You told us to be patient. You told us to be cautious. You told us to wait for Robert Mueller. Well, the time for waiting is over. And the moment for impeachment hearings has arrived. Forget the mendacious Attorney General William Barr, and his repeated —...
Month: April 2019
REVEALED: Egyptian police coerce shopkeepers to support pro-referendum campaign
For seven years, Ahmed*, a kiosk owner selling cigarettes, snacks and soft drinks in Cairo’s working-class neighbourhood of Ain Shams, hung a picture of his son, Mohamed, on the front of his shop. In January 2011 while protesting, police shot and killed the young man...
The Democratic Primary May Get Ugly, but It’s a Necessary Fight
As the Democratic primary heats up, the gloves are coming off. It was both predictable and predictedthat the same party eminences who hectored Democrats about civility and not “eating their own” would strike the first blow. When Bernie Sanders’s tax returns revealed...
PCIM Intern: Elena Piech delves into Ithaca community through WRFI
Two summers ago, Elena interned with WRFI Community Radio in Ithaca, whose news staff offers in-depth looks at issues such as food insecurity, housing policy, and environmental change at the local level.
PCIM Intern: Jackie Marusiak covers social issues in Ithaca at WRFI
Throughout her time on WRFI’s news staff, Jackie covered issues such as housing and food insecurity.
PCIM Intern: Olivia Riggio monitors media ethics at FAIR
Olivia Riggio is a journalist and storyteller in Ithaca, who has been involved with student publications and the Park Center for Independent Media since her freshman year.
Facebook Plans to Squash Grassroots Organizing Efforts
The Ghion Journal So, I was traipsing through cyberspace the other day when I happened upon an article outlining new, and drastic, changes coming to the Facebook platform during 2019. On March 6, Herr Zuck announced that he’s moving Facebook over to a private...
Asylum Seekers Face Illegal Deterrent Policies In Spite of Judge’s Ruling
The Real News Network Kirstjen Nielsen resigned last week from her role as head of the Department of Homeland Security. Sources close to Nielson claim that she could no longer defend Trump’s indefensible immigration policies. With Trump promising to go in a tougher...
What Happens When China Becomes the Most Powerful Country in the World?
The National Interest Globally preeminent states have a tendency to shape the world in many ways. Obviously, they do it in a rather direct manner through their geostrategic activities, but the phenomenon goes much further than that. On purpose or by accident,...
What’s Wrong With The United States?
Counterpunch Isn’t this all true today? We have Ubu Roi Trump as US President and officially in control of the most awesome nuclear annihilation button on Earth. We are mostly galley slaves chained to our capitalistic economic and perceptual oars, implacably...