Deirdre Fulton

Media Fueling War Fervor, Xenophobia In 24/7 Cycle

‘Not since 2003 have I witnessed anything as supine and uncritical as the CIA-worshipping stenography that has been puked forward this week.’

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By Deirdre Fulton
The 24/7 coverage, marked by speculation and sensationalism, is only helping the media conglomerates. (Image: CNN Screenshot)

Just as they did in the wake of 9/11, corporate media outlets—led by cable news networks—are spreading hysteria, fueling anti-immigrant sentiment, and beating the drum for war by providing "context-free coverage of terror," as one analyst put it this week. The 24/7 coverage of Friday's attacks in Paris and their aftermath, marked by speculation

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Congress Seeks To Privatize Space With ‘Off-Planet’ Mining Bill

Extraterrestrial ‘Finders Keepers’ law allows US citizens and companies to legally claim ‘abiotic’ natural resources including water and minerals.

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By Deirdre Fulton
Asteroid Ida and its moon. (Photo: NASA APPEL/flickr/cc)

In a bipartisan bid to encourage commercial exploitation of outer space, the U.S. Senate this week unanimously passed the Space Act of 2015, which grants U.S. citizens or corporations the right to legally claim non-living natural resources—including water and minerals—mined in the final frontier. The legislation—described by IGN's Jenna Pitcher

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Beyond Mizzou: Fight For Racial Justice Spreads To Campuses Nationwide

Spurred by successful demonstrations at University of Missouri, students and faculty escalate actions at Ithaca, Yale, and beyond.

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By Deirdre Fulton

Empowered by successful campus organizing at the University of Missouri, where protests over racial tensions culminated Monday in the resignation of University president Tim Wolfe, students and faculty at schools across the country are seizing their moment to amplify the call for racial justice. As CNN noted on Tuesday, "It's not just Missouri

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Seattle Voters Approve First-in-the-Nation ‘Democracy Vouchers’

‘We look forward to seeing more cities and states implementing their own local solutions to the problem of big money in politics,’ says campaign spokesperson

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By Deirdre Fulton
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Leavitt addresses members of the American Legislative Exchange Council Thursday, July 29, 2004, in Seattle. Behind Leavitt is a sign for the morning's sponsor, ExxonMobil. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Voters in Seattle, Washington on Tuesday approved a first-in-the-nation "democracy voucher" ballot initiative that could serve as a national model on campaign finance reform. Initiative 122 (I-122), which was endorsed by nearly every Seattle City Council candidate and enjoyed the support of dozens of local and national progressive groups, passed

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Star Witness Admits Lying To Protect Chevron From $9.5B Judgement

‘Chevron has taken the people of Ecuador and the U.S. court system on a ride, full of lies, deliberate delay, and obstruction of justice,’ says Amazon Watch.

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By Deirdre Fulton
Chevron in the Amazon

In what is being called "a dramatic turn" in a protracted legal battle, documents publicized Monday reveal that the star witness in a case pitting rainforest villagers against a multinational oil giant has admitted to lying under oath in an effort to help Chevron avoid paying a $9.5 billion judgment for deliberate pollution of the Ecuadorian

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WikiLeaks Publishes First Round Of Hacked CIA Chief Emails

Former CIA Director John Brennan is said to have used the private email account ‘occasionally for several intelligence related projects’

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By Deirdre Fulton
CIA Director John Brennan

WikiLeaks on Wednesday began releasing documents from one of former CIA chief John Brennan's non-government email accounts, which he is said to have "used occasionally for several intelligence related projects." Earlier this week an individual, claiming to be a teenager, alleged that he and two other people had hacked into Brennan's AOL email

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New Reporting Reveals Much More Expansive CIA Water Torture Program

While the CIA claims it subjected just three prisoners to waterboarding, new lawsuits and documents as well as a further analysis of last year’s Senate Torture Report show that a separate water-torture technique known as “water dousing” was used on at least 13 men, The Guardian reported Friday. That tactic, according to journalist Spencer Ackerman, […]

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By Deirdre Fulton
waterboarding

While the CIA claims it subjected just three prisoners to waterboarding, new lawsuits and documents as well as a further analysis of last year's Senate Torture Report show that a separate water-torture technique known as "water dousing" was used on at least 13 men, The Guardian reported Friday. That tactic, according to journalist Spencer

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