โChronically understaffed,โ underpaid educators in Minneapolis strike against austerity
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4,500 educators with the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers have been on strike since March 8, demanding smaller class sizes, better pay and benefits, more mental health resources for students, and increased workforce diversity. After working through the COVID-19 pandemic and years of austerity policies, teachers and education support professionals (ESP) have reached their breaking point. โI have multiple jobs, and I still live paycheck to paycheck because my wages are insufficient,โ Ma-Riah Roberson-Moody, a lead negotiator for the ESP chapter of the cityโs teacher union,...
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4,500 educators with the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers have been on strike since March 8, demanding smaller class sizes, better pay and benefits, more mental health resources for students, and increased workforce diversity. After working through the COVID-19 pandemic and years of austerity policies, teachers and education support professionals (ESP) have reached their breaking point. โI have multiple jobs, and I still live paycheck to paycheck because my wages are insufficient,โ Ma-Riah Roberson-Moody, a lead negotiator for the ESP chapter of the cityโs teacher union,...
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Fact Checking the Fact Checkers: Why Does Ukraine Seem to Have So Many Nazis Nowadays?
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Is there a civil war that has been going on in Ukraine not just these past weeks, but these past eight years?
In the history of civilization, Politics has more often than not, been a matter reduceable to the question of โwhose side are you on?โ
Granted it is not an easy affair to discern what most-nearly approaches truth in the fog of โthe present.โ Hindsight is 20/20 they say, although that is also not entirely true, for the interpretation of history is just another battlefield, albeit in much slower mot...
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Is there a civil war that has been going on in Ukraine not just these past weeks, but these past eight years?
In the history of civilization, Politics has more often than not, been a matter reduceable to the question of โwhose side are you on?โ
Granted it is not an easy affair to discern what most-nearly approaches truth in the fog of โthe present.โ Hindsight is 20/20 they say, although that is also not entirely true, for the interpretation of history is just another battlefield, albeit in much slower mot...
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The Only โAgencyโ Ukraine Has Is the Central Intelligence Kind
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By Caitlin JOHNSTONE
โYouโre denying the agency of Ukrainians!โ
This is a line youโve probably had bleated at you by propagandized empire livestock if youโve engaged in online debate about the role western powers have played in paving the way to this war.
One of the many, many tricks that imperial spinmeisters have pulled out of their hats in their shockingly frenetic campaign to manage the narrative about whatโs happening in Ukraine is to insist that itโs outrageous and disgusting to suggest that Ukraine is being...
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By Caitlin JOHNSTONE
โYouโre denying the agency of Ukrainians!โ
This is a line youโve probably had bleated at you by propagandized empire livestock if youโve engaged in online debate about the role western powers have played in paving the way to this war.
One of the many, many tricks that imperial spinmeisters have pulled out of their hats in their shockingly frenetic campaign to manage the narrative about whatโs happening in Ukraine is to insist that itโs outrageous and disgusting to suggest that Ukraine is being...
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Ukraineโs Propaganda War: International PR Firms, DC Lobbyists and CIA Cutouts
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WASHINGTON DC โ Since the Russian offensive inside Ukraine commenced on February 24, the Ukrainian military has cultivated the image of a plucky little army standing up to the Russian Goliath. To bolster the perception of Ukrainian military mettle, Kiev has churned out a steady stream of sophisticated propaganda aimed at stirring public and official support from Western countries.
The campaign includes language guides, key messages, and hundreds of propaganda posters, some of which contain fascist imagery and even praise Neo-Nazi leaders.
Behind Ukraineโs public relations effort is an army of fore...
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WASHINGTON DC โ Since the Russian offensive inside Ukraine commenced on February 24, the Ukrainian military has cultivated the image of a plucky little army standing up to the Russian Goliath. To bolster the perception of Ukrainian military mettle, Kiev has churned out a steady stream of sophisticated propaganda aimed at stirring public and official support from Western countries.
The campaign includes language guides, key messages, and hundreds of propaganda posters, some of which contain fascist imagery and even praise Neo-Nazi leaders.
Behind Ukraineโs public relations effort is an army of fore...
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