Chris Hedges: Fire Weather
The wildfires in California replicate the massive fire storms in the boreal forest in Canada and Siberia, the lungs of the earth. Our addiction to fossil fuel has ignited an age of fire.
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World’s Biggest Meatpacker JBS Wants Public Money to Fight Climate Change
Major Brazilian polluter champions agribusiness as a solution to hunger at G20.
REVEALED: The Israeli Lobbyists Writing America’s News
A MintPress News investigation has found hundreds of former employees of Israel lobbying groups such as AIPAC, StandWithUs and CAMERA working in top newsrooms across the country, writing and producing America’s news – including on Israel-Palestine. These outlets include MSNBC, The New York Times, CNN and Fox News.
AI and Policing: 2024 in Review
Law enforcement’s got deep pockets and are under political pressure to address crime, making them a perfect customer for whatever way technology companies can package machine-learning algorithms that sift through historical data in order to do recognition, analytics, or predictions.
John Pilger: Afflicter of the Powerful
John Pilger died a year ago on Dec. 30, 2023. Better than just about anyone else, he used his prodigious talents to simply do his job as a reporter, writes Joe Lauria.
Blair wanted Assad to work with MI6 against Jolani
Syrian dictator was seen by Tony Blair as a potential bulwark against terrorists entering Iraq, newly declassified files confirm.
Israeli Spies Are Writing the News (w/ Alan MacLeod) [VIDEO]
Senior Staff Writer at Mint Press News, Alan MacLeod, joins Bad Faith to discuss this explosive report on the sheer number of former Israeli intelligence officers who work in US media & tech, and how they influence US news coverage of Israel’s occupation of Palestine.
Israel kills Hezbollah media chief – AP
Mohammed Afif was killed in an Israeli airstrike on central Beirut, a member of the militant group has said.
Texas Supreme Court Removes Temporary Block to Robert Roberson’s Execution
The state’s highest civil court ruled that legislators can’t use subpoenas to block death row inmates’ executions, but suggested there’s still time for Roberson to testify before a Texas House panel.
Jury awards $42 million to 3 Iraqis tortured in Abu Ghraib prison 20 years ago, holding US military contractor responsible
Last Tuesday, a federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, awarded $42 million in damages against US military contractor CACI Premier Technology, Inc., for its role in the torture of three Iraqis in Abu Ghraib prison during the US imperialist occupation.
US Federal Debt Tops $36 Trillion as Dollar’s Decline, BRICS’ Rise Take Toll
US financial analysts and Wall Street bankers have warned for years about the long-term unsustainability of the federal government’s debt burden, with interest payments on the national debt close to topping $1 trillion in 2024 – more than any other spending obligation besides Social Security and Medicare.
492 killed, 1645 wounded in Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon
The Israeli regime’s warplanes have conducted extensive airstrikes against towns and villages across Lebanon, killing at least 492 people.
California Sues Exxon for Plastics Deception
The first-ever lawsuit against fossil fuel company for plastic recycling fraud follows a Center for Climate Integrity report showing that Big Oil and the plastics industry deceived public for decades about plastic recycling.
America’s FTC Sues Insulin Middlemen Who ‘Artificially Inflated’ Drug Price
Friday America’s Federal Trade Commission brought action against three companies for “anticompetitive and unfair” practices “that have artificially inflated the list price of insulin.”
California Drivers May Soon Get Mandatory In-Car Speed Warnings Like the EU
The European Union requires all new vehicles to include speed-warning devices. California’s ready to follow suit.