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Weekly Alert: April 6, 2018 Here are the stories FAIR has been working on this week. Please help us spread the word by forwarding this email to friends and by sharing our stories on social media like  Facebook  and Twitter . US Isn’t Leaving Syria—but Media Lost It When Possibility Was Raised Media Warn of ‘Russian Bots’—Despite Primary Source’s Disavowal NPR Runs IDF Playbook, Spinning Killing of 17 Palestinians This week's episode of FAIR's radio show  CounterSpin : Phyllis Bennis on Gaza Massacre, Pam Vogel on Sinclair Propaganda Newly posted CounterSpin transcripts: ‘Democracy Means Everyone Counts’ ‘The Doves Are Hawks and the Hawks Are Super-Hawks’   FAIR cite: Race & The Media: The Kerner Commission Report FAIR’s ad-free, content-rich site is supported by contributions  from our loyal band of media activists.  Please donate today!   FAIR's Website Copyrig...

Compelling, ambitious reads you can’t afford to miss. Local enterprise reporter Mike Rosenwald writes compelling stories about the past for The Post's history blog, Retropolis, and its engaging new podcast, Retropod, which he hosts. Rosenwald is struck by how often those stories have been forgotten, even in the age of instant information. "Documents, letters, and other materials we associate with figuring out what happened a long time ago are not always accessible," he said. "It's almost like, well, if you can't find it on Google, it doesn't really exist." This week, The Post's commitment to illuminating history was on full display as the country marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the fury that followed in Washington and scores of other cities. It was a year of political and social chaos, and many of 1968's flash points  —  race, war and political polarization  —  stil...

Dear Friend, Bhim Army founder Chandrashekhar Azad Raavan has launched an indefinite hunger strike from Saharanpur district jail, where he is currently lodged. He launched his hunger strike in the aftermath of the nation-wide protests by Dalits on April 2nd against the dilution of the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) ACT Also more stories from around the world.  If you think the contents of this news letter are critical for the dignified living and survival of humanity and other species on earth, please forward it to your friends and spread the word. It's time for humanity to come together as one family! You can subscribe to our news letter here  http://www.countercurrents.org/news-letter/.  In Solidarity Binu Mathew Editor Countercurrents.org Chandrashekhar Azad Raavan Begins Hunger Strike In Saharanpur Jail by Free Azad Campaign  https://countercurrents.org/2018/04/07/chandrashekhar-azad-raavan-begins-hunger-strike-in...

07 April 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WE NEED SUPPORTERS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE: We have readers, we have subscribers. What we need are supporters. Who can join those who have already given? It Is Absolutely imperative that we reach our base budget. Thanks to all. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Masha Gessen | The Moral Case for Sanctions Against Russia  Masha Gessen, The New Yorker Gessen writes: "On Friday, the Treasury Department announced that it was imposing sanctions against twenty-four Russian individuals and fourteen Russian companies." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

07 April 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WHY I GET FRUSTRATED DURING FUNDRAISERS We have a great project and a great readership. It's not perfect, but it's damned good. I have no doubt we are making a difference. Keeps me going. There is a one huge problem: The people who come here often, but refuse to contribute. Many, many people do contribute. However tens of thousands come each day and will not. The result is absurdly long and arduous fundraising missions to raise a modest budget. I do get frustrated. Perhaps that is as it should be. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Bob Bauer | Does Mueller Believe He Has the Authority to Indict the President?  Bob Bauer, Lawfare Bauer writes: "The Washington Post's recent report that the president is a subject in the special counsel investigation raises a number of intriguing questions - among them, who leaked information about discussions...

Pruitt got into even deeper hot water yesterday when it became clear that the hasty ethics review he requested of his sweetheart condo arrangement with the wife of lobbyist Steven Hart was flawed. Pruitt's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Pruitt got into even deeper hot water yesterday when it became clear that the hasty ethics review he requested of his sweetheart condo arrangement with the wife of lobbyist Steven Hart was flawed, at least in part because Pruitt provided ethics officials with incomplete information about the deal. Read more Bowing to Ag Interests, Scott Pruitt's EPA Undermined Farmworker Protections Documents obtained and interviews conducted by POGO demonstrate how Pruitt is trying to circumvent the regulatory process to please his anti-government sympathizers, violating public interest laws in the process. Read more Pesticide Protections for Farmworkers Vary Wildly Across States EPA says standardizing the rule...