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- The Ex-CIA Agents Deciding Facebook’s Content Policy https://www.mintpressnews.com/meet-ex-cia-agents-deciding-facebook-content-policy/281307/ 74 comments
- Media Ignore Conflicts Around the World to Focus on Ukraine https://www.mintpressnews.com/ukraine-russia-war-media-bias-study/279847/ 4 comments
- Documents Show Bill Gates Has Given $319M to Media Outlets https://www.mintpressnews.com/documents-show-bill-gates-has-given-319-million-to-media-outlets/278943/ 5 comments
- Bellingcat launders intelligence agencies talking points to media https://www.mintpressnews.com/bellingcat-intelligence-agencies-launders-talking-points-media/276603/ 2 comments
- The Fed's Secret Plan to Suck Workers Dry https://www.mintpressnews.com/federal-reserve-secret-plan-inflation-interest-rates/281942/ 15 comments economy
- Chris Hedges: Let’s Stop Pretending America Is a Functioning Democracy. "This collective self-delusion masks who we have become — a nation where the citizenry has been stripped of economic and political power and where the brutal militarism we practice overseas is practiced at home." https://www.mintpressnews.com/chris-hedges-lets-stop-pretending-america-functioning-democracy/281851/ 189 comments economy
- The American Money Tree: The Untold Story of US Aid to Israel | Congress quietly wedged in billions of dollars of aid to Israel even as it debated for months over a measly $600 to help Americans endure the COVID downturn. https://www.mintpressnews.com/the-american-money-tree-the-untold-story-of-us-aid-to-israel/273993/ 21 comments economy
- The TPP Was All but Dead, Now DC Think Tanks Are Quietly Urging Biden to Bring It Back https://www.mintpressnews.com/behind-the-scenes-think-tanks-quietly-urge-biden-to-restart-the-tpp/273756/ 8 comments economy
- “A Disturbing Milestone”: America's Top 12 Plutocrats Now Own $1 Trillion in Wealth https://www.mintpressnews.com/disturbing-milestone-top-12-plutocrats-hold-1-trillion-wealth-inequality/270569/ 150 comments economy
- Senate Approves $38 Billion for Israel Amid Historic Economic Downturn https://www.mintpressnews.com/senate-foreign-relations-committee-quitely-passes-aid-israel/267851/ 4 comments worldnews
- Victory in Europe Day: These American Corporations Aided Nazi Germany https://www.mintpressnews.com/victory-in-europe-day-these-american-corporations-aided-nazi-germany/267345/ 27 comments economy
- Is Wall Street Behind the Delay in Declaring the Coronavirus Outbreak a “Pandemic”? https://www.mintpressnews.com/wall-street-behind-delay-declaring-coronavirus-outbreak-pandemic-bonds/ 3 comments economy
- Cuba is Testing Products Against Cancer, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease: While demonized in the United States, the Cuban government has built a comprehensive nationalized healthcare system based on preventative medicine, rather than the curative model the U.S. employs https://www.mintpressnews.com/cuba-testing-cancer-alzheimers-parkinsons-disease/264480/ 3 comments economy
- Ramadan in Yemen: World Food Programme Aid Rots as Millions Grapple With Hunger https://www.mintpressnews.com/ramadan-in-yemen-marred-by-airstrikes-economic-devastation-and-rotting-food-aid/258397/ 7 comments worldnews
- UN Warns 10 Million More Yemenis Expected to Starve to Death by End of Year https://www.mintpressnews.com/un-10-million-more-yemenis-expected-to-starve-to-death-by-end-of-year/242906/ 21 comments worldnews
- Saudi Arabia’s Blockade Of Yemen’s Largest Port Expected To Worsen Humanitarian Crisis http://www.mintpressnews.com/saudi-arabias-blockade-of-yemens-largest-port-expected-to-worsen-humanitarian-crisis/225955/ 7 comments worldnews
- WikiLeaks: US Was Aware Of ISIS Threat & Sought Regime Change In Syria http://www.mintpressnews.com/leaked-audio-reveals-us-was-aware-of-isis-threat-sought-regime-change-in-syria/223848/ 106 comments worldnews
- ‘Era Of Palestinian State Over’ With Trump Win: Israeli Minister https://www.mintpressnews.com/222167-era-of-palestinian-state-over-with-trump-win-israeli-minister/222167/ 21 comments worldnews
- Israeli Settlers Torch Palestinian School In Galilee https://www.mintpressnews.com/israeli-settlers-torch-palestinian-school-in-galilee/213099/ 10 comments worldnews
- Killed ISIS Commander’s Cell Phone Shows Direct Ties To Turkish Intelligence http://www.mintpressnews.com/killed-isis-commanders-cell-phone-shows-direct-ties-to-turkish-intelligence/212317/ 7 comments europe
- US refuse to recognise Israel's annexation of Syria's Golan Heights after billion barrel oil find. http://www.mintpressnews.com/us-refuses-to-recognize-israels-annexation-of-syrias-golan-heights/211280/ 6 comments worldnews
- Kissinger: Let Russia Defeat ISIS, Its Destruction More Important Than Overthrow Of Assad http://www.mintpressnews.com/kissinger-let-russia-defeat-isis-its-destruction-more-important-than-overthrow-of-assad/210489/ 16 comments russia
- WikiLeaks: US Government Plotted To Kill Bolivian President Evo Morales http://www.mintpressnews.com/wikileaks-us-government-plotted-to-kill-bolivian-president-evo-morales/210255/ 6 comments worldnews
- Why Can't the American Government Stop Talking About RT? http://www.mintpressnews.com/MyMPN/cant-american-government-stop-talking-rt/ 12 comments russia
- The UK Is Outlawing Homelessness http://www.mintpressnews.com/the-uk-is-outlawing-homelessness/199886/ 7 comments nottheonion
- Are US energy prices "artificially low" in your opinion? Is there something unfair about the US paying 1/3 as much as Europeans and 1/5 as much as Japanese to heat the same house or cook the same meal? http://www.mintpressnews.com/eu-pressuring-us-lift-oil-export-ban-leak-shows/193925/ 65 comments economy
- Bernie Sanders: “Don’t ‘Anoint’ Hawkish Hillary As Nominee” http://www.mintpressnews.com/bernie-sanders-dont-anoint-hawkish-hillary-nominee/195263/ 15 comments politics
- All Four Internet Service Giants Allegedly Violated Last Remaining Net Neutrality Rule http://www.mintpressnews.com/four-internet-service-giants-allegedly-violated-last-remaining-net-neutrality-rule/195095/ 7 comments technology
- Koch Brothers Already Accused Of Corruption In 2014 Elections http://www.mintpressnews.com/koch-brothers-already-accused-of-corruption-in-2014-elections/187760/ 27 comments politics
- Is The Student Loan Bubble About To Burst? http://www.mintpressnews.com/is-the-student-loan-bubble-about-to-burst/168765/ 3 comments politics
- A 20-day hunger strike in prisons across California has taken the life of Billy Sell, the first victim in an ongoing protest that, at its height, had roughly 30,000 participating inmates http://www.mintpressnews.com/first-death-in-california-prison-strike-has-both-sides-pointing-fingers/166140/ 6 comments politics
- Rep. Justin Amash is pushing for an amendment to be added to the annual defense spending bill that would force the NSA to attest that it would gather information only on individuals that are under investigation. “Blanket” surveillance would not be allowed. http://www.mintpressnews.com/congress-is-actually-talking-about-defunding-the-nsa-and-curtailing-surveillance/165881/ 51 comments politics
- The world’s richest 300 people control more wealth than the poorest 3 billion, and the gap continues to grow http://www.mintpressnews.com/income-inequality-worsens-ranks-of-millionaires-swell-as-poor-tread-water/165802/ 18 comments politics
- With Banks Unwilling To Help, Victims Of Foreclosure Turn To Unconventional Tactics http://www.mintpressnews.com/with-banks-unwilling-to-help-victims-of-foreclosure-turn-to-unconventional-tactics/165734/ 15 comments economy
- Videotaped Arrest Of 5-Year-Old Shines Light On Israeli Military’s Detention Of Children http://www.mintpressnews.com/videotaped-arrest-of-5-year-old-shines-light-on-israeli-militarys-detention-of-children/165271/ 4 comments worldnews
- After video of police shooting a dog in Hawthorne, Calif. goes viral, Colorado approves legislation called "Don't Shoot My Dog" bill requiring police to enroll in training to better understand dog behavior. http://www.mintpressnews.com/after-video-of-police-shooting-dog-goes-viral-colorado-aims-to-prevent-more-dog-deaths/165116/ 11 comments politics
- The man charged with hacking the Steubenville football boosters' website said that he publicized the rape incident because he "was always raised to stick up for people who are getting bullied." He now faces more prison time than the convicted rapists were sentenced to — combined. http://www.mintpressnews.com/fbi-raids-home-of-anonymous-hacker-who-exposed-steubenville-rape-case/ 72 comments politics
- Inching Toward War: On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate voted *unanimously* in favor of Lindsey Graham’s resolution signaling robust U.S. support for Israel should Netanyahu decide to launch a military strike on Iran http://www.mintpressnews.com/inching-toward-war-senate-lends-support-to-israel-for-strike-against-iran/ 23 comments politics
- Free Syrian Army commanders say entire units have defected and joined Jabhat al-Nusra, the rebel vanguard that recently declared its allegiance to al-Qaeda http://www.mintpressnews.com/western-powers-faced-with-dilemma-as-al-qaeda-group-takes-the-lead-in-syria-uprising/ 4 comments worldnews
- A group of bills that just passed the House Financial Services Committee "would, in effect, create an automatic bailout system" for the biggest 4 banks http://www.mintpressnews.com/defang-dodd-frank-or-protect-wall-street-vampires-congress-to-decide/ 165 comments politics