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Under Cover of Christmas, Obama Establishes Controversial Anti-Propaganda Agency | Lauren McCauley
Buried within the $619 billion military budget is a controversial provision that establishes a national anti-propaganda center that critics warn could be dangerous for press freedoms. (Official ...
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New Study 'Sounds Alarm' on Another Climate Feedback Loop | Andrea Germanos
Arctic Tundra. (Photo: USFWS) "What we know from this study is that warming will result in the loss of stored carbon in a wide variety of ecosystems -- and that has potentially harmful effects in ...
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Dystopian Donald: Will Trump Make 1984 Look Like a Nursery Tale? | Tom Engelhardt
It might just be impossible to overstate how much damage this administration can do. (Photo detail: Jim Bourg/Reuters, Paneikon) Dec. 22, 2016 (Tom Dispatch) -- Can you doubt that we’re in a ...
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We’re heading into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump | Sarah Kendzior
Sarah Kendzior Having studied authoritarian states for over a decade, I would never exaggerate the severity of the threat we now face. But an American kleptocracy is exactly where president-elect ...
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Stifling the Debate on Israel: For Palestinians, Zionism Only Means One Thing | Ramzy Baroud
Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust The British government of Theresa May officially adopted Dec. 12 a new definition of anti-Semitism that includes legitimate criticism of Israel. The ...
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A Season of Consequences | John Michael Greer
Santa Claus 3D. By wim hoppenbrouwers. Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)Dec. 21, 2016 (Archdruid Report) -- One of the many advantages of being a Druid is that you get to open your holiday presents four days ...
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Love that Dirty Water... and Dirty Wars!! | Philip A. Farruggio
Philip A. Farruggio Philip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Dec. 19, 2016 Wednesday's USA Today Main Section had an extensive investigative piece on lead in the drinking water supply of many rural ...
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What the gym taught me about fighting Trumpism | Mickey Z.
From Pixabay. CC0 Public Domain Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Dec. 19, 2016 I’ve spent more time in gyms than I can even begin to calculate. I can now recognize how this choice instilled in me a ...
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IMF Head Christine Lagarde Convicted in French Negligence Trial | Gaspard Sebag
Christine Lagarde-- Lagarde won’t face fine, prison term in case, judge says -- IMF head faced negligence charge for arbitration payout Dec. 19, 2016 (Bloomberg) -- Christine Lagarde was convicted ...
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Navigating War: Has the War in Syria also Destroyed Journalism? | Ramzy Baroud
Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Dec. 14, 2016 When a veteran war reporter like Robert Fisk constructs his argument regarding the siege of Aleppo based on "watching" video footage, then ...
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Why the Peak Oil Movement Failed | John Michael Greer
The “Peak Oil” dinosaur. From aleklett.wordpress.com Dec. 14, 2016 (Archdruid Report) -- As I glance back across the trajectory of this blog over the last 10 and a half years, one change stands out. ...
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