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Wildlife Conservationists and their “Stockholm Syndrome”

Margi Prideaux OpenDemocracy
A noted wildlife author and activist charges many of the largest international wildlife conservation organizations are acting “like captives suffering from Stockholm syndrome.” Instead of fighting a destructive economic system, conservation non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are bonding with its brutality. They are increasingly working with corporations against indigenous communities who have been as maltreated by big business and globalization as the wildlife.

Friday Nite Videos -- September 9, 2016

Friday Nite Videos -- September 9, 2016 Portside
Live From Standing Rock: Protesters Face Down Dogs, Pepper Spray. Donald Trump: I Love War. What the Earth Would Look Like If All the Ice Melted. Trump Challenged Over Ties to Mob-Linked Gambler. Angela Davis Delivers the 17th Steve Biko Memorial Lecture.

Two Articles on Nationwide Prison Labor Strike

The results of the strike won’t be known for days or weeks, said Azzurra Crispino, the media co-chair for the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee. “By withdrawing from participation in their work, they believe it’s the best way to have an impact on the prison industrial complex,” she said. “This is not a one-day strike. the solutions to this problem are going to require at the very least a constitutional amendment change to be effective.”

Syria Ceasefire Deal Explained

Aljazeera
Agreement, hailed as breakthrough, aims to halt fighting and start US-Russian military cooperation in Syria.