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UnKoch my campus, the future of private security, Alabama coal-miner strike

Lee Camp interviews the executive director of UnKoch My Campus Jasmine Banks. Banks takes us through the Koch agenda on college campuses across the country. The notorious oligarchs have used their billions of dollars to fund campus activists and academic departments with a view toward pushing free-market principles and undermining social welfare policies. … Read More >UnKoch my campus, the future of private security, Alabama coal-miner strike

‘Snowden was right’: Celebration and calls for pardon after European court rules UK spy agency GCHQ’s online snooping was illegal

After winning a landmark ruling against the UK’s GCHQ spy agency, activist groups praised former NSA contractor Edward Snowden for blowing the lid off the UK’s surveillance regime. Activists called yet again for his pardoning. … Read More >‘Snowden was right’: Celebration and calls for pardon after European court rules UK spy agency GCHQ’s online snooping was illegal

Rise of Islamophobia in the West propelled by US strategy to ‘demonize’ Muslims, Turkey’s Erdogan says

Fueled by Washington’s anti-Muslim attitude after 9/11, Islamophobia is “spreading like cancer” in the West, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed, adding that those who used to target Jews have now turned on Muslims. … Read More >Rise of Islamophobia in the West propelled by US strategy to ‘demonize’ Muslims, Turkey’s Erdogan says

US-funded Belarusian regime-change activist arrested on plane joined neo-Nazis in Ukraine

Belarusian regime-change activist Roman Protasevich, whose arrest on a grounded plane caused a global scandal, fought in Ukraine’s neo-Nazi Azov Battalion and was cultivated by the US government’s media apparatus. … Read More >US-funded Belarusian regime-change activist arrested on plane joined neo-Nazis in Ukraine

Injuries and arrests reported at massive rally against Spain’s right-wing Vox party leader in enclave of Ceuta (VIDEO)

A rally outside a hotel where the leader of a right-wing party was to hold a press conference about the migrant crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta has left several injured, including seven police officers, local media said. … Read More >Injuries and arrests reported at massive rally against Spain’s right-wing Vox party leader in enclave of Ceuta (VIDEO)

Iran announces 7 approved candidates for upcoming elections, ex-president Ahmadihejad barred from running

Iran has approved the final list of candidates to compete in its upcoming presidential elections this June. Several prominent figures, however, including ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have been barred from running. … Read More >Iran announces 7 approved candidates for upcoming elections, ex-president Ahmadihejad barred from running

EU curbs on UK travel continue as Austria imposes ban amid fears of India-linked Covid-19 variant

Austria is banning direct UK flights from entering the country, limiting arrivals to returning Austrian citizens. The move comes as several other EU nations showed concern about the spread of the India-linked Covid-19 variant. … Read More >EU curbs on UK travel continue as Austria imposes ban amid fears of India-linked Covid-19 variant

UK GCHQ spy agency’s bulk interception of communications ‘not in accordance with the law,’ European court rules

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that GCHQ, the UK’s intelligence agency, violated the right to privacy by bulk intercepting online communications, claiming it was “not in accordance with the law.” … Read More >UK GCHQ spy agency’s bulk interception of communications ‘not in accordance with the law,’ European court rules