Mudzamiri &Maphunye (TC) : Former Zimbabwean vice-president Joice Mujuru has her sights set on upsetting President Robert Mugabe’s 36-year hold on power with her newly formed Zimbabwe People First party. But it won’t be easy. Joice Mujuru, leader of the new opposition Zimbabwe People First party. EPA/Aaron Ufumeli Since independence in 1980, Zimbabwe has held […]
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Reverse censorship of Palestine maps, scholars tell McGraw-Hill
Charlotte Silver Lobby Watch 13 April 2016 An image published by Elder of Ziyon from the textbook Global Politics, as part of the anti-Palestinian blogger’s successful campaign to pressure McGraw Hill over maps depicting land loss in Palestine. A group of American and international scholars is urging publishing giant McGraw-Hill Education to reverse its recent decision to withdraw and […]
Why Russia Withdrew Su-25 Assault Aircraft From Syria but Brought in Attack Helicopters
Thanks to a highly effective jamming system the helicopters are actually more survivable in the face of a new MANPAD threat Russia Insider Sun, Apr 10, 2016 Mid-March Putin ordered a drawdown of Russian forces in Syria. Satellite images show that what Russians subsequently withdrew was 3 out of their 15 Su-24 tactical bombers. 4 […]
Cant, Polari and Gobbledygook: The anti-languages of the anti-societies
Could you erectify a luxurimole flackoblots? Have you hidden your chocolate cake from Penelope? Or maybe you’re just going to vada the bona omi? If you understand any of these sentences, you speak an English “anti-language”. Since at least Tudor times, secret argots have been used in the underworld of prisoners, escaped slaves and […]
Rouhani says Italy played successful role in nuclear talks
Tehran, April 12, IRNA – Although Italy was not a member of the Group 5+1, it played its role in the talks successfully as the European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini is Italian, President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday. Rouhani made the remarks in a joint press briefing with visiting Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi […]
Parliament To Discuss Elton John In Celebrity Threesome Scandal Debate
Lawyers for Elton John and husband David Furnish have launched an aggressive campaign to silence media outlets from naming the famous pair in an attempt to prevent details of their celebrity threesome scandal from going viral online. Despite this, a British MP has reportedly said he is planning to break the Court of Appeal injunction and will […]
Screams, threats and beatings: Palestinian children abused in detention
Screams, threats and beatings: Palestinian children abused in detention The number of Palestinian children arrested by Israeli police has skyrocketed since October, when a wave of violence began in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, Human Rights Watch has reported. Children being arrested on charges such as throwing bottles, or because forces suspect they […]
Academic pressures on pre-school children are crushing their creativity and enthusiasm for learning
According to a new study out of the University of Virginia, academic pressures of the United States (U.S.) educational initiatives, such as No Child Left Behind, and Common Core, have transformed kindergarten away from the much-needed focus on early social skills, play-based learning and other creative activities, into a rigid, taxing environment with far […]
Bernie Sanders’ record on Palestine
Bernie Sanders surprised many when he recently declined to attend the AIPAC meeting in Washington D.C. He did send a letter to AIPAC President Robert Cohen expressing his interest in addressing the meeting via video link, but his offer was rejected. Instead, he gave his foreign policy speech in Utah on March 21st where he addressed critical issues such as the […]
Here are 6 incidents of Islamophobia on campus in the last week
When an incident of vandalism or hate graffiti takes place, most would write it off as an isolated incident – an act of foolishness. But when these incidents are taking place on college campuses across the U.S. – half a dozen in a week’s time, that’s cause for concern. So what’s going on here? Are […]
What are tax havens?
Tommaso Faccio (TC) : The Panama Papers leak sheds some light on the intricate ways in which the wealthy can exploit secretive offshore tax regimes. As well as charging minimal or no tax to residents and non-residents, the main characteristics of tax havens are their lack of transparency and effective information exchange. Mossack Fonseca’s Panama […]
Strained US-Saudi relations threaten fight against Daesh
In an effort to pressure regional partners to play a more active role in combating Daesh, also known as IS/Islamic State, the US is hoping to repair its damaged relationship with Saudi Arabia. The normally strong alliance between Washington and Riyadh has become increasingly rocky over the past year. At the top of a growing list of differences is the […]
Are “Panama Papers” An Act Of Destabilization By Western Powers?
By Brandon Turbeville World media is now alight with reports surrounding the largest data leak in the history of journalismknown as the Panama Papers. The 2.6 terabytes worth of information has apparently revealeddirty deals, money laundering operations, and tax avoidance schemes by some of the world’s most powerful people including celebrities, athletes, world leaders, politicians, […]
Panama Papers are propaganda backed by Soros, Rockefeller and CIA
Editor’s note: no doubt there is a lot of corruption going on through Panama, although much of it is also considered legal. The point is no major western players have been named in these papers that were obtained and held onto over a year ago. With it now being confirmed that western […]
Amid Oil & Gas Crash, Workers Look To Transfer To Renewable Energy
Print Friendly Above Photo: Oil sands boilermakers Joseph Bacsu and Lliam Hildebrand, and oil sands electrician Adam Cormier during their first press event Edmonton, Canada. (Photo: Mychaylo Prystupa) Lliam Hildebrand says he had a moment of clarity during an apprenticeship at a steel-fabricating shop in Victoria, Canada. He was learning the metal-working skills he would need to […]
Amid Oil & Gas Crash, Workers Look To Transfer To Renewable Energy
Print Friendly Above Photo: Oil sands boilermakers Joseph Bacsu and Lliam Hildebrand, and oil sands electrician Adam Cormier during their first press event Edmonton, Canada. (Photo: Mychaylo Prystupa) Lliam Hildebrand says he had a moment of clarity during an apprenticeship at a steel-fabricating shop in Victoria, Canada. He was learning the metal-working skills he would need to […]
Amid Oil & Gas Crash, Workers Look To Transfer To Renewable Energy
Print Friendly Above Photo: Oil sands boilermakers Joseph Bacsu and Lliam Hildebrand, and oil sands electrician Adam Cormier during their first press event Edmonton, Canada. (Photo: Mychaylo Prystupa) Lliam Hildebrand says he had a moment of clarity during an apprenticeship at a steel-fabricating shop in Victoria, Canada. He was learning the metal-working skills he would need to […]
Israeli investigative reporter fears for life after major exposé of corruption
Marianne Azizi writes: On 2 March this year Israeli mainstream Channel 10 TV broadcast the first part of an explosive four-part documentary on the judicial The first episode, shown in the video below, explores the connection between the prosecutor’s office and the mafia, which reaches as high as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. We apologise for […]
After Helping ISIS Take Palmyra, France Now Blames Assad for Losing It
SHAMELESS: After Helping ISIS Take Palmyra, France Now Blames Assad for Losing It INCREDIBLE: Having undermined his army France now castigates Assad for not offering a stiffer resistance at Palmyra There’s having guile, and then there’s being shameless. But let’s begin at the beginning. In May 2015 ISIS captured the ancient Syrian town of Palmyra […]
Gaza man faces deportation from France for refusing to become informant
Ali Abunimah Rights and Accountability 30 March 2016 A Palestinian refugee is waiting to hear if he will be deported from France. He and his lawyers say the decision to expel him is in retaliation for his refusal to act as an informant for French intelligence services. Collectif Contre L’Islamophobie en France (CCIF), […]