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Three Hundred Injured Following Police Attack On Dakota Access Pipeline Protestors

20 mace canisters were fired by police in a period of five minutes at one point. The police also fired mace canisters at medics.

Kevin Gosztola
Par Kevin Gosztola
In this image provided by Morton County Sheriff’s Department, law enforcement and protesters clash near the site of the Dakota Access pipeline on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, in Cannon Ball, N.D. The clash came as protesters sought to push past a bridge on a state highway that had been blockaded since late October, according to the Morton County Sheriff's Office. (Morton County Sheriff’s Department via AP)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Police in North Dakota surrounded hundreds of water protectors fighting construction of the Dakota Access pipeline on a highway bridge and fired a water cannon, tear gas, concussion grenades, and rubber bullets. During the assault, which lasted for hours, the police also threatened the group with a

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The NYT Advocates Censorship Of Fake News

The New York Times wants a system of censorship for the Internet to block what it calls “fake news,” but the Times ignores its own record of publishing “fake news.”

Robert Parry
Par Robert Parry
Illustration: Unequal Media by Jared Rodriguez (Credit: Truthout/flickr/cc)

In its lead editorial on Sunday, The New York Times decried what it deemed “The Digital Virus Called Fake News” and called for Internet censorship to counter this alleged problem, taking particular aim at Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for letting “liars and con artists hijack his platform.” As this mainstream campaign against “fake news”

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What Next? White Supremacists In Suits And Ties In Washington

Fascists are coming out of the closet. They may have new haircuts, but their thinking is old and tired. That’s why we need you. Now.

Lacy MacAuley
Par Lacy MacAuley
A demonstrator holds a banner as they protest in Pennsylvania Avenue outside of the Trump Hotel in Washington in opposition of President-elect Donald Trump, on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Nazi salutes. White people demanding a white “homeland.” A speaker talking about how women like to be assaulted. Glowing remarks about Adolf Hitler. Reporters getting booed for asking tough questions. This was the scene inside a conference held at a downtown Washington DC government building this past weekend and at a local restaurant. White

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The Richest 10 Percent Now Control 89 Percent Of The World’s Wealth

Meanwhile, the top 1 percent have more wealth than the poorest half of the world’s adults.

teleSUR
Par teleSUR
Donald Trump stands on the 14th fairway during a pro-am round of the AT&T National golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md.

As global crises of climate change, forced migration and conflict continue to heat up, battering the planet’s most vulnerable, the age-old story remains true: the world’s rich keep getting richer, and the poor keep getting poorer, and the trend is only expected to continue, according to a new report released Tuesday. The Global Wealth Report

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Protesting Rise Of Alt-Right At Home And Abroad, Parisians Rally Against Trump

« Right-wing demagoguery is on the rise throughout Europe, » said protest organizers. « Trump’s victory serves as encouragement to dangerous demagogues everywhere. »

Lauren McCauley
Par Lauren McCauley
The international community is focused on France's upcoming election, and the rise of National Front leader Marine Le Pen, as the next indicator of the potency of the alt-right movement. (Photo: Paris Against Trump/ Facebook)

With an eye towards their own upcoming presidential election and the growing popularity of National Front leader Marine Le Pen, French citizens took to the streets of Paris on Saturday to protest U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, vowing to mobilize against the international rise of the far-right. "The results of the United States presidential

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British Government Uses Aid Money To Back Oil Drilling In UNESCO World Heritage Site

UK oil company Surestream has a stake in two oil blocks overlapping the lake, while United Arab Emirates firm RAK Gas holds the rights to explore in the UN protected zone itself.

Maeve McClenaghan
Joe Sandler Clarke
Lawrence Carter
Par Maeve McClenaghan
Et Joe Sandler Clarke
Et Lawrence Carter
Fisherman on Lake Malawi, the lake supports the livelihood of 1.5m people.

British officials are using aid money to support oil drilling in a World Heritage Site in Africa, according to an Energydesk investigation. Government documents, obtained through freedom of information (FOI), reveal that the Foreign Office pledged thousands of pounds in aid to support drilling in Lake Malawi, where the UN warns that a spill

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