EDITOR—In a marathon interview with Russian citizens, Putin answers a wide varierty of questions. The Russian president demonstrates how democracy actually works. His replies cover many topics, and they are an education for many.
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Debunking Israel’s “mass rapes” atrocity propaganda
9 minutes readEDITOR=ELECTRONIC INTIFADA—Despite blanket coverage, Israel does not claim to have identified any specific victim of such crimes, nor produced any videos or forensic evidence corroborating that they took place.
On The Electronic Intifada livestream we dissected this propaganda campaign and showed how it is being fronted by operatives close to the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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BILLY BOB—Dr. Aaron Good, joins the Blowback roundtable for a wide ranging discussion focusing on the myths of American exceptionalism. Aaron summarizes the last 75 years of US imperialism with a focus on the Kennedy family and their rocky relationship with the deep state. Aaron is an expert on the subject matter and he effortlessly articulates the most salient points while providing solid analysis about the West’s inevitable decline and prospects for a peaceful and prosperous future.
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The Successful Cultural Revolution (Part 1)
33 minutes readGODFREE ROBERTS—Social discontent – rooted in workers’ material lives – was real. Workers’ productivity had increased by 250% since 1957 and the cost of living had increased by 10% but their incomes were 5% lower. Their protests about wages, benefits and work conditions expressed a yearning for human dignity and democratic control over socioeconomic life. One temporary worker recalled, “We were simply inferior. In the factory, if people didn’t know your name, they would just call you linshi gong [temporary worker], which sounded contemptuous. Therefore the word linshi gong was a taboo among us. We would rather call one another lin xiong or ‘temporary brothers’”.
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Billy Bob’s Dispatches: Avant-Garde Journal Team
8 minutes readBILLY BOB—Blowback: Exposing Imperial Decline welcomes special guests Jeremiah Kim, Serafina Harris, and Jahan Choudhry. These activists, journalists, and artists are contributors to the Avant-Garde journal that launched on November 9th. All contributors are associated with the Saturday Free School. Each guest discussed their work including Jahan’s provocative critique of Gerald Horne, Serafina’s Black Reconstruction painting: “The Black Worker and World Peace”, and Jeremiah’s provocative article on Norman Finkelstein. The roundtable also discussed current events and the necessity of properly contextualizing our current situation in order to make the most of the opportunities that present themselves due to the increasing geopolitical upheavals that lie ahead.