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In an article published in Truthdig September 17, titled “The Silencing of Dissent,” Hedges referenced the WSWS coverage of Google’s censorship of left-wing sites and warned about the growth of “blacklisting, censorship and slandering dissidents a ...[Read more]
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During a meeting with the Community of the Pontifical Piusy College of Rome, held in Italy, Pope Francis demanded on Saturday the need for a "united and fraternal clergy in solidarity" in Brazil, facing the "scandalous corruption" of the Brazilian g ...[Read more]
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Previously on The Root, we reported on scholar and freedom fighter Angela Davis' recent comments about the 2016 presidential election and the ensuing social media controversy that followed. ...[Read more]
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A secret deal reportedly allowed some of the most notorious ISIS fighters to escape from a besieged Syrian city with their weapons. CBS News partner BBC News says 250 fighters were permitted to leave Raqqa. They got out with 3,500 family members to ISIS-c ...[Read more]
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If the Republican tax cuts bill becomes law, it will immediately trigger a $25 billion cut in Medicare. That's because of mandatory spending cuts that will kick in as a result the tax bill’s $1.5 trillion increase to the deficit. The last time this happ ...[Read more]
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Refusing to face why the Republicans won in 2016, the national Democratic Party rebuffs proposals to make the party more democratic. ...[Read more]
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THE broadcasting watchdog has launched an investigation into Alex Salmond’s TV show.
Ofcom is examining whether the former First Minister’s debut on a Kremlin propaganda channel breached guidelines on accuracy and “materially misled” viewers.
The ...[Read more]
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President Temer, pressed by the ruralist lobby, attacked indigenous and traditional land rights, conserved lands, and Amazon forests this year, and retreated from Brazil's Paris climate goal â analysis. ...[Read more]
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Prehistoric people may well have had an emotional bond with domesticated dogs much earlier than we thought. Leiden Ph.D. candidate and vet Luc Janssens discovered that a dog found at the start of the last century in a grave dating back 14,000 years had be ...[Read more]
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Political philosopher and economist Karl Widerquist remembers a poll from 10 years ago that showed just 12 percent of Americans approved of a universal basic income.
That's changed — and quickly. Today, 48 percent of Americans support it, according t ...[Read more]
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Massive rallies calling for Palestinian genocide have been ignored entirely by social media and the corporate press. Earlier this year in April, a massive anti-Palestinian rally took place in Tel Aviv where thousands called for the death of all Arabs. The ...[Read more]
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