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Noam Chomsky: US Commenced Plan To Dominate ‘Grand Area’ Of The Globe After WWII
President Lyndon Johnson shakes hands with U.S. troops in Vietnam. December 23, 1967. (Wikimedia Commons / White House)
October 27, 2016
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Noam Chomsky: US Commenced Plan To Dominate ‘Grand Area’ Of The Globe After WWII

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World War II marked a crucial turning point for U.S. empire building and the growth of global capitalism, according to the historical analysis of noted political philosopher and scholar Noam Chomsky.

Chomsky examined U.S. domination of world affairs in “Who Owns The World?,” a speech he delivered at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2012. In May, he published a book, “Who Rules The World?,” which examines similar themes.

He revisited the topic in a recent conversation with Zain Raza, a senior editor at the independent media outlet acTVism Munich. An excerpt from that conversation was published on Tuesday as part of acTVism Munich’s “Reexamining History” series.

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Beyond Dakota Access: Energy Transfer Partners Pipelines To Ferry Fracked Gas To Mexico
A fracking site burns off excess natural gas. New Mexico, February 16, 2015. (Flickr / WildEarth Guardians)
October 26, 2016
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Beyond Dakota Access: Energy Transfer Partners Pipelines To Ferry Fracked Gas To Mexico

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Even as Native American activists continue to block construction of the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota and the three other states along its planned 1,100 mile trail, U.S. energy pipeline infrastructure — and opposition to it — is expanding elsewhere.

In May, the Obama administration approved two pipeline projects by Energy Transfer Partners, the driving force behind the Dakota Access pipeline. The Trans-Pecos and Comanche Trail pipelines will carry fracked gas from Texas into Mexico, where it will supply the Mexican energy grid.

“Together, the pipelines will take natural gas obtained from fracking in Texas’ Permian Basin and ship it in different directions across the U.S.-Mexico border, with both starting at the Waha Oil Field,” wrote Steve Horn, a research fellow at DeSmogBlog, on Sept. 20.

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North Dakota ‘Water Protectors’ Reclaim Land, Build New Camps To Block Dakota Access Pipeline
A banner reads "Leave It In The Ground" as Minneapolis activists protest the Dakota Access Pipeline. October 25, 2016. (Flickr / Fibonacci Blue)
October 25, 2016
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North Dakota ‘Water Protectors’ Reclaim Land, Build New Camps To Block Dakota Access Pipeline

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In response to the fast pace of pipeline construction and mounting pressure from an increasingly violent police presence, activists opposed to the Dakota Access pipeline are expanding their efforts to block construction in North Dakota.

More than 125 “water protectors” were arrested over the weekend during multiple nonviolent direct actions aimed at halting construction of the 1,100-mile pipeline which is slated to run through four states.

Armored riot police attacked a march on Saturday with tear gas and arrested 83 people on charges ranging from assault on a peace officer to rioting and criminal trespass. Police also shot down two camera drones operated by Native American journalists.

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North Dakota Police ‘Out Of Control’ In Crackdown On Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
Native American "water protectors" drum in solidarity with anti-pipeline activists in North Dakota. September 16, 2016. (Flickr / John Duffy)
October 22, 2016
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North Dakota Police ‘Out Of Control’ In Crackdown On Dakota Access Pipeline Protests

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As reports of police abuse at Dakota Access Pipeline protests accumulate, a civil liberties NGO warns that activists’ constitutional rights are under attack.

“In Standing Rock, the cops are out of control,” warned Cooper Brinson, staff attorney at Civil Liberties Defense Center, in a report published on Thursday.

Citing reports of humiliation, beatings by police, and unnecessary strip-searches of arrestees, Brinson wrote:

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Nearly One Million Americans Watched Jill Stein Crash The Two-Party Presidential Debate
Dr. Jill Stein speaks on March 12, 2016 at the Mesa Public Library in Mesa, Arizona. (Flickr / Gage Skidmore)
October 21, 2016
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Nearly One Million Americans Watched Jill Stein Crash The Two-Party Presidential Debate

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Excluded from the third and final presidential debate by the two-party system, Green Party nominee Dr. Jill Stein took to Facebook Live and Twitter on Wednesday night to offer an alternative point of view.

Over 932,000 people viewed her broadcast and it had been shared more than 19,700 times by Thursday afternoon.

“Thank you so much for tuning in to the real debate,” Stein told her Facebook audience during the opening moments of her video.

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Journalists Risk Legal Battles & Prison Time For Covering Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
A NoDAPL sign at a rally in solidarity with Native American "water protectors" in North Dakota. (Flickr / Paulann Egelhoff)
October 20, 2016
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Journalists Risk Legal Battles & Prison Time For Covering Dakota Access Pipeline Protests

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Although charges were recently dropped against prominent progressive journalist Amy Goodman, multiple reporters still face serious charges for covering protests against the Dakota Access pipeline.

Among them is Deia Schlosberg, an Emmy-winning documentarian who was recording nonviolent protests against the Dakota Access pipeline for an upcoming film. She’s currently up against three felony charges which carry a maximum combined sentence of 45 years in prison.

On Monday, a judge in North Dakota threw out the case against Goodman, an award-winning journalist and host of Democracy Now! North Dakota State’s Attorney Ladd R. Erickson had initially filed charges of criminal trespass against Goodman on Sept. 8, just days after a Democracy Now! video showing pipeline security attacking Native American activists with dogs went viral. On Oct. 14, the trespass charge was dropped and replaced with a misdemeanor charge of rioting.

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