Apr 1
How a Peace Advocate Would Defeat ISIS, Oliver Stone Knocks Hillary with Sanders Endorsement, Brazil Protests Show Different Story Than Mainstream Narrative, and More Picks
How a Peace Advocate Would Defeat ISIS, Oliver Stone Knocks Hillary with Sanders Endorsement, Brazil Protests Show Different Story Than Mainstream Narrative, and More Picks
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Creative Way to Defeat, Not Perpetuate, ISIS (Russ)
This peace advocate calls for a series of measures that could gradually weaken ISIS–essentially peeling it like an artichoke.
The Remarkable Tale of a South American Election Hacker (Klaus)
Andrés Sepúlveda has helped candidates win elections across Latin America — by any means necessary. Read his fascinating and troubling story here.
“We’re Going To War” – Oliver Stone On The Dangerous Extremism Of Hillary Clinton (Trevin)
The director’s darkly colorful endorsement of Sanders, posted Wednesday at Huffington Post, predicts “forever wars for the next 10, 20, 100 years.”
How WashPost Exaggerated Clinton Email Scandal (Russ)
Apparently it exaggerated the number of email accounts she used by 100 percent, and the number of FBI agents investigating her by a factor of 10. But so many people heard the original, false report, that the damage is incalculable.
Brazilians March to Support President Against ‘Coup’ (Trevin)
Tens of thousands protested in 31 Brazilian cities against the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, which they believe to be a “coup.”
