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World’s Premier Marine Ecosystem at Risk
The Southern Ocean is 10% of the world’s oceans. Yet, it is arguably the most significant ecosystem of the planet for marine sea life as well as regulation of CO2 and ocean heat, serving as a buffer to climate change and thereby benefiting the entire globe. It is the final frontier of life support for […]
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Thirty Progressive Democrats Break Rank, Calling for a Ceasefire in Ukraine

Reps. Pramila Jayapal and other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus at a recent news conference outside the U.S. Capitol. (Credit: The Washington Post) In a dramatic break with the Biden administration on the eve of the midterm elections, 30 House Democrats sent a letter to President Biden urging him to engage in direct talks […]
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One Thing to Remember for Personal Sanity

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U.S. Police Kill Twice As Many People Every Year As We’ve Been Told
By Lee CAMP The Most Censored News with Lee Camp hosted by comedian/ writer/ raconteur/ provocateur/ saboteur Lee Camp is a twice-weekly look at the most censored stories within corporate media hosted by the new video platform Behind the Headlines – a MintPress video project that is 100% viewer supported. Camp both brings to light […]
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‘Strong as Hell’ Economy Is a Mirage of Math
By Tom LUONGO “President” Joe Biden described the US economy as, “Strong as hell,” in a recent sound bite. No one except his most ardent supporters, a vanishingly small number in reality, believes that. He and they point to statistics, “internals” in Biden-speaks, that point to why the US is better off than everyone else. Well, […]
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Can Iran’s T34 Drones Stop World War Three?
Iran’s Shahed 136 kamikaze drone, the T34 of our age, is a global game changer, not least because some 22 countries are clambering to buy them. Iran’s Shahed 136 kamikaze drone, the T34 of our age, is a global game changer, not least because some 22 countries are clambering to buy them. First tested in […]
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The Many Interwoven ‘Wars’ – A Rough Guide Through the Fog
We now have an embarrassment of ‘wars’ of which paradoxically, Ukraine is perhaps of lesser strategic import, Alastair Crooke writes. We now have an embarrassment of ‘wars’ of which paradoxically, Ukraine is perhaps of lesser strategic import – though it does retain significant symbolic content. A ‘flag’ around which narratives are spun and support rallied. […]
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‘Peaceful Modernization’: China’s offering to the Global South
Xi Jinping just offered the Global South a stark alternative to decades of western diktats, war, and economic duress. ‘Peaceful modernization’ will establish sovereignty, economy, and independence for the world’s struggling states By Pepe ESCOBAR President Xi Jinping’s work report at the start of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) this past […]
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Balkans Sitrep: Orange Revolution in Bosnia Gains Modest Traction
After two spectacular failures, the foreign-directed opposition in the Republic of Srpska is not a sure bet to triumph this time around. It seems that our initial assessment that the post Sunday October 2 elections Orange Revolution unleashed in the Republic of Srpska was floundering was a bit premature, as much as was the opposition’s […]
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The U.S. Government Sees Silicon Valley as Part of Its Propaganda Machine
By Caitlin JOHNSTONE The Biden administration is reportedly considering opening a national security review of Elon Musk’s business ventures which could see the plutocrat’s purchase of Twitter blocked by the White House, in part because Musk is perceived as having an “increasingly Russia-friendly stance.” Bloomberg reports: Biden administration officials are discussing whether the US should subject […]