Archives for agosto 2021

El actor Michael Malarkey sobre Israel-Palestina y por qué más celebridades no hablan

"Creo que estamos en este lugar muy interesante e importante en nuestra historia humana, donde estamos despertando". – Michael Malarkey

The new MintPress podcast “The Watchdog,” hosted by British-Iraqi hip-hop artist Lowkey, closely examines organizations about which it is in the public interest to know -- including intelligence, lobby and special-interest groups influencing policies that infringe on free speech and target dissent. The Watchdog goes against the grain by casting a

Creative Associates International (CAI): no es exactamente la CIA, pero lo suficientemente cerca

Si bien los ejércitos mercenarios como Blackwater al menos han sido objeto de investigación, lo que ha hecho que el nombre de la compañía sea infame en todo el mundo, Creative Associates International ha volado en gran medida bajo el radar, exactamente donde la junta de la organización quiere que esté.

CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND -- You have likely not heard of them, but Creative Associates International (CAI) is one of the largest and most powerful non-governmental organizations operating anywhere in the world. A pillar of soft U.S. power, the group has been an architect in privatizing the Iraqi education system, designed messenger apps meant to

Codicia y consumo: por qué arde el mundo

El calentamiento global es, en gran parte, el resultado de un patrón destructivo instigado y sostenido por el capitalismo. Este último solo puede sobrevivir a través del consumo sin trabas, la desigualdad, la codicia y, cuando sea necesario, la guerra.

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Rome is scorching hot. This beautiful city is becoming unbearable for other reasons, too. Though every corner of the beaming metropolis is a monument to historical grandeur, from the Colosseum in Rione Monti to the Basilica of Saint John Lateran in San Giovanni, it is now struggling under the weight of its own contradictions. In Via Appia, bins

La manipulación del tipo de cambio dólar-riyal, los saudíes y los EE. UU. Duplican el costo de los productos básicos de Yemen

Miles de yemeníes realizaron manifestaciones en ciudades de todo el país para exigir que Arabia Saudita y Estados Unidos no usaran el hambre como arma para poner de rodillas a los lugareños.

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ADEN, YEMEN -- "The prices are skyrocketing. We can't feed our children. They are starving,” Saher Abdu Salem, a government employee and a mother of five, said as she participated in a protest in Aden against Saudi Arabia and the government of ousted Yemeni President Abdul-Mansour al-Hadi. The protests took place at the Aden port this week in the

Un día en la muerte de la justicia británica

"Lo que no se ha discutido hoy es por qué temía por mi seguridad y la seguridad de nuestros hijos y por la vida de Julian". Stella Moris, socia de Julian Assange

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I sat in Court 4 in the Royal Courts of Justice in London yesterday with Stella Moris, Julian Assange’s partner. I have known Stella for as long as I have known Julian. She, too, is a voice of freedom, coming from a family that fought the fascism of Apartheid. Today, her name was uttered in court by a barrister and a judge, forgettable people were

Los buscadores: ¿culto inofensivo o traficantes de niños vinculados a la CIA? Una conversación con Elizabeth Vos

El caso y el posterior supuesto encubrimiento de la CIA ha dado lugar a todo tipo de especulaciones sobre quiénes y qué eran The Finders. Pero hay buenas razones para creer que la historia oficial de que eran simplemente un culto inofensivo, aunque extraño, probablemente no sea toda la verdad.

It’s a story that has captivated many for over three decades. In 1987, locals in Tallahassee, Florida alerted police to a strange incident in a local park. Six dirty, hungry and poorly clothed kids — almost resembling feral children — were in the custody of two extremely sharply dressed men. Both men were questioned but later released by police,