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The Ukraine and Israeli/Palestine conflicts show the demise of Western imperialism and foreshadow its coming collapse
Dmitri Kovalevich is the special correspondent in Ukraine for Al Mayadeen English. He writes a monthly situation report for the publication as well as occasional special reports, such as the following.
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Here’s what UAW workers won in a “historic” TA after striking at Ford
After more than a month on the picket line, autoworkers have reached a tentative agreement with Ford including massive wage increases, cost of living adjustments and the right to strike over plant closures. Now the deal goes to the membership, while strikes continue at GM and Stellantis.
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ACLU files brief arguing Trump gag order violates the first amendment
The order, issued in an ongoing election interference case, restricts constitutionally-protected speech. Case: United States v. Trump (Amicus Brief)
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Israel kills Al-Jazeera correspondent’s family days after Blinken demands the channel’s coverage be ‘toned down’
Today, Al-Jazeera Bureau Chief Wael El-Dahdouh was reporting live in Gaza when an Israeli airstrike killed his wife and two children. Now, other journalists also fear their families could be targeted solely for them doing their job.
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In hours of Israel/Gaza crisis coverage, a word you’ll seldom hear: ‘Ceasefire’
Since the October 7 Hamas attacks, and the subsequent, ongoing Israeli airstrikes, U.S. TV news has offered extensive coverage of Israel and Gaza.
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Latin America meets to end U.S. hostile policies that encourages migration
The humanitarian crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border is growing by the day, without the United States seeking alternatives with the people of the south that would help put a stop to the illegal arrival of migrants.
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Big Ag is draining the Colorado River dry
The American West is facing a water crisis, compounded by climate change, a history of bad policy, and government refusal to address Big Ag head-on.
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Two-thirds of American voters want U.S. to back cease-fire in Gaza
“It’s past time for our political leaders to listen to their constituents and put a stop to this violence,” said a Jewish-American advocacy group.
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U.S. sponsoring military intervention in Haiti to stop revolution: Interview with Kim Ives
The U.S. is organizing and funding a military intervention into Haiti, organized under the auspices of the UN, in order to halt Haiti’s revolutionary process, journalist Kim Ives told Orinoco Tribune in a recent interview.
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Biden gives booster dose to the faltering Ukraine war
The prognosis of “war fatigue” on the part of the United States and its allies in the proxy war in Ukraine was greatly exaggerated. On the contrary, the war is acquiring a new swagger.
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Major news networks sideline Palestinian analysts
Leading Palestinian commentators describe canceled appearances and segments pulled from CBS and CNN shows.
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How capitalism killed nutrition
Review of ‘Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn’t Food … and Why Can’t We Stop?’ By Chris van Tulleken.
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West on wrong side of history, cannot be relied upon to end aggression
Posting pro-Palestine content about “Israel’s” daily heinous crimes on Western-owned social media platforms will not move Western leaders who do not bat an eye.
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Sam Bankman-Fried and the moral abyss of the market
“There will probably never be anything I can do to make my lifetime impact net positive”, Sam Bankman-Fried wrote in his diary after the collapse of his cryptocurrency company FTX.
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NYT has done great disservice to press freedom: Roy Singham on NewsClick funding row
I reject the allegation of fraudulent infusion of funds through a “complex web of several entities”, as mentioned in the Delhi Police FIR and in the New York Times article, says the American millionaire.
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U.S. faces defeat in geopolitical war in Gaza
The era of petrodollar is ending—and along with that, the U.S.’ global hegemony.
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Black Crown: Henri Christophe, the Haitian Revolution and the Caribbean’s Forgotten Kingdom – book review
‘Black Crown’ is a gripping biography of one of the most important leaders of the Haitian Revolution, and it illuminates the history of the revolution, finds John Westmoreland.
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U.S. opposes peace as Israel ethnically cleanses Palestinians, waging war on ‘entire nation’ of Gaza
Israel is ethnically cleansing Palestinians, trying to force them out of Gaza into Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The U.S. and EU support Netanyahu’s scorched-earth war on the “entire nation”, and the State Department ordered diplomats not to call for peace, de-escalation, or a ceasefire.
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U.S. networks are committing journalistic malpractice by only posting reporters in Israel
U.S. reporters are providing breathless around the clock coverage from Israel, but none are reporting from the destruction of Gaza. The result is that Palestinians are dehumanized and Americans are missing the story.
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The globalisation of McCarthyism
The central government’s hounding of Newsclick reminds one of the children’s story about a tiger and a goat drinking water from the same stream.