Philadelphia The 2025 version of “4th of You Lie” in Philadelphia was marked by widely-reported picketing and rallies for 9,000 city workers on strike. Less publicized was a “U.S. Out of Everywhere! Reject Amerikan Patriotism! Mumia Out of Prison!” march. On the following day, July 5, another rally to free Mumia took place more than…
On June 27, Haaretz — Israel’s left-center newspaper — published claims by Israeli troops stationed at four “aid” centers managed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) that their officers ordered them to intentionally shoot to kill starving, unarmed civilians trying to get food for their families, many after walking for miles. The latest reports, as…
In this special episode of Media Roots Radio Robbie Martin interviews journalist and writer Whitney Webb about her recent ‘NewsGuard’ expose for MintPress News. NewsGuard is the most recent iteration of the neocon/neoliberal/corporate agenda to soft-censor alternative news and status-quo challenging view points on the internet. First there was ‘Prop or Not’ then there was…
MINNEAPOLIS — A recently founded venture claiming to be “a news rating agency” is making its big breakout in 2019 by claiming to be an authority at the forefront in the fight against “fake news.” Newsguard — which describes itself as an organization dedicated to “restoring trust and accountability” and using “journalism to fight false…
MINNEAPOLIS — Soon after the social media “purge” of independent media sites and pages this past October, a top neoconservative insider — Jamie Fly — was caught stating that the mass deletion of anti-establishment and anti-war pages on Facebook and Twitter was “just the beginning” of a concerted effort by the U.S. government and powerful…
Philadelphia The 2025 version of “4th of You Lie” in Philadelphia was marked by widely-reported picketing and rallies for 9,000 city workers on strike. Less publicized was a “U.S. Out of Everywhere! Reject Amerikan Patriotism! Mumia Out of Prison!” march. On the following day, July 5, another rally to free Mumia took place more than…
On June 27, Haaretz — Israel’s left-center newspaper — published claims by Israeli troops stationed at four “aid” centers managed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) that their officers ordered them to intentionally shoot to kill starving, unarmed civilians trying to get food for their families, many after walking for miles. The latest reports, as…
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has a long history of supporting the global working class. This has recently included vital support for and cooperative projects with socialist Cuba that aid both countries’ people. Billboard in Cuba compares the blockade to a virus. Peoples China is trading with and aiding the Cuban economy. Direct interventions…
The Department of Justice has quietly declared the Epstein case closed—no client list, no criminal conspiracy, and no further disclosures. Despite years of public pressure and speculation, the DOJ and FBI now assert that the contents of the Epstein files primarily involve sensitive victim information and materials that, if released, could endanger innocent individuals. In…