Thank you for all your work. Thought I would share a song I wrote after justice kavanaugh was given his seat, the feelings expressed have obviously only intensified. https://arielzevon.bandcamp.com/track/devils-in-robes

america is the laughing stock of the rest of the world due to same sex marriage. it does not take an extreme right wing fascist to recognize the absurdities in this country.

roe v wade was based on b.s. - bad science. he or she is not a clump of cells.

abortion wouldve never became a mainstream political issue if it were not 4 heroic patriotic freedom fighters like eric rudolph.

Sri Lanka owes 81% of its external debt to US and European financial institutions and Western allies Japan and India. China owns just 10%. But Washington blames imaginary “Chinese debt traps” for the nation’s crisis, as it considers a 17th IMF structural adjustment program.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=U52tT5hgtSk

SOURCES here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/07/11/debt-trap-sri-lanka-west-china

Real debt trap: Sri Lanka owes vast majority to West, not China

In an escalation in the cold war against China, the heads of the U.S. FBI and UK MI5 spoke jointly in London on the “serious threat“ that they say the Chinese government poses to Western businesses. Meanwhile, New York City released a PSA on what to do in a nuclear war, where the main recommended tactic is to go inside. What is behind the sensationalist language and where have we seen it before?

Brian is joined by Dr. Ken Hammond, professor of East Asian and Global History at New Mexico State University, founding director of the Confucius Institute at New Mexico State University, and activist with Pivot to Peace.

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Behind the Propaganda: U.S. & British Intelligence Ramp Up Threats Against China

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A recent article in The Guardian parroted a US state-funded group's evidence-free allegations that The Grayzone’s Aaron Maté -- who has reported extensively on the OPCW’s Syria cover-up scandal -- is "the most prolific spreader of disinformation" about Syria among a "network" of "conspiracy theorists."

Aaron called Guardian reporter Mark Townsend on the phone to ask him to substantiate these defamatory claims, and why he didn’t reach out before printing them. 

Guest: Mark Townsend. Reporter for The Guardian who wrote the story, “Network of Syria conspiracy theorists identified” — now updated with Aaron Maté’s response. 
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Grayzone challenges Guardian reporter on US state-funded Syria smears

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Abby & Mike have a long talk after the overturn of Roe v. Wade: how we got here and the disturbing new reality in America.

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Texans revolted against Mexico’s rule in 1836—because Mexico was moving to abolish slavery. The fascist element in the state has links into modern day, and the history of Texas is crucial as this decade unfolds.

Brian is joined by Dr. Gerald Horne, who holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston and is the author of many books. His newly published book, “The Counter Revolution of 1836: Texas slavery & Jim Crow and the roots of American Fascism,” is available through International Publishers.

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Gerald Horne Discusses His New Book: The Counter Revolution of 1836

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Katie Halper is joined by Joshua Bregman to review news clips.  Then, Katie is joined by Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly (https://www.charisseburdenstelly.com/).  Dr. Burden-Stelly talks about race, capitalism, imperialism, hegemony, anti Blackness and anti-communism. 

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Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly On Imperialism, Black August & Anti-Communism

On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the housing market as the Federal Reserve-induced economic downturn takes shape. The situation is rapidly deteriorating for both renters and prospective home buyers, with evictions on the rise, prices rising and interest rates spiraling out of control.

Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com.

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Evictions, rising rents and unaffordable homes: Capitalist housing market a total failure

Two former US diplomats admitted that 87% of the world's population has refused to enforce the West's sanctions on Russia, showing neutrality over the proxy war in Ukraine. They said "the outbreak of Cold War II" has led countries "to become increasingly multi-aligned," especially in the Global South.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OG7UPNGRWH4

Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/21/global-south-west-cold-war-russia

87% of world doesn't support West's new cold war on Russia

For the 30th year in a row, almost every country on Earth voted at the United Nations General Assembly to oppose the illegal six-decade US blockade of Cuba. 185 nations voted against just two: the United States and Israel.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cpiF6JYepfI 

SOURCES here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/11/03/un-vote-blockade-cuba-us-israel

Entire world votes 185 to 2 against blockade of Cuba - US and Israel are rogue states at UN

'ATOMIC DAYS: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America' is an urgent book about the toxic legacy of nuclear weapons production and the even bigger calamitous disaster waiting to happen, totally unknown to most Americans. Author Joshua Frank joins Abby Martin and Mike Prysner to discuss this ticking time bomb in Washington State, and its larger implications for nuclear weapons and power.

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