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Soft Edges, Hard Core: A Media Tilt to Israel in Gaza
A July 25 editorial by The New York Times shows how a reasonable and ostensibly balanced text can mask deeply biased pro-Israel sentiments.
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A National Disgrace: Violence Against Native Women
The federal government has made some efforts to reduce the violence, but there is a long way to go before indigenous women are afforded their full civil rights.
The Language of Expulsion
Whether the long-term unemployed in the global North or the long-term displaced in the global South, people are being expelled from economy, society and nation in increasing numbers.
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Australia Threatens to Jail Citizens Who Embarrass Repressive Governments
There is nothing like a free press in Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia, so it's unlikely journalists there will report on a multimillion-dollar corruption case involving senior officials. But why …
Planning to Launch New Freedom Flotilla to Challenge Blockade
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition condemns Israeli attacks on Gaza, ongoing blockade and international complicity.
The “Washington Post” Fails in Gaza
This is the way the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been presented - the Israelis are real people whom you can see and know, as individual stories, versus an amorphous …
“Primitive” Deprivation of Citizenship Powers Come Into Force
Deprivation of citizenship has been described by the US Supreme Court as a form of punishment more primitive than torture.
Clean, Green and Hypocritical
What does it mean when clean, green and safe are nothing more than words to paint a politician as good for the people when, in reality, their actions are …
Fact-Checking “Fact Check Argentina”
The Argentine government has floated the $15 billion figure as an estimate of how much the worst-case scenario could cost the country.
The World Bank and the IMF Open Up Ukraine to Western Interests
Walking on the West Side exposes how the international financial institutions serve the interests of agribusiness corporations through deregulation of the food and agriculture sectors and policies favoring foreign …