Government Accountability

5 Ways George Orwell’s 1984 Has Come True Since It Was Published 67 Years Ago

(ANTIMEDIA) United States — It’s debatable whether George Orwell surmised the ominous threat of totalitarianism that inspired him to pen the dystopic vision, 1984, would extend worldwide and resurface nearly seven decades after its publication. But the novel’s apt description of a world on end have undoubtedly come to pass.

Activists Threaten to Block Tour de France Amid Torture Allegations

(MEEHuman rights campaigners could block the Tour de France if a Bahraini-bankrolled cycling team is allowed to compete in the world’s most famous bike race.
The warning from campaigners comes after a Bahraini prince accused of involvement in the torture of prisoners during the country’s 2011 uprising announced plans to create a professional cycling team.

There’s One Way Bernie Sanders Can Still Win — but It’s Not How You’re Thinking

(ANTIMEDIAOp-Ed — Let’s travel back in time to January 20th, 2009 — the day of President Barack Obama’s inauguration. It was momentous, epic. People cried. People huddled in groups… and cried. The nation had stood together and fought back against the Empire, and now it was time for the Chosen One to go to work.

Double Tap: Mexican Military Is Disturbingly Efficient at Killing Its Own Citizens

(ANTIMEDIA) America is known for its military capabilities and culture of warrior worship among its population. What if, however, you learned that Mexico — not America — is the force with the highest recorded kill rate? Mexican Marines, in fact, are such efficient killers that international watchdogs fear the numbers all but confirm some of the most horrid tales of atrocity from the ongoing drug war.

Trump Is the Greatest Gift to the Establishment in Modern American Politics

(ANTIMEDIA) Op-Ed — “It can’t be. Donald Trump is an outsider! Washington hates him!” I can already predict the comments on this article before I even begin to make my case. And that’s exactly what the establishment wants. It doesn’t want you to ingest new information and perhaps change your point of view; it wants you to be loyal to The Party, regardless of which one of the two monoliths it hopes you belong to.