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Podcast: Aaron Mate Debunks RussiaGate and Discusses How Liberals Came to Love Bush-Era Neocons

Investigative journalist Aaron Mate unpacks four years of Russiagate propaganda and how it was the gift that kept on giving for both the Trump administration and the Democratic Party.

Mnar Adley
By Mnar Adley
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Welcome to MintCast, the official MintPress News podcast hosted by Mnar Muhawesh. MintCast is an interview podcast featuring dissenting voices, independent researchers and journalists the establishment would rather silence. In this episode, we are joined by Aaron Mate --  investigative journalist, contributor to The Nation and host of “Pushback”

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Florida Fires COVID-19 Public Data Guru as Private Firm Takes over Atlanta’s Data Dashboard

The firing of Florida COVID-19 data guru Rebekah Jones comes as Georgia hands control of its own coronavirus data dashboard to an HHS-linked private cybersecurity firm.

Raul Diego
By Raul Diego
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Rebekah Jones doesn't expect her replacement at Florida's DOH’s Division of Disease Control and Health Protection (DDCHP) to provide "the same level of accessibility and transparency" that she had been committed to providing as geographic information system (GIS) manager and architect of the state's lauded COVID-19 Data and Surveillance

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Ahmaud Arbery Murdered in Racist Attack, Now Slandered by Racist Media

The New York Post, a paper infamous for its close relationship with the police and a long history of defaming black victims of white violence, now has Arbery is in its sights.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
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In a hit piece released yesterday, The New York Post published police footage from the 2017 arrest of recently slain Georgia native Ahmaud Arbery. The footage shows the young man in handcuffs on suspicion of shoplifting from a local Walmart. Why this is in any way newsworthy, notable, or fit for publication is unclear. But the effect has been to

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Biden: Criticism of Israel Is Not Anti-Semitism, Unless It Comes From the Left

The presidential nominee affirmed his “unshakable” commitment to Israel during an online fundraiser by former US ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden held an online fundraiser yesterday with around 550 people organized by former U.S. ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro and Emory University professor Deborah Lipstadt. Much of the discussion revolved around the role of Israel and around the growing tide of anti-Israeli sentiment on American college

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The Dem’s $3 Trillion Dollar HEROES Act Can Not Brace Us for the Coming Shock

As the Trump show continues and each side of the political aisle takes aim at each other, the economy’s freefall is quickly reaching catastrophic levels.

Raul Diego
By Raul Diego
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The actual number of people who stand to benefit the most from last month's CARES Act could fit into Dodger Stadium and still have plenty of elbow room to catch any foul balls that might come their way. Just 43,000 of the richest Americans, those making at least $1 million a year, were handed a $1.6 million-dollar average "windfall" by provisions

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Latin America Braces for Major Spike in COVID-19 Cases

Many Latin American countries have been hollowed out after decades of neoliberal “reforms,” leaving them weaker than ever.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
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Latin America appears to be on a precipice, about to lose what little control over the COVID-19 pandemic it had. Across the region, daily positive tests are rising rapidly. Chilean figures show infections have doubled since last week. Around 4,000 Peruvians have tested positive each day in the past week. Meanwhile, Argentina, where an official 12

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