Guantanamo’s Ugly Taint on US Diplomacy
In this photo reviewed by US military officials, flags fly in front of the tents of Camp Justice, April 18, 2019, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba.
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Sudan Opens Door for ICC Prosecutions
Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir speaks during a press conference after the oath of the prime minister and first vice president Bakri Hassan Saleh at the palace in Khartoum, Sudan March 2, 2017. “Victims and their families have waited more than 15 years for justice for widespread atrocities committed in
Joaquin Phoenix Drives Another Dagger Into The Heart Of The Dying Dairy Industry
In Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar speech, he chose to use his influence and platform to raise awareness about our relationship with nature and how that must change.
Philippines: Duterte Seeks to Shut Network
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Journalists and supporters, wearing black, display their messages during a protest against the recent Securities and Exchange Commission's revocation of the registration of Rappler, an online news outfit, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, northeast of Manila, Philippines.
(Manila) – The Philippine Congress should reject President Rodrigo Duterte’s apparent misuse of
Does Voting No Longer Represent Our Power As Citizens To Impact The Actions of Government?
Our vote no longer represents our power as individual citizens to have an impact on the actions of our government, but rather forces us to participate in a false dichotomy designed to keep us distracted from accessing the true source of our problems. You never change things by fighting the
Pilger, Burchett, and Assange: Three Extraordinary Australian Journalists That Poke Truth To Power
Wilfred Burchett, John Pilger and Julian Assange are all Australian journalists who have gone against the grain, and provided information and a perspective to the world that many would not have seen otherwise. Are journalists censored and threatened today because they are actually a threat to 'national security,' or
John Lennon: “The World Is Run By Insane People, For Insane Objectives”
On June 6, 1968, Peter Lewis chatted with Lennon and Spinetti about a new play they were working on.
Algeria: Post Election Repression
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On July 5 2019, thousands of people protested for a twentieth consecutive week in Algeria's capital, defying a major police presence just days before the mandate of interim president Bensalah expires.
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On July 5 2019, thousands of people protested for a twentieth consecutive week in Algeria's
Is There Collusion Between Facebook & DC Think Tanks in Censoring Alternative Media Voices?
Neocon Jamie Fly has taken partial credit for the purge of alternative media sites on Facebook and Twitter.
Fragrance/Perfumes Are Being Labelled As The New ‘Second Hand Smoke’
Regulation on cosmetics and fragrances, like perfumes, are not quite strong and a host of toxic substances are used in their manufacturing.
Tulsi Gabbard Files Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton Over Defamatory Statements
Tulsi Gabbard, a United States Congresswoman, Army National Guard Major, and 2020 presidential candidate, filed a defamation lawsuit against Hillary Rodham Clinton for her defamatory remarks.
Retired American Bishop Believes The Church Invented Hell & Is In The “Control Business”
Below is a video of Jon Shelby Spong, a retired American bishop of the Episcopal Church explaining that religion is a business and it is used as a control mechanism.
Snakes In Suits: Are Psychopaths Running The World?
By comparing traits of psychopaths, as determined by experts, to those of people in corporate or political positions of power, we can see a clear link.
Nepal: Recent Steps Undermine Transitional Justice
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Nepalese war victim, Pabitra Sunakhari, shows a photograph of her son as she speaks to a journalist in Birendranagar, Surkhet District, Nepal on February 2, 2017.
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(Geneva) – Recent steps taken by the government are a serious setback on Nepal’s transitional justice
Let’s Contemplate A Future Without Money & How It Would Work
Several brave thinkers, including Jacque Fresco of the Venus Project and Colin Turner of the Free World Charter, have proposed ways in which a future society could thrive if we eliminated money and trade and instead built a resource-based economy.
The first step in any new paradigm is believing it's