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Media Bits and Bytes - July 16, 2019

Portside
The Chicago Defender; Facial Recognition; Left in the Info Age; Cancel Amazon Prime; Rightists Cry Bias; Detroit Cops and Social Media; Disappearing Local Papers; Too Left for the MSM

Puerto Rico’s Privatizers Are Finally Getting What They Deserve

Monique Dols Jacobin
Julia Keleher, Puerto Rico's former secretary of education, exploited the island's post-hurricane crisis to close hundreds of schools and privatize the education system. Now, thanks to a massive corruption scandal, she may be going to jail.

Critical Resistance Summer Campaign Updates

Critical Resistance Critical Resistance
We value grassroots movement education, so we want to share more in-depth updates on our campaigns and projects. Read the latest from our CR New York City, CR Oakland, CR Portland, and CR Los Angeles chapters.

The Missing Three-Letter Word in the Iran Crisis

Michael T. Klare TomDispatch
arial photo of Strait of Hormuz
“As the world’s only superpower, [the United States] must accept its special responsibilities for preserving access to [the] worldwide energy supply.” You can’t get much more explicit than that.