Orlando & Nice Killers Were Troubled Loners With Histories Of Domestic Abuse, Drinking, And No Ties To ISIS

One analyst noted that media outlets quickly labeled the driver in a deadly truck attack in Nice a terrorist, ‘despite the absence of any evidence of a political motivation, or indeed any motive at all.’

MintPress News Desk
By MintPress News Desk
Orlando & Nice Killers Were Troubled Loners With Histories Of Domestic Abuse, Drinking, And No Ties To ISIS

One analyst noted that media outlets quickly labeled the driver in a deadly truck attack in Nice a terrorist, ‘despite the absence of any evidence of a political motivation, or indeed any motive at all.’

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US Police Have Killed Nearly 9,000 Civilians Since 9/11

One analyst suggested in 2012 that Americans are eight times more likely to be killed by a cop than a terrorist. But that estimate is probably low because police departments don’t have to disclose details on police killings and the U.S. government doesn’t formally track them.

Kit O'Connell
By Kit O'Connell
US Police Have Killed Nearly 9,000 Civilians Since 9/11

One analyst suggested in 2012 that Americans are eight times more likely to be killed by a cop than a terrorist. But that estimate is probably low because police departments don’t have to disclose details on police killings and the U.S. government doesn’t formally track them.

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US-Led Economic War, Not Socialism, Is Tearing Venezuela Apart

Americans have been trained by decades of Cold War propaganda to look for any confirmation that ‘socialism means poverty.’ But in the case of Venezuela and other states not governed by the free market, this cliche simply doesn’t ring true.

Caleb T. Maupin
By Caleb T. Maupin
US-Led Economic War, Not Socialism, Is Tearing Venezuela Apart

Americans have been trained by decades of Cold War propaganda to look for any confirmation that ‘socialism means poverty.’ But in the case of Venezuela and other states not governed by the free market, this cliche simply doesn’t ring true.

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Israeli Security Agent’s Memoir Explores PTSD, But Not The Political Context Underlying His Murderous Career

In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, an analysis that relies solely on the human element but does not consider political factors will fail. Individuals are not the ultimate problem here; it’s the systems under which they live.

Richard Silverstein
By Richard Silverstein
Israeli Security Agent’s Memoir Explores PTSD, But Not The Political Context Underlying His Murderous Career

In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, an analysis that relies solely on the human element but does not consider political factors will fail. Individuals are not the ultimate problem here; it’s the systems under which they live.

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From Bathroom Bills To Islamophobia: It’s All Connected In America’s Anti-Diversity Backlash

‘There’s a lot of profit in paranoia,’ said the author of a report linking Islamophobia to a right-wing agenda that promotes the interests of the country’s shrinking white majority amid a dramatic demographic shift.

Kit O'Connell
By Kit O'Connell
From Bathroom Bills To Islamophobia: It’s All Connected In America’s Anti-Diversity Backlash

‘There’s a lot of profit in paranoia,’ said the author of a report linking Islamophobia to a right-wing agenda that promotes the interests of the country’s shrinking white majority amid a dramatic demographic shift.

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Supporters Mobilize For ‘The Last Chance’ To Win Leonard Peltier’s Freedom

‘I believe that this President is my last hope for freedom, and I will surely die here if I am not released by January 20, 2017,’ the imprisoned American Indian Movement activist wrote last month.

Joe Catron
By Joe Catron
Supporters Mobilize For ‘The Last Chance’ To Win Leonard Peltier’s Freedom

‘I believe that this President is my last hope for freedom, and I will surely die here if I am not released by January 20, 2017,’ the imprisoned American Indian Movement activist wrote last month.

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Israeli Commandos Penetrate Syria, Lebanon To Plant Spy Devices And Murder Civilians

A new novel by a former member of one of Israel’s elite commando units provides an unprecedented look at what happens to the unfortunate civilians who stumble upon elite Israeli soldiers intruding upon other countries’ sovereignty.

Richard Silverstein
By Richard Silverstein
Israeli Commandos Penetrate Syria, Lebanon To Plant Spy Devices And Murder Civilians

A new novel by a former member of one of Israel’s elite commando units provides an unprecedented look at what happens to the unfortunate civilians who stumble upon elite Israeli soldiers intruding upon other countries’ sovereignty.

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