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Dakota Access pipeline protesters face off with police who are trying to force them from a camp on land in the path of pipeline construction on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, near Cannon Ball, N.D.

Over 100 Arrested In Brutal Police Crackdown On Standing Rock ‘Water Protectors’

Archives for octubre 2016

It’s Rigged: Takes One To Know One

Increasing skepticism of the U.S. government can either lead to ugly conspiracy theorizing, or fuel a movement to bend the status quo.

John Feffer
Por John Feffer
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The system is rigged. Let’s be clear: the American political system favors the two major parties and our economic system favors the wealthy. The global system is similarly rigged in favor of powerful countries (such as the United States) and powerful economic actors (such as transnational corporations). This is not, however, a conspiracy. No

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Florida University Students Latest Victims Of On-Campus Racism

Students at Florida Gulf Coast University were greeted by “kill n*****s” and a drawing of a man hanging from a tree on a classroom whiteboard.

teleSUR
Por teleSUR
The message on the whiteboard read, “Kill N-----s,” along with a drawing of a stick figure hanging from a tree with a rope around its neck.

Amid one of the most racist presidential campaigns in the United States, a hateful threat with the words “kill n*****s” and a drawing of a person hanging from a tree were painted on a whiteboard at Florida Gulf Coast University earlier this month, but police failed to launch an investigation. Officials believe the vandalism occurred on Oct. 12,

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NATO Buildup On Russian Border Largest Since Cold War

The United States’ envoy to NATO, Douglas Lute, told reporters that NATO and the US military may consider Russia a threat if they had nuclear weapons within range of NATO’s deployment.

John Vibes
Por John Vibes
A Romanian soldier secures the perimeter around Romanian Air Force F16 fighter jets parked on the runway of the Air Base 86, in Borcea, southern Romania, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. The air force staged an event to mark the entry into service of the first six US made aircraft, purchased from Portugal's military, as part of the process to replace the country's Russian made MIG 21 fleet.

In the midst of deepening tension between US allies NATO and Russia, NATO is planning the largest military buildup along the Russian border since the cold war. NATO called on allied governments this week to contribute whatever troops and equipment they can to the effort. According to Reuters, thousands of troops are expected to arrive in the

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Noam Chomsky: US Commenced Plan To Dominate ‘Grand Area’ Of The Globe After WWII

After World War II, Chomsky said the U.S. implemented a plan ‘in which the United States would have pretty much complete economic and political control’ over a massive percentage of the planet.

Kit O'Connell
Por Kit O'Connell
U.S.Army 4.7mm anti-aircraft gunsare lined up in the final assembly area of the Grand Rapids stamping division of Fisher Body in Detroit on June 1, 1944, prior to shipping.

MUNICH --- World War II marked a crucial turning point for U.S. empire building and the growth of global capitalism, according to the historical analysis of noted political philosopher and scholar Noam Chomsky. Chomsky examined U.S. domination of world affairs in “Who Owns The World?,” a speech he delivered at the University of Massachusetts

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Israel: Ancient Papyrus Proves Jerusalem Belongs To Israel

Israel is using a fragment of an old tax bill is meant to undercut Muslims’, and UNESCO claims to the important site.

Jason Ditz
Por Jason Ditz
A view of the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Monday, May 2, 2016.

While the UNESCO resolution which recognized the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem as a “Muslim holy site of worship” was barely reported around the world, and considered fairly non-controversial, Israeli officials have been expressing fury over the matter for two solid weeks. And the Muslims may have a huge, ancient mosque that has been a key part of

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Las tensiones aumentan a medida que la construcción del oleoducto se acerca al bloqueo #NoDAPL

La tribu Oceti Sakowin declaró el dominio eminente de la tierra comprada por Dakota Access y estableció su nuevo campamento de invierno en el camino directo del oleoducto en la tierra del tratado de 1851.

Unicorn Riot
Por Unicorn Riot
Dakota Access Pipeline Blockade

On Sunday, October 23rd, water protectors extended camp beyond the overflow site, just north of the Standing Rock reservation, to the pipeline easement line. The Oceti Sakowin declared eminent domain on land bought by Dakota Access and set up their new winter camp in the direct path of the pipeline on 1851 treaty land. As the encampment was

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