http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah8mhDW6Shs#t=10Two years ago, Anita Sarkeesian decided to use Feminist Frequency, her video series on the portrayal of women in the media, to document sexist stereotypes and cliches in videogames. That project, Tropes vs. Women in Videogames, ignited a sustained campaign of violent threats and abuse, while raising over $150,000 from nearly 7,000 … [Read more...] about Feminist Frequency – XOXO Festival
Why Did Evo Win?
By Atilio Boron Source: TeleSUR English October 18, 2014The landslide victory of Evo Morales has a very simple explanation: he won because his government has been, without a doubt, the best in the troubled history of Bolivia. “The best” means, of course, that he came through on the great promise, so many times unfulfilled, of all democracies: to guarantee … [Read more...] about Why Did Evo Win?
The Origins of the Ebola Crisis- By Tariq Ali and Allyson Pollock Source: Counterpunch
Read the article in its original ZNET context here: October 13, 2014Tariq Ali: Today we are going to discuss medicine and what is going on in Africa but not just there, in other parts of the world too, and how privatised medicine is now dominating the field except in a few oasis there are still left Cuba, Venezuela, etc. With me is Professor Allyson Pollock, one … [Read more...] about The Origins of the Ebola Crisis- By Tariq Ali and Allyson Pollock Source: Counterpunch
My Lai Was Not An ‘Incident’: Seeking Full Disclosure on Vietnam
Friday, October 17, 2014 by Abby Zimet, staff writer. See the story in its original context at Common Dreams Language is telling; so are facts. With the approach of the "full panoply of Orwellian forgetfulness" that is a 13-year, $65 million commemoration of the Vietnam War by the same people who started it, it's nigh on impossible … [Read more...] about My Lai Was Not An ‘Incident’: Seeking Full Disclosure on Vietnam
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