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CLAUDIA WEBBE speaks out against the lethal mechanics of Britain’s culture-war press
The cult of the soldier writ large
If American Sniper wins one Oscar, never mind the six its been nominated for, it will be an outrageous insult to the Iraqi people, writes JOHN WIGHT
Powerful agribusiness interests are trying to overturn efforts by the Lula government to protect the environment and indigenous peoples of the Amazon region, writes GABRIELA SA PESSOA
Trade unions and community groups are mobilising to push back against Trump’s racist raids after new revelations of spying on legal protesters. MARK GRUENBERG reports from the US state of Minnesota
The best wildfire service may begin with the community, argues KOMAL RAJ ARYAL
The evolution of the Scottish nationalist leadership into cheerleaders for Nato has led the party to betray its pledges on Palestine and social spending, writes COLL McCAIL
While riding the No 3 bus in Glasgow MATT KERR has ample time to dissect the moribund Scottish Labour decline into near oblivion and watch intriguing bus passenger dynamics
THE swamp of moral depravity in which the US is sinking is illustrated by a film glorifying the exploits of a racist killer, American Sniper, receiving six Oscar nominations, while a film depicting the historic struggle against racism led by Martin Luther King, Selma, has received none.
American Sniper, directed by Clint Eastwood, tells the story of Chris Kyle, a US Navy Seal who served four tours of duty in Iraq as a sniper and was credited with 160 confirmed “kills,” earning him the dubious honour of being lauded the most lethal sniper in US military history.
Played by Bradley Cooper, in the film Kyle is an all-American hero, a Texas cowboy who joins the military out of a sense of patriotism and a yearning for purpose and direction in his life.
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