Daily Archives: August 26, 2019

2019-08-26: News Headlines

John Perry (2019-08-25). Counting deaths for dollars: the rise and fall of Nicaragua's 'human rights' organizations. thegrayzone.com In their hunger for US funding, Nicaraguan "human rights" NGO's inflated the death toll during last year's coup. Today, these…

Pete Dolack (2019-08-23). The Realism and Unrealism of the Green New Deals. counterpunch.org A problem facing advocates of serious action to deter global warming is that the costs of not acting aren't quantifiable and remain somewhat abstract. In contrast, calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels understandably leads to fears of job losses, especially since capitalism isn't going to offer new employment for those displaced. There will be More

Max Blumenthal (2019-08-22). Nicaragua's Sandinista Revolution is still thriving, after 40 years. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal reports from Managua, Nicaragua on the 40th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, which toppled a US-backed…

Ron Forthofer (2019-08-21). Sick of being a Guinea Pig. dissidentvoice.org Some corporations and governments have used the US public as guinea pigs in uncontrolled experiments conducted without the public's approval. They were often gambling with our well being when they introduced new products or conducted risky tests. In contrast, there were usually few risks for the CEOs or government officials in charge of these unacknowledged …

2019-08-26: Social Media Postees

Counting deaths for dollars: the rise and fall of Nicaragua's 'human rights' organizations
John Perry | thegrayzone.com | 2019-08-25
In their hunger for US funding, Nicaraguan "human rights" NGO's inflated the death toll during last year's coup. Today, these…
thegrayzone.com/2019/08/25/deaths-for-dollars-nicaraguas-human-rights-organizations/

The Realism and Unrealism of the Green New Deals
Pete Dolack | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-23
A problem facing advocates of serious action to deter global warming is that the costs of not acting aren't quantifiable and remain somewhat abstract. In contrast, calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels understandably leads to fears of job losses, especially since capitalism isn't going to offer new employment for those displaced. There will be…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/23/the-realism-and-unrealism-of-the-green-new-deals/

Nicaragua's Sandinista Revolution is still thriving, after 40 years
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2019-08-22
The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal reports from Managua, Nicaragua on the 40th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, which toppled a US-backed…
thegrayzone.com/2019/08/22/nicaragua-sandinista-revolution-40th-anniversary/

Sick of being a Guinea Pig
Ron Forthofer | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-08-21
Some corporations and governments have used the US public as guinea pigs in uncontrolled experiments conducted without the public's approval. They were often gambling with our well being when they introduced new products or conducted risky tests. In contrast, there were usually few risks for the CEOs or government officials in charge of these unacknowledged …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/08/sick-of-being-a-guinea-pig/