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RCMP planning mass arrests at pipeline protest camp, northern B.C chiefs fear
RCMP planning mass arrests at pipeline protest camp, northern B.C chiefs fear RCMP say they are just working to keep the peace A dispute over energy projects and aboriginal rights is heating up at a pipeline protest camp in northern B.C. where First Nations leaders fear police are planning mass arrests. Since 2009, Wet’suwet’en people, […]
The Honduran Coup’s Ugly Aftermath
The Honduran Coup’s Ugly Aftermath Exclusive: As Secretary of State in 2009, Hillary Clinton helped a right-wing coup in Honduras remove an elected left-of-center president, setting back the cause of democracy and enabling corrupt and drug-tainted forces to tighten their grip on the poverty-stricken country, as Jonathan Marshall explains. Imelda Marcos will forever be remembered for […]
Hundreds Of Thousands Take To The Streets In Brazil Demanding President’s Impeachment
Hundreds Of Thousands Take To The Streets In Brazil Demanding President’s Impeachment Protests are underway in Brazil as hundreds of thousands take to the streets to call for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. Here’s Bloomberg: An estimated 25,000 protesters in Brasilia marched toward Congress, chanting against Rousseff and corruption, carried a long banner demanding […]
Acoustic Cannon Sales to Police Surge After Black Lives Matter Protests
Acoustic Cannon Sales to Police Surge After Black Lives Matter Protests During a company conference call with financial analysts last week, Tom Brown, the chief executive of LRAD, a military contractor, informed investors that sales were rolling in, not just from Chinese government agencies and the U.S. Navy, but also from American law enforcement. LRAD […]
Washington’s Fifth Columns Inside Russia and China
Washington’s Fifth Columns Inside Russia and China It took two decades for Russia and China to understand that “pro-democracy” and “human rights” organizations operating within their countries were subversive organizations funded by the US Department of State and a collection of private American foundations organized by Washington. The real purpose of these non-governmental organizations (NGOs) […]
Greek Parliament Votes In Favor of “Prior Actions” – Protests Erupt in Athens (Live Stream)
Greek Parliament Votes In Favor of “Prior Actions” – Protests Erupt in Athens (Live Stream) Euro-Group Deal Approved by Greek Parliament The result of the parliamentary vote in Athens just came through, and was remarkably closely aligned with recent surveys of Greek voters. Funny enough, these surveys revealed approximately 70% approval of the dealoffered by the […]
FBI Invokes National Security to Justify Surveillance of Tar Sands Protestors
FBI Invokes National Security to Justify Surveillance of Tar Sands Protestors The FBI has wide leeway to conduct surveillance on possible threats to “national security.” Where the rubber meets the road, of course, is who the Bureau decides constitutes such a threat. Both the president and the Pentagon have proclaimed that global warming is a threat to U.S. national security. But there’s no sign […]
Violent Conditions Generate Violent Revolts: The Logic of Rebellion
Violent Conditions Generate Violent Revolts: The Logic of Rebellion My eyes were glued to my television set as I watched civil unrest unfold in Baltimore. Yet, as a historian who has studied urban rebellions, I was not surprised. Since last August, the question for me has not been why, but when. I watched CNN’s and MSNBC’s […]
96 Percent Of Americans Expect More Civil Unrest In U.S. Cities This Summer
96 Percent Of Americans Expect More Civil Unrest In U.S. Cities This Summer Are you ready for rioting, looting and mindless violence in major U.S. cities all summer long? According to a brand new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, 96 percent of all Americans believe that there will be more civil unrest in America this summer. That leaves […]
Dozens arrested in anti-capitalism May Day protest in Montreal
Dozens arrested in anti-capitalism May Day protest in Montreal Eighty-four protesters arrested, Montreal police use tear gas to disperse demonstrators and bystanders Police arrested 84 people, including 27 on criminal charges, and used tear gas to disperse demonstrators at a night-time protest in downtown Montreal organized by a local anti-capitalist group called CLAC. Hundreds of […]
High Levels of Youth Unemployment – and Runaway Inequality – Cause Riots
High Levels of Youth Unemployment – and Runaway Inequality – Cause Riots Recipe For Disaster We’ve known for 1,900 years that runaway inequality destroys societies. The great American historian Will Grant wrote in 1969: In progressive societies the concentration[of wealth] may reach a point where the strength of number in the many poor rivals the strength of ability in the […]
In Every City In America There Are People Ready To Riot, Loot And Set Things On Fire
In Every City In America There Are People Ready To Riot, Loot And Set Things On Fire The city of Baltimore has been transformed into an “absolute war zone“, and the governor of Maryland has declared a state of emergency as the rioting in “Charm City” continues to escalate. The funeral for Freddie Gray has […]
Civil Unrest Has Begun In Baltimore And This Is Only Just The Start Of Something MUCH Bigger
Civil Unrest Has Begun In Baltimore And This Is Only Just The Start Of Something MUCH Bigger On Saturday night, the city of Baltimore resembled a warzone as protests over the death of Freddie Gray turned wildly violent. One eyewitness reported watching the streets around him and his friend “turn into madness” as they left […]
Quebec City climate-change march draws 25,000 people
Quebec City climate-change march draws 25,000 people March is in advance of premiers’ summit next wee A climate-change march drew about 25,000 people to the streets of Quebec City on Saturday, as protesters try to encourage premiers to take a tougher stance on climate and pipeline regulations. Energy East pipeline project changes encouraging, expert says Dramatic […]
MAPLE SPRING: THE RED SQUARE MOVEMENT RETURNS AS ANTI-AUSTERITY PROTESTS HEAT UP IN QUEBEC
MAPLE SPRING: THE RED SQUARE MOVEMENT RETURNS AS ANTI-AUSTERITY PROTESTS HEAT UP IN QUEBEC “They may have the toughest batons. They may have the thickest armor. They may have the largest newspapers. They may have the thickest wallets. But we have the longest breath. We have the courage of the oppressed. We have the strength […]
