South Sudan: The Latest Failed US Intervention Descends Into Violent Chaos
Faced with the dire U.N. warning of a possible genocide, the United States was set this week to finally embrace an arms embargo against South Sudan to cut back the Read More…
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The Abolition of Work – by Bob Black
No one should ever work. Work is the source of nearly all the misery in the world. Almost all the evil you’d care to name comes from working or from living in a world designed for work. In order to stop suffering, we have to stop working.
Gang Rapes, Abductions, Mass Murder, & Horrific Human Rights Atrocities Target Ethnic Groups and Foreigners in South Sudan As World’s Youngest Country on Brink of Genocide
The U.N. advisor on the prevention of genocide, Adama Dieng, issued a dire warning last month that the fledgling new country of South Sudan is “on the brink” of a genocide comparable to what happened in Rwanda over two decades ago.
As Dubious Victory Is Celebrated in North Dakota, Water Protectors from Mississippi Stand Continue Disrupting DAPL Construction in Iowa
Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) construction is still incomplete in Iowa, with pipeline opponents continuing to cause delays in direct actions staged by the group Mississippi Stand all along the Mississippi, Skunk, and Des Moines Rivers.
Congresswoman & Iraq War Veteran Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) to Join Thousands of Veterans at Standing Rock This Weekend (VIDEO)
On Thursday, Dec. 1, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii, 2nd District) delivered a speech on the House floor urging President Barack Obama to intervene and order the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline be halted immediately. In her speech, she announced her plans to join with thousands of fellow veterans who are “self-deploying” to Standing Rock this weekend to support the demonstrators and protect them from forcible removal.
Big Three TV Networks Gave 12x More Coverage to Jill Stein’s Recount Effort in 5 Days than to Her Presidential Campaign in Nearly 2 Years
During Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s entire presidential run, the Big Three TV Networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) altogether spent a meager 36 seconds total in coverage of her campaign. However, since Stein began her election recount campaign last Wednesday, the same Big Three TV networks that refused to report on her have provided her TWELVE TIMES more coverage in the last five days alone than they did over the entirety of her year-long run for the White House.
Army Corps Reverses Course on Standing Rock Eviction as Thousands of Veterans Plan to Shield Water Protectors from Forcible Removal
On Friday, November 26, 2016, the Army Corps of Engineers announced a December 5 deadline to move protesters off their current location to a nearby “free speech zone.” Just days after setting this ultimatum for demonstrators encamped at the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota, the Army Corps walked back their deadline to move the camp from its current location.
Political Ideologies – “Conservative” vs. “Liberal” Brains: The Difference According to Neuroscience
Why do some of us identify as “conservatives”, and others as “liberals” or “progressives”? According to some neuroscientists, the answer lies partially in the makeup of our brains.
Google Invests €50,000 Toward Development of Fully Automated Fact-Checking Software To Combat Fake News & Hoax Sites
In light of the recent mounting criticism over how fake news sites may have influenced the presidential election’s outcome, Google has agreed to fund a project to develop automated fact-finding tools.
Jill Stein Recount Campaign in 3 States Reaches $2.5 Million Fundraising Goal In Just A Few Hours
Following concerns over electronic voting raised by scientists, a campaign launched by Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein to recount key states in the US election has reached its initial funding target of $2.5 million in just a matter of hours.
Over 700 Hate Crimes Reported in Week After Election; 27 Anti-Trump Crimes Also Reported
According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, have been reported between November 9 and November 16, in the wake of Donald Trump’s surprise election victory on Novemner 8. The SPLC collected reports from news articles, social media, and direct submissions from their #ReportHate intake page.
The Election Was Stolen – Here’s How (VIDEO)
Starting in 2013 – just as the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act – a coterie of Trump operatives, under the direction of Kris Kobach, Kansas Secretary of State, created a system to purge 1.1 million Americans of color from the voter rolls of GOP–controlled states.
How to Stand With Standing Rock to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline
More than six months after the establishment of Sacred Stone Camp at Standing Rock Reservation, protesters are continuing to resist the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Here are some actions you can take to help out.
Fraction Magic: A Detailed, Live Demonstration of Rigging Elections Through Fractional Voting (VIDEO)
Election fraud was found to be inherently built into electronic voting machines used at over 60% of the country’s polling locations. A fundamental design flaw In the GEMS software is revealed by Bev Harris of BlackBoxVoting.org in a live, detailed demonstration of how margins can be determined vote totals, and how this can be remotely fixed without detection.
Voting Machines’ Ballot Integrity and Audit Features Were DISABLED In Battleground State of Ohio (VIDEO)
This year, many of the electronic voting machines in the key state of Ohio included brand-new anti-hacking and auditing capabilities. Unfortunately, in counties all over Ohio, the security feature was TURNED OFF.