Riotsville

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By David Swanson https://davidswanson.org/riotsville/ A preview of the film “Riotsville” is here. There’s a good review of the film here, and another here. In the late 1960s, the U.S. military built a fake town called Riotsville (or a fake “inner city” actually) on the Fort Belvoir base in Virginia, and then another at Fort Gordon in Georgia — the same state where the Atlanta police are now working on the construction of an enlarged, updated, high-tech Riotsville commonly called “Cop City.”

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Journalism in depth and its role in achieving fairness

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My article on politically supported media and their impact was published. With a master's in journalism as well, I have studied journalism in depth and its role in achieving fairness. I have pointed out how In addition to commercial media, there are also political media. It is funded and run by different political parties and individual politicians. And of course, the government, the media like before, exists too. Each of these kinds of media, are used news and profit points of view for the respective interests of the controller or investor.

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The Authoritarian Personality and Rise of Right-Wing Extremism

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The Authoritarian Personality and Rise of Right-Wing Extremism Sam Ben-Meir - September 6, 2021

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advocating for sexual health and rights

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Youth Changemakers at the forefront of advocating for sexual health and rights Bobby Ramakant

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Top 10 Reasons Sweden and Finland Will Regret Joining NATO

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Top 10 Reasons Sweden and Finland Will Regret Joining NATO By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, September 7, 2022 https://worldbeyondwar.org/top-10-reasons-sweden-and-finland-will-regret-joining-nato/ Friendly advice to my brothers and sisters in Finland and Sweden.

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“Philip Guston Now” at Boston’s Museum of Fine Art

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“Philip Guston Now” at Boston’s Museum of Fine Art

Sam Ben-Meir - August 25, 2021

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Why They Killed My Husband ? Says Ritakumari

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The following is from my Diary. My friend Ritakumari's husband was killed by Maoists in Nepal.

Ritakumari a woman like other at village who goes talking with anyone and singing around field and forest? Though beautiful in appearance, she has kept intact her good behavior. 'A son of brave man either should do or die,' Ritakumari would say.

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