Arturo Dominguez·4 days agoMember-onlyMass Media is Not Irredeemable-It Needs To Get Stories RightWestern Media has recently been under massive scrutiny from society at large over its biased coverage of wars and immigration alongside its continued history of anti-Black reporting — As if Western Media didn’t learn from propagandizing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, CBS News’ Charlie D’Agata (and many others) reminded us during the onset of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine how the media sees nonwhite people. …News6 min readNews6 min read
y kendall·Mar 8, 2024Abortion Bans: Slavery 2.0No Food, No Education, No Housing — Have Your Baby Here! Or Else!! — I usually write about music or British mysteries, occasionally delving lightly into current events. All these require some level of research and reason, but rarely do I use the deep-dive grad school skills I learned in full force to analyze political issues of the day. It’s often just too depressing…Abortion Ban8 min readAbortion Ban8 min read
Arturo Dominguez·Mar 1, 2024Member-onlyUS Secures Border Enforcement Agreements With Mexico and GuatemalaIn an attempt to stem the flow of migrants, the US secured a deal with the governments of Mexico and Guatemala on stricter border policies — On Wednesday, a joint statement was released from the governments of the United States, Mexico, and Guatemala. The three countries announced an agreement to collaborate to help manage migration through stronger “border enforcement” in each respective country. …Immigration3 min readImmigration3 min read
Johnny Silvercloud·Feb 26, 2024Member-onlyU.S. Airman Sets Self on Fire Outside Israel’s EmbassySeniod Airman Aaron Bushnel sets himself on fire, protesting Israel’s Genocide — Self-Immolation Protest Against Israeli Aggression “My name is Aaron Bushnell, I am an active-duty member of the United States Air Force, and I will no longer be complicit in genocide. I’m about to engage in an extreme active protest. But compared to what people have been experiencing in Palestine at the hands of their colonizers…Protest6 min readProtest6 min read
Savannah Worley·Feb 24, 2024Member-onlyHow Media Bias Endorses GenocideAnd how I’m guilty of it — All I was told was I was reporting on a student’s experience studying abroad. All I was told was there was a protest. All I was told was there was some sort of war in the Middle East. My editors never mentioned “Palestine” or “Gaza.” In January 2009, I was…Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Allison Wiltz·Feb 16, 2024Member-onlyWhy Black Americans Are Told to Forget Slavery and Jim CrowSome narratives are preserved, while others become shattered remains — Why does a society preserve some historical narratives while others are left on the floor as shattered remains? Winston Churchhill, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom suggested that, “history is written by the victors.” In America, the founding fathers created a race-based aristocracy, allocating power and privilege to…Racism7 min readRacism7 min read
Johnny Silvercloud·Feb 14, 2024Member-onlyThe Type of Questions Zionists Demand Answers ToLet’s Introduce Again Hello there, everyone. I’m Johnny Silvercloud. I’m a 20-year U.S. Army veteran who became a bit of a civil rights photojournalist when I retired back home, in Washington D.C., from military service in full honor. I’m known for writing about the Black experience, racism, and sexism. I also speak on…Israel7 min readIsrael7 min read
Osi I.·Feb 12, 2024Member-onlyThe Brutish foreign policy of Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger and Gerald FordTheir veil of democracy mask an eerie U.S. fetish for bloody dictatorships. — Recently, Donald Trump said he’d take on the role of dictator if re-elected president of the United States in 2024. …Foreign Policy13 min readForeign Policy13 min read
Arturo Dominguez·Feb 3, 2024Member-onlyThe History of Extremist Groups at the US-Mexico BorderSome of the wealthiest people in the US have helped finance conspiracy theorists and extremist groups like the Take Our Border Back convoy — A movement of extremist thinkers and wannabe conservative influencers launched itself into the anti-immigrant fray on January 29, when a convoy they organized began its official journey to the US-Mexico border in Texas, California, and Arizona. …Extremism8 min readExtremism8 min read
Arturo Dominguez·Feb 2, 2024Member-onlyUS Sanctions Israeli Settlers in West BankThe US implemented new measures to address actions that ‘undermine peace, security, and stability’ in the West Bank — President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) sanctioning several Israelis who have stoked violence in the West Bank since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. …Israel4 min readIsrael4 min read