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Tudeh Party of Iran,on the Popular Protest Movement in the Country

Tudeh Party of Iran Solidnet.org
· The broad protest movement of the masses against the dictatorial regime of Iran must be expanded and organised through progressive and national slogans, towards the developing of a united action of various social strata; from the workers and working people to the militant youth, student and women.

The Free Market Made Us Do It!

Sam Pizzigati Inequality.org
A new global CEO pay comparison, the most dramatic yet, demolishes the standard-issue corporate rationale for America's over-the-top executive compensation.

Friday Nite Videos | Jan 5, 2018

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Camperforce | Documentary. Harry Belafonte | Zombie Jamboree. Reince Priebus Notes Confirm James Comey Story. Stephen Bites Into a Juicy New Book. All the Money in the World | Movie.

‘Every Era Gets the Boswell It Deserves’

Nausicaa Renner and Pete Vernon Columbia Journalism Review
Michael Wolff appears on the Today show on Friday, January 5, 2018 Wolff appears to have played a monster hand of access journalism poker, bluffing his way into the good graces of the administration by attacking mainstream reporters for critical reporting in the early months of the Trump presidency only to rake in the pot by producing a devastating account of those who considered him a sympathetic observer.

Are the Wars in Syria and Iraq Finally Coming to an End?

Patrick Cockburn CounterPunch
The good news for 2018 is that with the defeat of Isis, the barbarous wars that have torn apart Iraq since 2003 and Syria since 2011 may finally be coming to an end. And now the winners and losers are emerging who will shape the region for decades.

Hollywood Women Unveil Anti-Harassment Plan for the Working Class

Cara Buckley The New York Times
300 powerful women in Hollywood have announced a new group called Time's Up to lead a national campaign against the systematic sexual harassment of women from Hollywood to working-class communities across America.. Among those taking part are actresses Emma Stone, Reese Witherspoon, Eva Longoria, America Ferrera, Meryl Streep, Ashley Judd, Natalie Portman, Eva Longoria and Kerry Washington, as well as producer Shonda Rhimes, Universal Pictures chairwoman Donna Langley, and lawyer Tina Tchen. (Daily Beast)

Dozens of Israeli Teens: 'We Refuse to Enlist Out of a Commitment to Peace'

Haggai Matar +972 Magazine
Sixty-three Israeli teenagers have published an open letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu on Thursday, declaring their refusal to join the Israeli army due to their opposition to the occupation. The group calls itself the "2017 Seniors' Letter," continuing a long tradition of similar letters sent by high school seniors announcing their refusal to join the army, dating back to 1970
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