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Chris Hedges & Ray Saurez Discuss “A People’s History of the USA”
Chris Hedges discusses the importance of historian Howard Zinn for a fuller understanding of American history, with journalist Ray Suarez, author of ‘Truth has a Power of its Own: A Conversation about A People’s History with Howard Zinn.’
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Nepal’s ‘Mother Teresa’ Has Rescued Over 18,000 Girls from Sex Trafficking
Inspired by Mother Teresa, Anuradha Koirala always knew she was destined to serve people. So she became a teacher, educating young children in Kathmandu, Nepal. But after two decades, she decided to pursue an even greater calling: protecting women and girls from abuse, trafficking, and exploitation.
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US Imperialism from Manifest Destiny to the New American Century
Roberto Sirvent and Danny Haiphong have explored the albatross of myths, legends, lies and damn lies around America’s neck in their book American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People’s History of Fake News—From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror.
Read More Indigenous Women and Girls at Great Risk of Human Trafficking, Survivor Says
Human trafficking is a difficult issue to address — it’s a purposefully hidden practice affecting and exploiting millions around the world. But despite its invisible nature, it’s abundantly clear that Indigenous women and girls are disproportionately affected in Canada. And human trafficking survivor Bridget Perrier wants everyone to know it.
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New Zealand’s PM Wants More Online Censorship For The War In UkraineNew Zealand's prime minister Jacinda Ardern continued her crusade for the expansion of internet censorship during a speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, this time using the war in Ukraine. […]- Silencing the Lambs. How Propaganda Works.In an address to the Trondheim World Festival in Norway, John Pilger charts the history of power propaganda and describes how it appropriates journalism in a 'profound imperialism' and is likely to entrap us all, if we allow it. […]
- Kiss the Amazon Goodbye?As devastating as Trump was for the environment, President Jair Bolsonaro has one-upped Trump. He’s single-handedly destroying the world’s largest rainforest. It may be the single most important ecosystem for the survival of Homo sapiens. […]
- Monarchs Belong in the Dustbin of HistoryNo institution helps obscure the crimes of empire and buttress class rule and white supremacy as effectively as the British monarchy. […]
- ‘Genocide of His People Is Complete’: Last Member of Isolated Brazilian Tribe Found Dead"For this was indeed a genocide—the deliberate wiping out of an entire people by cattle ranchers hungry for land and wealth," said one Indigenous rights campaigner. […]
- Is There Enough Metal to Replace Oil?The short answer: No, not even close! […]
- Cultivate A Habit Of Small Acts Of SeditionWritten by Caitlin Johnstone […]
- Behind Rolling Stone’s Hatchet Job on a Psychiatrist Critical of Neoliberal CapitalismWelcome to the Twilight Zone of the political landscape of psychiatry, where faux-left liberals are clueless that they have unwittingly become right-wingers, where shameless right-wingers exploit anything in an attempt to hold on to their AR-15s, and where anti-authoritarian left critical thinkers know that if they are not careful—or even if they are—they will find themselves being used politically in a repulsive way. […]
- Psychiatry, Fraud, and the Case for a Class-Action LawsuitA class-action suit would serve society well. It would put teeth into the legal obligation for doctors to provide “informed consent,” and for a medical discipline to provide society with information that met this standard too. […]
- Capitalism Meets Scientism: A Too Convenient Marriage?We badly need policy reform to change the approach that led to the vast exaggeration of the pandemic by public health officials, elected officials, and our media. […]