strike in Kabul likely killed Afghan civilians including children but lied about it, a report published Friday revealed.”
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* New Israeli Government * Hakeem Jeffries’ AIPAC Funding
New House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is an outspoken advocate for Israel. According to Open Secrets, three of his top five contributors — Pro-Israel America PAC, NorPAC and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee — are pro-Israeli government.
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Virgin Islands AG Who Litigated Against Jeffrey Epstein and JPMorgan Is Fired
Ettinger notes: “About a week ago, George filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase Bank, alleging that the financial institution had essentially served as a bank for Epstein’s criminal human trafficking enterprise.” The suit [PDF], which has extensive redactions, charges: “In addition to having actual knowledge that it was participating in and facilitating the Epstein sex-trafficking venture, JPMorgan also knew that it was participating in and facilitating a venture that was engaged in coercive sex trafficking.”
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Musk, Twitter and Pandemic Misinformation
Elon Musk has restored the accounts of several prominent spreaders of pandemic-related misinformation, including Simone Gold.
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Ukraine: * Congress as War Prop * Christmas Truce
“The posture of Biden and the Congress plays directly into the Russian narrative: They are at war with NATO. This escalates the risks of nuclear war”,says Professor Boyle, author of ‘Foundations of World Order’.
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As Zelensky Speaks to Congress: Core Facts
“The U.S. and allies have worked against the negotiation of peace. Unlimited free weapons works against the negotiation of peace. No total victory is possible in the foreseeable future, and the U.S. has been preparing for another endless war.”
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“With a tiny staff, it has managed to place on the air and in newspapers, points of view otherwise excluded from the national debate.”
Howard Zinn