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Archives for August 2023

From Wallet to War Machine: The Startling Truth About Your Tax Dollars Revealed, with Lindsay Koshgarian

Lindsay Koshgarian, Program Director of the National Priorities Project, joins MintCast to discuss the shocking everyday impact of military spending on Americans.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod

Have you ever wondered just how much of your hard-earned tax dollars go to funding our bloated war machine? On today’s episode of “The MintCast,” Lindsay Koshgarian lays out the staggering expense that American taxpayers fork out each year to keep the U.S. empire going. “The average person is paying over $2300 per year for our military, plus

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Behind Crumbling Concrete: The Tragic Story of Ain Al Hilweh’s Displaced Palestinians

Throughout the years, hundreds of Ain Al-Hilweh’s refugees have been killed in Israeli bombings, and with the camp a tinderbox of political rivalries and machinations, infighting is adding new danger to the lives of Palestinian refugees in the camp.

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
Ain al Hilweh Feature photo

Ain Al-Hilweh is known as the "Capital of Palestinian Shatat." The term might not stir many emotions among those who do not fully understand, let alone experience the harrowing existence of ethnic cleansing and perpetual exile - and the tremendous violence which followed. 'Shatat' is roughly translated into “exile” or “Diaspora.” However, the

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Taliban’s Massively Successful Opium Eradication Raises Questions About What US Was Doing All Along

It has already been called “the most successful counter-narcotics effort in human history.” Armed with little more than sticks, teams of counter-narcotics brigades travel the country, doing something the US military never could, cutting down Afghanistan’s poppy fields.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Taliban Fentanyl Feature photo

The Taliban government in Afghanistan – the nation that until recently produced 90% of the world’s heroin – has drastically reduced opium cultivation across the country. Western sources estimate an up to 99% reduction in some provinces. This raises serious questions about the seriousness of U.S. drug eradication efforts in the country over the past

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Shaking Up the Two-Party System: Cornel West’s 2024 Presidential Bid, with Jill Stein

Democrat-aligned media are already decrying Cornel West’s run as a sideshow and as something that will ensure a Republican will be elected in 2024. “The Democrats absolutely do fear [West]. And they should!” -Dr. Jill Stein

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Dr. Jill Stein Cornel West Feature photo

Americans want change. A December poll found that only 38% of the country is satisfied with the way the political system is working, with nearly two-thirds expressing their discontent. Despite this, it appears that very little change is on the horizon; the 2024 election is looking increasingly likely that the two parties will select aging relics in

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Palestinian Journalist’s Agonizing Detention Spotlights Israel’s Crackdown on Free Press

The work of Palestinian journalists is frequently stifled by detentions, violence, and movement constraints, all stemming from the pervasive Israeli occupation. As Palestinian self-determination remains elusive, the prospect of an unfettered and equitable press becomes increasingly remote.

Jessica Buxbaum
By Jessica Buxbaum
Basel Adra Feature photo

On July 15, Palestinian journalist Basel Adra found himself apprehended by the military after documenting an Israeli settler's assault in the occupied West Bank. Adra was subjected to handcuffing, blindfolding, and forced to endure hours under the scorching sun. While the Union of Journalists in Israel decried this incident as a grave infringement

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Unraveling Israel’s Identity: From Atheistic Zionism to Religious Nationalism

Ideological shifts do not appear and disappear overnight. Regardless of the outcome of Israel’s protests, the ideological shifts there are seismic and long-lasting. For now, liberal Zionists and their Western allies must accept the historical truth that Herzl’s “clergymen” have escaped the “temples” and are running the country.

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
Israel Judaism Zionism Feature photo

The late Israeli commentator, Uri Avnery, expressed his concern about the Israeli-Palestinian struggle taking on a more religious character. At first glance, the statement may seem baffling. If Israel is a 'Jewish State' that serves as a 'homeland' for all Jewish people, everywhere, does it not follow that the 'struggle,' at least from an

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