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WATCH: Chris Hedges Discusses His Book: The Greatest Evil Is War -- Banyen Books & Sound

In fifteen short chapters, Chris Hedges astonishes us with his clear and cogent argument against war, not on philosophical grounds or through moral arguments, but in an irrefutable stream of ...
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Rape, ISIS, Mein Kampf and other Lies: How Israel Lost All Credibility -- Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo

Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo -- Palestine Chronicle Nov. 14, 2023 A whole generation, if not more, has already built a perception of Israel as a genocidal regime and no number of future lies, ...
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The Gaza Manifesto: Why America’s Old Middle East is Crumbling | Ramzy Baroud

Palestinian women take part in a rally organized by the Resistance in Gaza. (Photo: Mahmoud Ajjour, The Palestine Chronicle) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 29, 2023 To think that tiny little ...
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Western Media: An Accessory in Israeli War Crimes | Jamal Kanj

Palestinians walk through the Erez crossing on October 7. (Photo: Mahmoud Ajjour, The Palestine Chronicle) Jamal Kanj -- Palestine Chronicle Oct. 19, 2023 The willingness of the US media to partake ...
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More Banks to Fail? Not in North Dakota | Ellen Brown

Web of Debt as cave drawing -- Bing Ellen Brown -- Web of Debt Sept. 1, 2023 U.S. banks are again in the crosshairs. Standard and Poor’s has downgraded five new middle-tier banks and put three ...
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The Federal Debt Trap: Issues and Possible Solutions | Ellen Brown

Ellen Brown -- Web of Debt July 14, 2023 First posted on ScheerPost. “Rather than collecting taxes from the wealthy,” wrote the New York Times Editorial Board in a July 7 opinion piece, “the ...
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How the War on Crypto Triggered a Banking Crisis | Ellen Brown

Ellen Brown -- Web of Debt April 29, 2023 According to an article in American Banker titled “SEC’s Gensler Directly Links Crypto and Bank Failures,” SEC Chair Gary Gensler has asked for more ...
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How to Green Our Parched Farmlands & Finance Critical Infrastructure | Ellen Brown

Drought-stricken farmland in California. Ellen Brown -- Web of Debt Sept. 2, 2022 There are work-arounds the United States can use to fund affordable housing, drought responses, and other ...
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From Great Moderation to Great Stagflation | Nouriel Roubini

Credit: Project Syndicate Nouriel Roubini -- Project Syndicate Aug 9, 2022 For decades, relative global stability, sound economic-policy management, and the steady expansion of trade to and from ...
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The Revolt of the Imagination, Part One: Notes on Belbury Syndrome | John Michael Greer

Feb. 2, 2022 (EcoSophia.net) --Maybe it’s true that life really does imitate literature. Over the last week or so, certainly, a detail from one of my favorite works of imaginative fiction played out ...
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The Unmanageable Future | John Michael Greer

Jan. 19, 2022 (EcoSophia.net) -- Explorers into unknown territory face plenty of risks. One that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves is the possibility that they know less about the country ...
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www.economist.com/united-states/2023/12/02/charlie…

Charlie Peters, the man who tried to save Washington He believed that ruthlessly idealistic journalism would renew faith in government | United States www.economist.com/united-states/2023/12/02/charlie-peters-the-man-who-tried-to-save-washington?utm_medium=social-media.content.np&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=editorial-social&utm_content=discovery.content

ijnet.org/en/story/tips-becoming-better-investigat…

Tips for becoming a better investigative editor | International Journalists' Network “Everybody needs an editor.” This was the mantra that veteran Associated Press investigative editor Ron Nixon asked the audience to repeat during a session at the 13th Global Investigative Journalism… ijnet.org/en/story/tips-becoming-better-investigative-editor?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

medicalxpress.com/news/2023-12-lesbian-gay-bisexua…

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual survivors of adolescent and young adult cancers often have chronic health conditions: Study

techxplore.com/news/2023-12-taught-algorithm.html

Researchers have taught an algorithm to 'taste' techxplore.com/news/2023-12-taught-algorithm.html

techxplore.com/news/2023-12-ai-gaia-benchmark-tool…

AI researchers introduce GAIA: A benchmark testing tool for general AI assistants techxplore.com/news/2023-12-ai-gaia-benchmark-tool-general.html

techxplore.com/news/2023-12-autonomous-vehicles-mo…

To help autonomous vehicles make moral decisions, researchers ditch the 'trolley problem' techxplore.com/news/2023-12-autonomous-vehicles-moral-decisions-ditch.html

phys.org/news/2023-11-bottlenose-dolphin-weak-elec…

New bottlenose dolphin sense discovered: Research suggests they can feel weak electric fields

open.substack.com/pub/chrishedges/p/the-chris-hedg…

The Chris Hedges Report with Columbia University Professor Rashid Khalidi on Zionism's 100-year war against Palestinians.

The Zionist movement from its inception has used deception, violence, ethnic cleansing and discrimination to solidify its apartheid state. The genocide in Gaza is another…

phys.org/news/2023-12-social-media-affect-voter-op…

Social media influencers may affect more than voter opinions phys.org/news/2023-12-social-media-affect-voter-opinions.html

www.rcfp.org/resources/police-protesters-and-the-p…

Legal Guide for Journalists Covering Protests - RCFP This guide helps journalists understand their rights at protests and avoid arrest when reporting on these events by summarizing the legal landscape. www.rcfp.org/resources/police-protesters-and-the-press/