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Onward, Christian Soldiers—To War!
At this year’s National Conservatism Conference, a right-wing army prepares to rise. By Hamilton Nolan
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India just showed the world how to fight an authoritarian on the rise
Three big lessons from Narendra Modi's shocking underperformance in the 2024 election. By Zack Beauchamp
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The Tall Lipless Guy Who Runs The Damn World -- Larry Fink & BlackRock
Meet Laurence Douglas Fink, also known as Larry Fink, the current chairman and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest asset management firm. In this gripping video, we take you on a journey into the vast reach and impact of BlackRock, a financial titan that holds the key to shaping economies and the world. We will unravel the Dominator that is Larry Fink, the mastermind behind this financial empire. You'll be able to understand how BlackRock managed to become this powerful under Fink's management while keeping it low.
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How to protect your IT power from deep-freeze disasters
It may be too late this time but there will always be another major power outage. Be ready with a power disaster recovery setup.
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The Coming Show Trial of Julian Assange
Assange’s lawyers have asked the judge to recuse herself. She has refused. By Rev. Dr. Chris Hedges.
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Hong Kong police ‘threatened and humiliated’ in backlash to force’s response to protests
Officers and their families abused and humiliated in what union boss calls ‘quest for revenge’ from ‘rioters.’ By Denise Tsang.
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Trump Administration to Hold Migrant Children at Base That Served as WWII Japanese Internment Camp
HHS said Fort Sill will be used “as a temporary emergency influx shelter.” By W J. Hennigan.
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Supreme Court Won’t Address Perpetual Detention At Guantanamo
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a case brought by a Guantanamo Bay captive against his perpetual detention, even though war on terrorism has no end in sight. By Kevin Gosztola.
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After Standing Rock, protesting pipelines can get you a decade in prison and $100K in fines
The push to punish pipeline protestors has spread across the U.S. By Naveena Sadasivam. (May 14, 2019)
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In San Francisco, an attack on press freedoms and echoes of autocracy
A free press is apparently now a criminal conspiracy. By Yashar Ali. [Autoplay]
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Governments are deploying spyware on killers, drug lords – and journalists
Sophisticated digital spyware such as Pegasus can turn cellphones into secret agents to take aim at advocates, lawyers, scientists, and the media – and these programs know no borders. By John Scott-Railton, Ronald J. Deibert.
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The Rehabilitation of Gina Haspel by the New York Times
Last week, the New York Times did its best to rehabilitate CIA director Gina Haspel, who was one of the agency’s leading proponents and players in the unconscionable policy of torture and abuse in CIA’s secret prisons. By Melvin Goodman.
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How Erik Prince Used the Rise of Trump to Make an Improbable Comeback
Erik Prince now offers a complete mercenary supply chain: anything from military hardware to social media manipulation in partnership with Project Veritas. By Matthew Cole.
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The Buried Maidan Massacre and Its Misrepresentation by the West
The new Ukrainian government is faced with reopening an inquiry into evidence of an organized mass killing in Kiev that Poroshenko stonewalled. Ivan Katchanovski investigates.
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Natural gas is now so cheap that would-be buyers are being paid to take it away
Within the vast Permian Basin, in West Texas, at the Waha gas pipeline junction some 120 miles south of Midland, buyers and sellers come together to sell huge volumes of natural gas, destined to heat homes, generate electricity, and make chemicals.
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How Rupert Murdoch’s Empire of Influence Remade the World: Part 1: Imperial Reach
Murdoch and his children have toppled governments on two continents and destabilized the most important democracy on Earth. What do they want?
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Right-Wing Donor Adam Milstein Has Spent Millions of Dollars to Stifle the BDS Movement and Attack Critics of Israeli Policy
“He is uniquely proud of such aggressive, anti-speech tactics to suppress people of color. This is a war of personal attacks.”
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Chelsea Manning and the New Inquisition
The whistleblower is back behind bars as the government continues to try to hide its crimes. By Chris Hedges.
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I Used to Argue for UBI. Then I gave a talk at Uber
Whether its proponents are cynical or simply naive, UBI is not the patch we need. A weekly handout doesn’t promote economic equality - or empowerment. By Douglas Rushkoff.
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A New Age of Warfare: How Internet Mercenaries Do Battle for Authoritarian Governments
Sophisticated surveillance, once the domain of world powers, is increasingly available on the private market. Smaller countries are seizing on the tools — sometimes for darker purposes. By Mark Mazzetti, Adam Goldman, Ronen Bergman and Nicole Perlroth.
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