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Archives for February 2017

Culture
Iran's Oscar-Winning Director Hopes Anti-Fascist Movement Grows

Iran’s Oscar-Winning Director Hopes Anti-Fascist Movement Grows

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TeleSur | – – “We believe there is no best country, best gender, best religion or best color,” the directors of the five Oscar foreign films nominees wrote in a joint statement. Thousands of people braved London’s winter drizzle on Sunday for a screening of the Oscar-nominated movie that has become a rallying point for […]

Authoritarianism
Spurned Reporters should dump Trump Briefings, turn to Investigative Journalism

Spurned Reporters should dump Trump Briefings, turn to Investigative Journalism

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump was unhappy Saturday that the major media had neglected to report a point made by Herman Cain in an interview on Fox. Cain alleged that in Barack Obama’s first month, the Federal budget deficit rose $200 bn., but in Trump’s first month it fell […]

Houthi
As Trump Goes In:  Foxing the public over Yemen and Iran

As Trump Goes In: Foxing the public over Yemen and Iran

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By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com ) When it comes to reporting the conflict in Yemen, Fox News is exceptionally bad. Fox has been fooling its viewers for years but now, with Donald Trump installed in the White House, the problem is becoming a more serious. Trump is a devotee of Fox News: it tells […]

art and photography
Photo of the Day:  Gaza (the Old Town), 1862

Photo of the Day: Gaza (the Old Town), 1862

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The New York Public Library | Francis Frith | – – The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. “Gaza (the Old Town)” New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 26, 2017. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-5c4b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 Title: Gaza (the Old Town) Names: Frith, Francis (Photographer) Collection: […]

Authoritarianism
Did White House interfere with FBI Probe of Russia Ties?

Did White House interfere with FBI Probe of Russia Ties?

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By Nika Knight, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org ) | – – Brazen attempt at political interference provokes comparisons to Watergate White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus attempted to interfere with an FBI investigation into the White House, CNN reported Thursday. (Photo: Getty) White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus contacted the FBI and […]

Islam
Dear Trump officials: Stop confusing Muslim Conservatism with Terrorism!

Dear Trump officials: Stop confusing Muslim Conservatism with Terrorism!

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By Z. Fareen Parvez | (The Conversation) | – – The Trump administration has been using the phrase “radical Islam” when discussing the “war on terror.” From his inauguration address to remarks to military leaders, President Trump has been warning against “Islamic terrorists.” Many different kinds of individuals and movements get collapsed into this category […]

Denialism
Top 5 Hypocrisies of Trump Friday

Top 5 Hypocrisies of Trump Friday

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On Friday, Trump was making news again, after having appeared to be subdued (or muzzled?) by his staff midweek. But he addressed the conservative equivalent of that bar scene in Star Wars, CPAC. As usual, the sum total of his wacky pronouncements added up to a […]

Climate Change
Study finds 6 600 spills from fracking in just four US states

Study finds 6 600 spills from fracking in just four US states

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The Watchers | – – Each year, 2 to 16 percent of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells spill hydrocarbons, chemical-laden water, hydraulic fracturing fluids and other substances, according to a study published yesterday in Environmental Science & Technology. The analysis, which appeared February 21 in Environmental Science & Technology, identified 6 648 spills reported across […]

Antisemitism
I Cover Hate. I Didn't Expect It at My Family's Jewish Cemetery

I Cover Hate. I Didn’t Expect It at My Family’s Jewish Cemetery

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by Ariana Tobin | ProPublica | – – When it comes to death, my family honors all of the Ashkenazi Jewish traditions: We name our children after dead relatives, we sit shiva for a week, we gather around trays of fruit and lox and cream cheese, we cover the mirrors, we say the Kaddish prayer, […]

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