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What very few people know is that Facebook was officially partnering with the Atlantic Council in the form of an “election partnership […] to prevent [their] service from being abused during elections.” Indeed, the US midterm elections are only a couple of weeks away, so the Atlantic Council and its Digital Forensic Research Lab are now going at it with full force,
The internet has spawned subtle forms of influence that can flip elections and manipulate everything we say, think and do
Mass media portray Islamic societies to be intolerant of other’s religious and ideological persuasions. Authentic Islam—as contained in the pristine revelation of the Qur-an—promotes tolerance, harmony, and goodwill of all peoples despite their differences.
Let us share the wealth, and not poverty! Let us put an end to social inequality! We demand the immediate increase in salaries, welfare benefits, allowances and pensions, and the unconditional right to housing and health, education, free public services, for all
Spying on Americans: Outgoing Obama’s “Privacy Guidelines” on CIA Use of Information on Americans By Stephen Lendman, January 20, 2017
The Japanese State Versus the People of Okinawa: Rolling Arrests and Prolonged and Punitive Detention By Gavan McCormack and Sandi Aritza, January 19, 2017
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Rally in Detroit: The Struggle to Defeat Racism, War and Poverty By Abayomi Azikiwe, January 19, 2017
From Selma to the CIA. Rep. John Lewis Will Boycott Inauguration of Donald Trump By Patrick Martin, January 19, 2017
Violence: The Language of a Jewish State. Palestinian Citizens of Israel By Jonathan Cook, January 19, 2017
“Fake News”: The Latest Weapon in Information Space By Tony Cartalucci, January 16, 2017
Obama Expands NSA Spying. Attack against Democratic Rights By George Gallanis, January 15, 2017
Obama’s Farewell Address: Touting the Legacy, Exposing the Truth. Non Stop Wars, A Costly Six Trillion Dollar Legacy By Joachim Hagopian, January 15, 2017
The Internet: To be or Not to be (Connected): The Right to be Disconnected By Dr. Jasna Čošabić, January 14, 2017
Is the US Positioning Itself for A Military Presence in Myanmar? Using the “Rohingya Crisis” as a Pretext? By Joseph Thomas, January 13, 2017
Political Prisoners Remain Behind Bars as Obama’s Term Nears End By Matt Peppe, January 12, 2017
Trump Nominee for Attorney General Defends Right-Wing, Anti-Democratic Agenda By Patrick Martin, January 11, 2017
Profile Of a Progressive Gun Enthusiast By Barbara Nimri Aziz, January 10, 2017
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Legacy: Linking the Civil Rights Movement to the Struggle Against War and Poverty By Abayomi Azikiwe, January 10, 2017
Victory of Guatemala Indigenous Communities: Spanish Hydroelectric Company Abandons Project after Mass Resistance By The Dawn News, January 09, 2017
Blackwater Founder Returns to Save Europe from Refugees By Belén Fernández, January 08, 2017
“Make America Great Again”: The Psychology behind Trump’s Election By Rev. Richard Skaff, January 08, 2017
The Anti-Doping Data Base (ADAMS): Athletes’ Privacy in Jeopardy By Inside Out, January 07, 2017
As We Move Into 2017: The Cracks in the Empire are Here… How will the U.S. Empire Dissolve? By Jan Oberg, January 07, 2017
Standing Rock 2017 and the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL): The Fight is Not Over By Makia Freeman, January 07, 2017
The Path To Total Dictatorship: America’s “Shadow Government” And Its Silent Coup By John W. Whitehead, January 07, 2017
Gun Idolatry in Current American Culture By Prof Rodrigue Tremblay, January 07, 2017
Obama, Kissinger and Nuland: Coup d’état in Cyprus 1974 – Cyprus 2017 By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos, January 06, 2017
Strikes Spread in Mexico, Thousands of Police Deployed to Capital By Neil Hardt, January 06, 2017
Inexhaustible Memories of Palestine By Barbara Nimri Aziz, January 04, 2017
The Trump Way By Leo Panitch and Arun Gupta, January 04, 2017
Trump Tells Homeland Security (DHS) To Prepare For the US-Mexico Border Wall Construction By Zero Hedge, January 04, 2017
Trump’s Neo-Fascism will be Built on Neo-Fascism of Obama and Democrat Party By Ajamu Baraka, January 04, 2017
US Police Killed More than 1,150 in 2016 By Gabriel Black, January 04, 2017
Rohingya in Myanmar: Nobel Laureates Urge Action over ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ By Mairead Maguire, January 03, 2017
Building Totalitarianism in Europe: Destroy Cyprus, The Last Coup of Victoria Nuland By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos, January 03, 2017
US Government Collecting Social Media Accounts of Visitors to Country By E.P. Milligan, January 02, 2017
Defending the Rights of Fukushima Victims, Humanitarian and Environmental Crisis: Debate in Japan’s Parliament By Fukushima 311 Watchdogs, January 01, 2017
The History of Class Struggle in Vermont: From Socialism to the American Plan By Greg Guma, December 31, 2016
Threat to Academic Freedom: Censored Professor Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Florida Atlantic University By Louis Leo IV, December 31, 2016
The British Government Is Spying On You: Dog Fouling, Sun-Bed Use, Toy Sales, Theatre Tickets, Feeding Pigeons… By True Publica, December 30, 2016
Statement of Jews United against Zionism in Reaction to U.N. Security Council Resolution Condemning Israeli Settlements By Jews United Against Zionism, December 29, 2016
“Big Brother” Watches Everyone in America: Obama Signs “Ministry of Truth” into Law By Stephen Lendman, December 29, 2016
History Shows How Rare and Valuable Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press Are By Washington's Blog, December 29, 2016
On Liberty and Vigilance, Canada’s 1970 Emergency Powers under the War Measures Act, “The Price of Freedom” in the “Era of the War on Terror’” By Adeyinka Makinde, December 28, 2016
Why Netanyahu Remains Israel’s ‘Inciter-In-Chief’ By Jonathan Cook, December 28, 2016
Quotes That Can be Used to Resist Donald Trump’s “Oval Office Tyranny” in 2017 By Dr. Gary G. Kohls, December 28, 2016
Blatant Fraud in Haiti Elections: Form Unity Government By Dady Chery, December 28, 2016
Berlin – Another False Flag? Government Complicity? Part of New World Order Agenda? By Peter Koenig, December 27, 2016
Emancipation Rebellion Heirs, Don’t Grin and Bear Jamaica’s Oppression! By Dr. Ajamu Nangwaya, December 27, 2016
Israel Defiantly Set to Approve Thousands More Illegal Settlement Units By Stephen Lendman, December 26, 2016
US Government Quietly Starts Asking Travelers for Social Media Accounts By Nadia Prupis, December 25, 2016
“Ministry of Truth” Plus $611 Billion for the Military in 2017: Obama Quietly Signs the “Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act” into Law By Zero Hedge, December 25, 2016
The Alt-Right Movement and America’s “Weimar Moment” By Prof. Sam Ben-Meir, December 23, 2016
Invalidating the Snoopers’ Charter? Privacy, Surveillance and Britain’s Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA) By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, December 23, 2016
Detroit Martin Luther King Day Rally to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Anti-War Movement and Urban Rebellion. January 16th, 2017 By Abayomi Azikiwe, December 23, 2016
Israel’s Illegal Settlements: Trump “Intervened to Avert UN Vote” By Middle East Eye, December 23, 2016
Ukraine: ‘Freedom’ And ‘Democracy’ Courtesy Of The West By Morning Star, December 23, 2016
South Korea’s President Park’s “Worst Crime” By Pak Noja, December 22, 2016
Western Democracy has become the Opposite of What It is Meant to Be By Živadin Jovanović, December 22, 2016
Fighting the Apartheid Regime in South Africa: Commemorating Steve Biko at 70 By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, December 21, 2016
“Blame the Russian Game” and the Information War: Mainstream Media “Fake News” vs. Truth from Alternative News By Joachim Hagopian, December 19, 2016
Expel and Exploit: The Israeli Practice of Taking over Rural Palestinian Land By B'Tselem, December 18, 2016
Western Countries Cling on to Censorship to Save ‘Democracy’ By Tomasz Pierscionek, December 16, 2016
South Africa’s Economic and Social Crisis By Irvin Jim, December 16, 2016
Tourism in the West Bank, Israel’s ‘Charity’ Comes at a Price By Jonathan Cook, December 14, 2016
The Bleak Plight of Refugees on Greece’s Samos Island By Chris Jones, December 14, 2016
Monitoring the Miners: Rio Tinto, Drones and Surveillance By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, December 13, 2016
Between Slogan and Achievement: International Human Rights Day By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, December 12, 2016
South Korea’s Historic Candle Light Protests Bring Down President Park By Youngsu Won, December 12, 2016
Anarchism, A False Hope? Nineteenth Century Cuban Independistas Explain By Sue Babbitt, December 11, 2016
“Ghost Banning” on Social Media – The Start of Systematic Censorship By Peter Lavelle, December 11, 2016
Rendez-vous with Uncertainty: On Post-Modern Politics By Greg Guma, December 10, 2016
“The Deep State”: Who Will Pull the Strings During Trump’s Presidency? By Prof Peter Dale Scott and Jeff Schechtman, December 10, 2016
The UK Now Wields Unprecedented Surveillance Powers — Here’s What it means By James Vincent, December 09, 2016
America Opposes Adoption of United Nations Anti-Nazi Resolution By Carla Stea, December 08, 2016
Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Twitter Become the Gatekeepers By Phil Butler, December 08, 2016
Total Surveillance: Snooping in the United Kingdom By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, December 08, 2016
A Cabinet of Generals: Trump appoints John Kelly to lead Department of Homeland Security By Eric London, December 08, 2016
In Counterterrorism Speech, Obama Hints at Danger of American Dictatorship By Patrick Martin, December 07, 2016
New York State Governor Cuomo’s Blacklist of Organizations involved in the BDS Campaign in Support of Palestinian Human Rights By Palestine Legal, December 07, 2016
‘Shoot at Us First’: Veterans Form Literal ‘Human Shield’ to Protect Standing Rock Dakota Protesters from Cops By Jay Syrmopoulos, December 06, 2016
Dakota Access LLC: Army Corps Denies Final Easement for River Crossing, but the Battle Is Not Over! By Thane Maxwell, December 06, 2016
Publish, Punish, and Pardon: Nine Things Obama Could Do Before Leaving Office By Pratap Chatterjee, December 06, 2016
Italy’s Referendum and Political Crisis: Democracy Against Neoliberalism By Prof. Cinzia Arruzza, December 06, 2016