Who Profits when Iran and America Fight?<\/strong> British Universities Invest in Israeli Apartheid<\/strong> As Tensions With Iran Escalate, It Is Time to Challenge Empire in the Classroom<\/strong> "America Exists Today to Make War": Lawrence Wilkerson on Endless War & American Empire<\/strong> "America Exists Today to Make War": Lawrence Wilkerson on Endless War & American Empire<\/strong> Only 23% of American Voters Found Iran on the Map, etc<\/strong> Minneapolis Activists Ask Local Leaders to Invest in Communities, Not Cops<\/strong> Danish trade unions demand hike in minimum wages<\/strong> Culture Jam at Facebook HQ: Protesters Hijack Giant "Like" Billboard Pt. I<\/strong> "Iran Must Begin Acting Like a Normal Nation," Says Totally Normal Nation<\/strong>
\nStaff | therealnews.com<\/a> | 2020-01-13
\nWe spoke to Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin after Thursday's War Powers resolution vote. Whose interests are driving the narrative around conflict with Iran?
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\nAsa Winstanley | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-13
\nBritish universities have invested more than an estimated half a billion dollars in companies that arm Israel or support Israeli settlement infrastructure. | This revelation comes from new research by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. | Activists on Wednesday held an "Apartheid …
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\nStaff | truthout.org<\/a> | 2020-01-13
\nFor educators, war is one of the most difficult topics to discuss within our classrooms. And yet, with the recent U.S. assassination of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, Iraqi senior military leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and other Iraqis, the threat of imminent war is now forcefully part of the everyday thoughts of many students. | For families from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Yemen, Afghanistan, Lebanon, and other parts of the region, the weight of these anxieties has been carried for…
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\nStaff | democracynow.org<\/a> | 2020-01-13
\nRetired U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as Secretary of State Colin Powell's chief of staff from 2002 to 2005, says the escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran today is a continuation of two decades of U.S. policy disasters in the Middle East, starting with the 2003 run-up to war with Iraq under the Bush administration. "America exists today to make war. How else do we interpret 19 straight years of war and no end in sight? It's part of who we are. It's part of what the American Empire is," says Wilkerson. "We are going to cheat and steal to do whatever it is we have to do to continue th…
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\nStaff | democracynow.org<\/a> | 2020-01-13
\nRetired U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as Secretary of State Colin Powell's chief of staff from 2002 to 2005, says the escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran today is a continuation of two decades of U.S. policy disasters in the Middle East, starting with the 2003 run-up to war with Iraq under the Bush administration. "America exists today to make war. How else do we interpret 19 straight years of war and no end in sight? It's part of who we are. It's part of what the American Empire is," says Wilkerson. "We are going to cheat and steal to do whatever it is we have to do to continue th…
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\nThe War Machine's School System | indybay.org<\/a> | 2020-01-13
\nBelieve it or not, only 23% of American voters can find Iran on the map, and the voters are the most educated sector of the population. See www.globalresearch.ca\/only-23-american-v…<\/a>…
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\nStaff | truthout.org<\/a> | 2020-01-13
\nIn dramatic effect, a Minneapolis resident dumps a bag of money onto a podium during public comments at the final City Council meeting on the 2020 budget last month. The person with them, who identified himself as David, is addressing the council members. | "This is $193.40," David says, then begins to explain that the money represents the $193 million budget Mayor Jacob Frey proposed to give the Minneapolis Police Department in 2020, more than one-third of the city's general fund. The budget sp…
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\nPeoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org<\/a> | 2020-01-13
\nAhead of the 'OK 2020' collective bargaining negotiations with the industry, trade unions in Denmark on January 8, Wednesday, mobilized for an increase in the minimum wage. Demonstrations at the Copenhagen City Hall Square on Wednesday saw the participation of hundreds of activists from several professional trade unions in the private and public sectors. | As of now, there is no statutory minimum wage in Denmark. The current minimum salary in Copenhagen for a full-time position holder is reportedly around DKr 110 (USD 16.37) per hour or DKr 17,000 (USD 2,580) per month. | Trade unions representing 2,30,000 worker…
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\nText RR Photos Chris Cassell, Pro Bono Photo | indybay.org<\/a> | 2020-01-13
\nIn the tradition of billboard liberators everywhere, activists projected slogans on to the giant thumbs up sign, also known as the "like" sign, outside Facebook Headquarters on January 9.
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\nCaitlin Johnstone | theantimedia.com<\/a> | 2020-01-13
\nThe government which runs a globe-spanning empire led by a reality TV host keeps talking about the lack of normality in the nation of Iran.<\/p>\n