There exists a chasm between the reality in Palestine and the way that reality is perceived by the “establishment” in Washington, D.C. Palestinians’ existence in their own country is tantamount to a living hell.
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For the Palestinian narrative to be truly relevant, Palestinians must assume the role of the Gramscian intellectual, as “purveyors of consciousness” and abandon the role of the “victim intellectual” altogether.
The post Palestinians ‘Are Not Animals in a Zoo’: Redefining the Role of the ‘Victim Intellectual’ appeared first on MintPress News.
The lives of Palestinians, be they unarmed activists or fighters, be they children, women, men, or the elderly, are only worth the price of the bullet that carries their name. And while we will talk and write about the next Palestinian who is killed for a few days, their children will remain orphans for life.
In the second of this two-part series, we examine why so many journalists are keen to cooperate with and parrot the key messages of the US and British intelligence agencies.
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The left has sunk a long way since the Iraq war. The renowned public intellectual Slavoj Zizek is the latest recruit to the war hawk camp
The post A Lemming Leading the Lemmings: Slavoj Zizek and the Terminal Collapse of the Anti-War Left appeared first on MintPress News.
According to Amnesty Internaational, the crime of apartheid began in 1948 when the state of Israel was established.
The post The Paradoxical Seeds of The Holocaust: Oppression and Death Live On in the Apartheid State appeared first on MintPress News.
The cases of Carol Cadwalladr and Paul Mason reveal how readily celebrated media figures are recruited to the intelligence services’ covert information war against other journalists.
The post British “Watchdog” Journalists Unmasked as Lap Dogs for the Security State appeared first on MintPress News.
The Summit of the Americas showed the U.S. attempting and failing to impose its will on the hemisphere. The People’s Summit showed a different vision that is in accord with the wishes of most countries and people.
The post The People’s Summit: What the Summit of the Americas Might Have Been if America Was Not “Exceptional” appeared first on MintPress News.
The global ruling class is cementing into place a world where they govern without accountability, we are reduced to serfdom, the climate crisis accelerates, and mass death is normalized.
The post Chris Hedges: The Triumph of Death appeared first on MintPress News.
The televised spectacle of the January 6th hearings will not restore democracy or halt the rise of the far right. The hearings are a desperate ploy by a doomed political class.
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