This text was written by Shireen Abu Akleh in 2016 for Majallat al-Dirasat al-Filastiniyyah. In it, she discusses the role of media coverage in Palestinian uprisings, specifically the “Popular Rebellion” of late 2015 and early 2016, which began as a response to Israeli raids on the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem. The article discusses the complex ways in which news media and social media interact with Palestinian resistance and opposition to the occupation. The Institute for Palestine Studies is translating it and republishing it to commemorate the work of a brave and reflective journalist who was shot in cold blood by […]
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Even Among Conservative Leaders. The success of Scandinavian-style child care stems from the fact that it is a truly public system—like our school system—with no place for private profit-making, which leads to cutting corners on staff and resources. After decades of contentiousness, it’s surprising how quickly Canada’s new national child-care program has become as familiar and comfortable as your dog’s favourite squeeze-toy. Or maybe it isn’t surprising. Why wouldn’t Canadians welcome a program that makes their lives as parents so much easier, giving them the freedom to work if they want while sparing them the exorbitant costs—often compared to a second […]
Above Photo: The Constitutional Convention of Chile meeting for the first time on July 4, 2021. That October 18, 2019 was a blow that, in one fell swoop, brought down the deceptive façade of the conservative regime and inaugurated a new stage in the history of Chile. The enormous injustices maintained and deepened during the very slow (and failed) “democratic transition” initiated in 1990 were exposed. The explosive combination of free market without anesthesia and a democracy lacking in substance and completely delegitimized—thus becoming a rapacious plutocracy—was able to stay afloat thanks to the resignation, demoralization and apathy of the citizenry, skillfully […]
Above photo: Thousands march in San Salvador on the 200th anniversary of Central American independence. September 15, 2021. Oscar Leiva Marinero. Salvadorans marched through the streets of the capital by the thousands on Wednesday, in the largest anti-government protest since Nayib Bukele took office. On the Bicentennial of Central America’s independence from Spain, social movements and organizations from across the political spectrum protested in rejection of Bukele’s authoritarianism, militarization, political persecution, the removal of judges, pacts with gangs, and the Bitcoin law, amid mounting discontent. The Coordinadora Salvadoreña de Movimientos Populares is a coordination initiative of more than 100 organizations and networks of […]
A plan for the Syria provinces Bassam Abu Sharif for VT Damascus (English and Arabic) It is clear that Washington, Tel Aviv and Riyadh are working to drain Syria in all fields: militarily, socially and economically, and Washington has been plundering the natural resources of Syria for some time and is now escalating to burn crops as part of the starvation war, which Trump launched with the “Caesar Act”, and by training mercenaries to carry out human and agricultural depletion operations. . The Syrian Arab Army, which has achieved victories and cleansed large areas of the homeland of Syria, has heavy […]
Republican Senator Ben Sasse is at the center of a national online discussion after his ideas to reform the US Senate according to the Founding Fathers’ supposed wishes were critiqued as both undemocratic and simply “weird.” Sasse’s Wall Street Journal opinion piece, published on Tuesday and titled “Make the Senate Great Again,” most notably made the case for repealing the 17th amendment of the constitution. This change would put an end to US senators being elected by statewide popular vote. The Nebraska legislator would like the country to go back to the pre-1912 amendment rule, where state legislatures voted on the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/03/1080352578_0:91:3318:1957_1200x675_80_0_0_bfd6e72e4f36435d7f83343ff79322f8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009031080361288-trump-issues-plea-to-iran-not-to-execute-popular-wrestling-star-navid-afkarai/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Iran should spare the life of young wrestling star Navid Afkarai and not execute him for participating in an anti-government demonstration, US President Donald Trump said in a public appeal to Tehran. “Hearing that Iran is looking to execute a great and popular wrestling star, 27-year-old Navid Afkarai, whose sole act was an anti-government demonstration on the streets”, Trump via Twitter on Thursday. “To the leaders of Iran, I would greatly appreciate if you spare this young man’s life, and not execute him. Thank you!” Trump further noted that Afkarai and […]
Popular Viral Video Firm Sues Facebook Over Russian Propaganda Label By Alan Macleod, Mintpress News. August 16, 2020 Popular Viral Video Firm Sues Facebook Over Russian Propaganda Label2020-08-162020-08-15https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/mint.jpg200px200px Above photo: Antonio Cabrera. The company behind In The Now, Soapbox and Waste-Ed is taking on media giant Facebook, who it claims is falsely labeling it as Russian state-controlled propaganda. An online media company is suing social media giant Facebook for falsely smearing it as a Russian state-controlled propaganda outlet. Maffick, the owner of In The Now, Soapbox and Waste-Ed, has filed a lawsuit against Facebook in a Northern California district court for […]
Responding to what I wrote a few weeks back about full celebrity names in puzzles, @guywriter mentions a few other celebs with 7-letters-or-shorter first and last names: Nice list, and let’s take this opportunity to focus nerdily on one answer, comic book legend STAN LEE. The others are all famous, but STAN LEE is that rarest of crossword birds: he appears regularly in puzzles via his first name (4 letters), his last name (3 letters), and as both his first and last name (7 letters)! Very versatile. If you’re Ava DuVernay, you’re going to see your first name all the time […]
Popular Movements Can Overcome Authoritarian Policing By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance. July 26, 2020 | Featured Campaign, Newsletter Popular Movements Can Overcome Authoritarian Policing2020-07-262020-07-26https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/portland-protests-go-home-feds-e1595781307540.jpg200px200px Above photo: Portland protests say Go Home Feds as protests grow. By Noah Berger, AP. Today is the 60th day of protests since the murder of George Floyd. This weekend, people marched in cities across the country in solidarity with Portland and in opposition to the US becoming a police state. President Trump sending troops to cities added fuel to the nationwide uprising against racist police violence. Protests have grown not only in Portland but in […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Earlier this week, the verified accounts of several well-known people including Barack Obama, Kim Kardashian West and Elon Musk were hacked by crypto-criminals, who posted infected Bitcoin links to lure their victims into a scam. The crypto hack has now reached India via YouTube. Ajay Nagar, one of India’s most popular YouTubers, who also goes by the name of CarryMinati and has over 16 million subscribers, reported that one of his two channels on the Google-owned platform had been hacked, displaying suspicious Bitcoin links to the followers. CarryMinati is the first public figure in India who has been targeted […]
Justin Kucera; photo via Twitter A Michigan school fired a teacher and coach for simply saying “Trump is our President” on social media. Justin Kucera was a well-liked social studies teacher and varsity baseball coach at Walled Lake Western, but the school district decided to get rid of him over his political views. Kucera tweeted earlier this month, “I’m done being silent. Donald Trump is our president” I’m done being silent. @realDonaldTrump is our president ❌🧢 Don’t @ me — Coach Kucera (@CoachKWLW) July 7, 2020 TRENDING: BREAKING: President Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Illegal Immigrants From 2020 Census Count For […]
The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that state governments have the right to penalize so-called ‘faithless electors’, members of the Electoral College who do not support the victor of their states’ popular presidential vote. Justice Elena Kagan wrote in the court’s Monday ruling that states have the right to instruct their electors that they “have no ground for reversing the vote of millions of its citizens.” That direction, she said, “accords with the Constitution — as well as with the trust of a Nation that here, We the People rule.” Over 30 states already require their Electoral College voters to cast […]
Amid the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, some of its soldiers were taught in the UK how to look good in front of the world’s media in case of any “potential wrongdoing,” a new report says. Ministry of Defence data published by Declassified UK reveals that hundreds of Saudis entered the country for training at six Royal Air Force (RAF) sites in 2019. As the Saudis arrived, their country’s campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels entered its fourth year, and a ban on UK-made weapons exports to the desert kingdom came into effect, in response to growing human-rights concerns. Although the UK’s […]
This is a preview of our pop culture newsletter The Daily Beast’s Obsessed, written by senior entertainment reporter Kevin Fallon. To receive the full newsletter in your inbox each week, sign up for it here. This week: Everyone watching Netflix is horny. Floor Is Lava, a thing that exists. 30 years later, Splash Mountain is finally not racist! Hanging at the LGBTQ Community with Britney Spears. The Chicks making everyone angry again. Hell yeah. In the show The Floor Is Lava, the floor is lava. That’s it. That’s the show. It’s just like in the game so many of us played […]
Seth Meyers could hardly wait to ridicule President Trump for his “disaster” of a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, over the weekend. After running down stories about John Bolton and William Barr, the Late Night host finally arrived at the president’s latest “mosh pit-slash-group therapy session.” “Never mind the fact that Tulsa is a coronavirus hotspot with spiking numbers that have alarmed local health officials,” Meyers said, “Trump disregarded that just to make himself feel better.” That made the fact that it backfired spectacularly all the more ironic. After bragging that “over one million people” had RSVP’d to the big event, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/17900/02/179000287_0:310:3006:2000_1200x675_80_0_0_70edc063e5d38c391f2a108e70c94364.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006201079671761-bye-bye-eskimo-pie-twitter-abuzz-as-popular-ice-cream-brand-drops-derogatory-term-for-its-product/ The decision to rename the ice cream comes amid a series of similar moves by other companies that seek to review the names of their brands that could be considered discriminatory. This was prompted by a global push against racism following the murder of an Afro-American man, George Floyd, in US police custody in May. Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, the maker of Eskimo Pie ice cream bars, is considering renaming the product due to its derogatory connotations. “We are committed to being a part of the solution on racial equality, and recognise the term […]
Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday night once again devoted a lengthy monologue to attacking Black Lives Matter, this time bemoaning the social justice movement’s rising popularity while wondering why the federal government hasn’t filed conspiracy charges against it. Carlson, who has seen advertisers flee in recent days after saying Black Lives Matter “is definitely not about black lives,” kicked off Monday night’s program by noting that the group is gaining momentum among the American public as protests rage over George Floyd’s death and police brutality. “Here is breaking news we never expected to report,” Carlson lamented. “Black Lives Matter […]
The UK Labour Party has spent a decade in opposition since the defeat of Gordon Brown in 2010 and the subsequent Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition. Despite almost reaching power in 2017, former leader Jeremy Corbyn stepped down with historically low approval ratings and was replaced by Keir Starmer. Sir Keir Starmer has become the most popular opposition leader since Tony Blair, according to a new poll on Friday. Just two months into the role, the new Labour leader’s currently approval rating stands at 51 percent among UK voters with 20 percent dissatisfied. In total, 77 percent of Labour voters say they are satisfied […]
The top bitcoin derivatives product is now available on decentralized finance (DeFi). Andreessen Horowitz-backed dYdX released its Bitcoin Perpetual Contract from private alpha on Wednesday, bringing the most liquid digital asset derivative to Ethereum’s burgeoning DeFi market for non-U.S. investors. Unlike similar futures products, perpetual contracts don’t expire at a set time. “For the first time, users can trade the most popular financial product in crypto – BTC perpetual contracts – on a decentralized exchange,” dYdX founder Antonio Juliano said in a private message. dYdX’s newest derivative will offer 10x leverage and no expiry, with margin and settlement conducted in USD […]