Has Orwell’s 1984 Become Reality?

Has Orwell’s 1984 Become Reality?

To some readers it may seem like a rhetorical question to ask whether the narrative of George Orwell’s dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four (or 1984), first published in Britain in 1949, has somehow left its pages and settled, like an ominous miasma, over the contours of social reality. Yet, closer inspection – which means avoiding compromised mainstream news outlets…

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U.S. Wargames Maduro’s Fall From Power

U.S. Wargames Maduro’s Fall From Power

The United States has wargamed Venezuela ruler Nicolas Maduro’s fall from power, and none of the scenarios are “good” for Venezuelan civilians. All of the wargames ended in violence and bloody power struggles. This is not a huge surprise. In the absence of power, and as long as humans believe they should be ruled, others…

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Chris Hedges: Rebranding Genocide

Chris Hedges: Rebranding Genocide

First, it was Israel’s right to defend itself. Then it was a war, even though, by Israel’s own military intelligence database, 83 percent of the casualties were civilians. The 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza, living under an Israeli air, land and sea blockade, have no army, air force, no mechanized units, no tanks, no navy, no missiles, no heavy…

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