Great article by Glenn Greenwald below about the PRETENSE OF FREE SPEECH in our PROPAGANDA DEMOCRACIES.
Glenn
Greenwald | Firing of Australian Journalist Highlights the West's Disdain for
Free Speech
Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "A TV sports commentator in Australia, Scott McIntyre, was summarily fired on Sunday by his public broadcasting employer, Special Broadcasting Services (SBS), due to a series of tweets he posted about the violence committed historically by the Australian military."
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Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "A TV sports commentator in Australia, Scott McIntyre, was summarily fired on Sunday by his public broadcasting employer, Special Broadcasting Services (SBS), due to a series of tweets he posted about the violence committed historically by the Australian military."
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Tavis Smiley |
Freddie Gray Protests About Dignity for People of Baltimore
Tavis Smiley, TIME
Smiley writes: "It's a dignity thing - democracy is threatened by racism and poverty."
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Tavis Smiley, TIME
Smiley writes: "It's a dignity thing - democracy is threatened by racism and poverty."
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Women in
Military Cite Retaliation After Assault Complaints
Matthew Rosenberg, The New York Times
Rosenberg writes: "Nearly two-thirds of women in the military who filed sexual assault complaints last year said they faced retaliation, according to a Pentagon report released on Friday."
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Matthew Rosenberg, The New York Times
Rosenberg writes: "Nearly two-thirds of women in the military who filed sexual assault complaints last year said they faced retaliation, according to a Pentagon report released on Friday."
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May Day:
Thousands Across US Demand Racial Justice at Rallies for Workers'
Rights
Alan Yuhas and Jana Kasperkevic, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "Protesters from New York to Los Angeles combine calls for higher wages and better working conditions with fight against racism and police abuses."
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Alan Yuhas and Jana Kasperkevic, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "Protesters from New York to Los Angeles combine calls for higher wages and better working conditions with fight against racism and police abuses."
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A Picture of
Torture: The US Government Is Barring Release of Thousands of Torture
Photos
Eliza Relman, American Civil Liberties Union
Relman writes: "One photo shows an Iraqi teenager bound and standing in the headlights of a truck immediately after his mock execution, staged by U.S. soldiers."
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Eliza Relman, American Civil Liberties Union
Relman writes: "One photo shows an Iraqi teenager bound and standing in the headlights of a truck immediately after his mock execution, staged by U.S. soldiers."
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Poll Showing
Americans Who Support Drone Program Never Asked About Civilian
Casualties
Dan Froomkin and Jon Schwarz, The Intercept
Excerpt: "The problem is the U.S. drone program does much more than kill members of al-Qaida: it also kills a significant number of civilians, and drone operators often don't even know exactly whom they're targeting."
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Dan Froomkin and Jon Schwarz, The Intercept
Excerpt: "The problem is the U.S. drone program does much more than kill members of al-Qaida: it also kills a significant number of civilians, and drone operators often don't even know exactly whom they're targeting."
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Scientists
Raise Concern Over Safety of DuPont Chemicals Found in Thousands of
Products
Eric Lipton and Rachel Abrams, The New York Times
Excerpt: "A top federal health official and hundreds of environmental scientists on Friday voiced new health concerns about a common class of chemicals used in products as varied as pizza boxes and carpet treatments."
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Eric Lipton and Rachel Abrams, The New York Times
Excerpt: "A top federal health official and hundreds of environmental scientists on Friday voiced new health concerns about a common class of chemicals used in products as varied as pizza boxes and carpet treatments."
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