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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results56 Connexions Library2 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 1 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 7 Sources Library 2 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAvenge But One of My Two Eyes Mograbi, Avi (director) Film/Video 2006 Israeli director Avi Mograbi documents what he calls the "culture of death" in the psychology of Israel the occupier. Banks Are "Where the Money Is" In The Drug War : Big Lenders Face Few Hard Consequences for Violating Anti-Money Laundering Laws Conroy, Bill Article 2012 Man of the largest banks in the world have been accused of failing to comply with anti-money laundering laws — thereby enabling, collectively, hundreds of billions of dollars worth of suspicious trans... Banned in Pakistan Malik, Kenan Article 2018 Pakistan's decision to censor 'blasphemous' websites provides a new perspective on the attitudes of many Western liberals towards Charlie Hebdo. Beyond Hypocrisy: Decoding the News in an Age of Propaganda  Herman, Edward S Book 1992 Edward Herman's book should be required reading for all news rooms and journalism students. In this book he examines through essays, cartoons and a dictionary of "doublespeak" the terms used in the l... The Boycott: Lafargue, Paul Article 1901 The boycott, which the bourgeoisie regards with sentimental tenderness when directed against the trade of its commercial rival, it considers as a crime when employed by the workers in defence of their... The Case Against Israel Neumann, Michael Book 2005 Neumann argues that Israel's policies are the cause of the conflict, and that the conflict can be ended by Israel changing its behaviour. Chomsky on MisEducation Chomsky, Noam; edited and introduced by Donald Macedo Book 2000 Chomsky critiques the education system and discusses what education could be like in a democratic society. Connexions Library: Race, Racism, Ethnicity, Multiculturalism Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on race, racism, ethnicity, multiculturalism, identity. Counter-Rhetoric: Challenging "conventional wisdom" & reframing the conflict Schaeffer, Emily; Halper, Jeff; Johnson, Jimmy Article 2006 This useful little book does two things. It challenges the rhetoric, the perceptions and assumptions regarding the conflict in Israel/Palestine, and it exposes the underlying imbalance of power around... Countering Zionist propaganda about Hizbullah and Lebanon Lowi, Henry Article 2006 Nothing will change until the people of Palestine, Arabs and Jews, rise up to change the rules of the game, and rebuild the country on a new basis that respects democracy and human rights and good-nei... Covering Israel-Palestine: The BBC's Double Standards: An Exchange With The BBC's Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen Article 2008 The priorities of the news media mean that the more Palestinians are killed, the less importance their deaths have to news organisations. Conversely, the fewer Israelis killed the more seriousness the... Despite Gaza Massacre, Israel Remains Immune From Criticism Cockburn, Patrick Article 2018 Imagine for a moment that it was not the two million Palestinian in Gaza, who are mostly refugees from 1948, but the six million Syrian refugees in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan who had staged a march to... Free Speech and Acceptable Truths: Statement of the Alumni for Responsible Speech Alumni for Responsible Speech (Ulli Diemer) Article 2008 While we support freedom of speech and academic freedom, we believe that university administrations have a duty to provide a safe learning environment in which students and faculty are protected by in... 'Free speech' - as long as it doesn't offend anyone Diemer, Ulli Article 2009 On the issue of free speech most of the right and much of the left are in agreement, and so too are many liberals, activists, and human rights apparatchiks. They hold essentially the same position on ... Free Speech For Me - But Not For Thee: How the American Left and Right Relentlessly Censor Each Other Hentoff, Nat Book 1992 Hentoff is a passionate believer in free speech who recognizes that if speech is truly to be free, we must protect the expression even of ideas we abhors. He catalogues with equal disapproval the effo... Free speech for me - you shut up Diemer, Ulli Article 2008 The right to express offensive views is at the very heart of the principle of free speech.
Free Speech in an Age of Identity Politics Malik, Kenan Article 2015 Transcript of Malik's TB Davie Memorial lecture on academic freedom at the University of Cape Town. How Can the US Accuse Russia of Violating International Law?: Not Funny, But it's Still Hard Not to Laugh Lindroff, Dave Article 2014 If you want to make moral or legal pronouncements, or to condemn bad behaviour, you have to be a moral, law-abiding person yourself. How Truth Slips Down The Memory Hole Pilger, John Article 2007 John Pilger, applies to current events Orwell's description in '1984' of how the Ministry of Truth consigned embarrassing truth to a memory hole. He highlights the killing of a Palestinian cameraman b... "If not now, when?" On BDS and 'singling out' Israel Marqusee, Mike Article 2014 This is an edited version of a letter I've sent to a relative in the US who's been trying to figure out the BDS issue in the wake of the recent onslaught against the American Studies Association's dec... Insouciant Americans: Blinding Hypocrisy Roberts, Paul Craig Article 2010 Hypocrisy in America is now so commonplace it is no longer noticed. ISIS and the IDF: Canada's Double Standard: Who are the Real Terrorists? Walberg, Eric Article 2014 Why can westerners join the Israeli Defense Forces while westerners joining Islamic State are despised and killed? In what sense is the IDF scenario any less reprehensible than the IS one? Israel/Palestine: Resources for peace, justice, and human rights Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Website 2006 A selection of resources for those looking for a solution to the situation in Isreal/Palestine based on peace, justice, and human rights. Israeli Deaths Matter More Article 2008 The reality is that by devoting disproportionate coverage to Israeli deaths over Palestinian deaths, the BBC's claims to 'impartial' reporting are simply demolished. With great consistency, lives in t... Matthew Coon Come Speech, September 19, 1994: Speaking Notes for Grand Chief Matthew Coon Come Centre for Strategic and Iinternational Studies Article 1994 The status and rights of the James Bay Crees in the context of Quebec secession from Canada. The Missing News: Filters and Blind Spots in Canada's Press Hackett, Robert A.; Gruneau, Richard; with Donald Gutstein, Timothy A. Gibson and Newswatch Canada Book 2000 Asks a number of questions, including: How well do the news media filter reality, for what purposes, through what processes and in whose interests? How do newspapers and TV stations choose what news i... The Morning After: Sex, Fear, and Feminism Roiphe, Katie Book 1993 When Katie Roiphe arrived at Harvard in the fall of 1986, she found that the feminism she had been raised to believe in had been radically transformed. The women's movement, which had once signaled su... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - June 18, 2015: Corruption Diemer, Ulli (editor); Richwood, Darien Yawching (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Corruption - or at least some types of corruption - are much in the news, with the ongoing scandals in the Canadian Senate and the recent U.S. targeting of the Swiss-based football federation FIFA for... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - August 27, 2017: Official Enemies Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Why and how do some countries become 'enemies'? How and why do governments and media work in tandem to demonize official enemies? Who are the people who live in those countries, what are their lives l... Playing Hard Ball With Soft Power: FBI Versus FIFA Johnstone, Diana Article 2015 The United States claims the right to impose its laws on other countries and on organizations and individuals in those countries. It claims the sole right to decide what is right and wrong, what is ac... Pro-Israel stance reeks of double standards and historical amnesia Diemer, Ulli Article 2006 Israel bombs, terrorizes and kills as it pleases, on a daily basis, and the media praise it for its restraint. Puerto Rico's default is fine, as long as Wall Street is repaid Roos, Jerome Article 2015 On August 1, 2015, Puerto Rico defaulted on part of its enormous $72 billion debt, paying back only $628,000 on a relatively small $58 million loan that was due at the start of the month. The default,... Radical Digressions Diemer, Ulli Website 2006 Ulli Diemer's website/blog featuring comment from a radical left-libertarian Marxist perspective.
The Real Terror Network: Terrorism in Fact and Propaganda Herman, Edward S. Book 1982 Herman sets out to show that the U.S. ignores or sponsors terror by authoritarian states that are allied with U.S. interests. Red Emma Speaks: Selected Writings and Speeches by Emma Goldman Goldman, Emma (edited by Shulman, Alix Kates) Book 1972 A collection of essays which provide a comprehensive view of Emma Goldman's theories and beliefs. Respect is a Two-Way Street Tatchell, Peter Article 2006 There is a whiff of hypocrisy among some Muslims who, in the name of being spared offence, want to censor other people's opinions. The Right Kind Of Terror Cromwell, David; Edwards, David Article 2012 When is an act of terrorism not terrorism? When the victims are officially sanctioned state enemies. The Rushdie Affair and Its Aftermath: Kenan Malik's "From Fatwa to Jihad" Larson, Charles R. Article 2011 The Rushdie affair is shrouded by myths—that the hostility to The Satanic Verses was driven by theology, that all Muslims were offended by the novel, that Islam is incompatible with Western democracy,... The Selective Compassion of the Media & Human Rights Establishment: Ignoring the Victims of State Crimes Kovalik, Daniel Article 2012 “Human rights” doctrine has devolved into a mere tool used by the U.S. to carry out its imperial aims, and many times by means (such as war) which cause many more human rights violations than they pur... Selective Vision: Iran, Israel and Nuclear Arms Article 2009 For many years, the corporate media has been amplifying supposed "fear" in the West about Iran becoming a nuclear-armed nation alongside the US, the UK, France, Russia - and Israel. Some Deaths Really Matter: The Disproportionate Coverage of Israeli And Palestinian Killings Media Lens editor Article 2014 Israeli deaths matter much more than Palestinian deaths. This has long been a distinguishing feature of Western news media reporting on the Middle East. The recent blanket coverage afforded to the bru... Some deaths really matter - The disproportionate coverage of Israeli and Palestinian Killings Article 2014 Documening that the deaths of Israelis is far more heavily weighted than those of Palestinian deaths, garnering more media coverage. Somebody Else's Atrocities Chomsky, Noam Article 2012 Atrocities commited by official enemies are routinely condemned, but atrocities for which our own country is responsible are rarely mentioned. When journalists forget that murder is murder Fisk, Robert Article 2001 When Israelis are involved, our moral compass, our ability to report the truth, dries up. Why is India so bad for women? Pidd, Helen Article 2012 Of all the G20 nations, India has been labelled the worst place to be a woman. How is this possible in a country that prides itself on being the world's largest democracy? Why Israel? Kunin, Jason Article 2007 A routine strategy of Israel's defenders is to continually redirect attention to the human rights failings of countries hostile to Israel, or to catastrophes like Darfur that are used to argue the ong... Why Israeli Anti-Zionists do NOT 'recognize the right of the State of Israel to exist as a Jewish state' Lowi, Henry Article 2007 States that define themselves with reference to the domination of one ethnic group cannot claim legitimacy.
Why make a fuss about the murder of a brown-skinned Muslim girl? Diemer, Ulli Article 2008 History gives us numerous examples of social movements which come, over time, to adopt positions directly opposed to the principles on which they were founded. It appears this has happened to the 'fem... Will ANC government ever prosecute South Africans in Israeli Army? Cottle, Eddie Article 2015 When South African security services prevented a Cape Town girl from boarding a plane allegedly to join ISIS, many South Africans were pleased but at the same time surprised at how swift the reaction ... With A Little Help From Outside Levy, Gideon Article 2006 The world sees a great and ongoing injustice. They want a just Israel. They see an Israel that occupies and is clearly unjust, and they believe they should do something. We should thank them for this ... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesChomsky.info The Noam Chomsky Web site.
Medialens Correcting for the distorted vision of the corporate media.
MediaLens is a response based on our conviction that mainstream newspapers and broadcasters provide a profoundly distorted picture of our w... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryComparing evils Diemer, Ulli 2008 Al-Qaeda is willing to kill large numbers of innocent people, including children, in pursuit of its goals, and the U.S. is willing to kill large numbers of innocent people, including children, in pur... "Fake News" Introduction to the December 20, 2016 issue of Other Voices Diemer, Ulli 2016 "Fake news" is the latest mania to convulse the mainstream media. All at once, we're being subjected to an outbreak of hand-wringing articles and commentaries about obscure websites which are supposed... Let's talk about Gaza, Sderot and the racist valuation of lives David, Ben Lilach 2014 A frank discussion about everything we don’t mention when talking about rockets and bombs and Gaza. Let’s talk about fear, about poverty, about angst and about racism. Revolution in Ukraine? Yes, please! Revolution in France? Rule of law! Ryan, Danielle 2018 Western media coverage has differed with reports describing French protesters as rioters, while Ukrainian protesters were described as revolutionaries. The contrasting reaction has prompted many to as... Russia misses out while former drug cheats take their place in Rio 2016 While Russia’s track and field team, including athletes with no doping history, sit out the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, there's a host of athletes who will be allowed to compete in Brazil despite having h... Two justice systems? Letter to the editor Diemer, Ulli 2016 It seems that we have two justice systems: one for the police, and one for the rest of us. From the Connexions ArchivesDouble Standards Website Focusing on double standards in the media and in international politics. "Double Standard 1. a rule or principle applied more strictly to some people more than others (or oneself)." |
