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Archives for July 2017

Thank Disability Rights Activists, Not John McCain For Defeat Of Trumpcare

“Folks praising Murkowski, Collins, and McCain: I think you misspelled Hirono, ADAPT, and every activist resisting the Republican agenda.”

Jake Johnson
By Jake Johnson
Protesters supporting people with disabilities gather outside the White House in Washington, May 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Following the Senate's vote on Friday that dealt a crushing blow to the GOP's hopes of repealing Obamacare, major media outlets, Democratic lawmakers, and high-profile pundits singled out Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) vote against the so-called "skinny repeal" measure as the decisive factor in its downfall. But many are objecting strongly to this

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Media Mourn End Of CIA Killing Syrians And Strengthening Al Qaeda

If one only read corporate media reporting, you would likely think that the termination of the CIA program was an abject tragedy.

Ben Norton
By Ben Norton

The US government has finally announced an end to its years-long program to arm and train Syrian rebels. The initiative, one of the CIA’s largest covert operations, with billions of dollars of funding, fueled mass killing in Syria and significantly prolonged the country’s horrific war. Widely respected experts have also acknowledged that it greatly

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US Ambassador Hints Support For Venezuela Reason For New Sanctions On Nicaragua

U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua Laura Dogu said the U.S. government has “noted which countries support Venezuela,” stating that Nicaragua “does not have many friends in Washington, for the support it gives to Venezuela,”

teleSUR
By teleSUR
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, left, welcomes Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega in Caracas, Venezuela, March 17, 2015. Nicaragua has drawn the ire of the U.S. over it's friendly relations with Venezuela. (AP/Ariana Cubillos)

The government of Nicaragua has rejected the decision of the United States to sanction the Central American nation through the so-called Nica Act and demanded respect for its sovereignty. "We reject and condemn the NICA-ACT as the continuity of historical policies of imperial interference of the United States in Nicaragua," Vice President

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5 Forgotten Instances Of US Regime Change

The US has been engaged in regime change for decades, including in these instances that are rarely discussed by mainstream media.

Shane Quinn
By Shane Quinn
A protester holds up an poster of Uncle Sam during a rally protesting U.S. regime change efforts in Venezuela at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. (AP/Ariana Cubillos)

Some anniversaries are widely observed in the West: Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, Holocaust Memorial Day, the September 11 atrocities, and so on. Yet there are other undesirable anniversaries that have been largely disappeared.   1 US-backed forces overthrow Goulart in Brazil (1964) Considering its vast size and abundant natural

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Pentagon Report Points To Unsustainable Status Quo For US Global Empire

The Pentagon is now admitting that the U.S.’ global dominance is waning, as it is facing economic challenges from rival countries who resist Western corporate influence. It’s also threatened by “inconvenient” information like that of watchdog journalism critical of American imperialism. But perhaps its solution is more worrisome, as the Pentagon suggests doubling down on militarism and propaganda instead of addressing the root causes of the country’s downturn.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Servicemen of the "Fighting Eagles" 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, walk by tanks that arrived via train to the US base in Mihail Kogalniceanu, eastern Romania, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. (AP/Andreea Alexandru)

A new study released by the U.S. Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute and sponsored by various branches of the Department of Defense (DoD) has revealed what many in other nations have known for years, but has been slow to dawn on the United States itself – that the corporatist U.S. empire is quickly approaching collapse. This empire -

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Alternative Media Is Ignoring Venezuela’s Regime Change Problem

Independent media outlets tend to pose alternative viewpoints that conflict with the narratives espoused by mainstream media. But when it comes to Venezuela, whose socialist government is in danger of being overthrown, they are parroting the mainstream line or ignoring the issue altogether.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
An anti-government protester holds a shield brandished with photos of President Nicolas Maduro, government officials and a gun sight, during clashes with security forces in Caracas, Venezuela, July 22, 2017. Fernando Llano | AP

Even though the independent media community in the West is diverse, there are often some common themes that unite alternative media outlets from different sides of the political spectrum. Common among these unifying forces is a criticism of the U.S. imperial war machine and U.S. efforts – both covert and direct – to subject governments throughout

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