The Suffering of the Iranian People Has "Made in USA" Stamped on It

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 Truthout covers the movements that are pushing back against racism and tyranny. Support our work today! [Donate Now →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Suffering of the Iranian People Has "Made in USA" Stamped on It]( William Rivers Pitt, Truthout Deposed Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh's name whispers beneath the lies peddled a decade ago by George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. "Bringing democracy to the Middle East," they said, forgetting or ignoring that it was there once already, thoroughly organic, until it was pulled up by the roots and destroyed because petroleum pays better. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Incarcerated Immigrants Are Being Tortured]( Mike Ludwig, Truthout Debates over immigration rarely touch upon the dire conditions at the publicly funded but privately run jails euphemistically called "detention centers" by the media. When a group of South Asian asylum seekers at an immigration jail in El Paso, Texas, went on hunger strike to protest the inhumane conditions, Immigration and Customs Enforcement responded by force-feeding them and throwing them in solitary confinement. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ralph Northam's Yearbook Photo Is a Symptom of Racism in Medicine]( Nia Heard-Garris and O.N. Ray Bignall II, Truthout Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is a board-certified pediatric neurologist who has undoubtedly cared for countless children from diverse backgrounds. But the photo in his yearbook page confirms what research has shown all along: Racism is pervasive even among those sworn to "do no harm," and its systemic nature in overt and subtle forms has ravaged the health of multiple generations exposed to it. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ["No Direct Evidence of Collusion" Doesn't Mean Trump's Off The Hook]( Heather Digby Parton, Salon NBC News reported Tuesday that the Senate Intelligence Committee as a whole had concluded that there was no evidence of collusion between Russia and Donald Trump, and that Democrats on the panel were in agreement. No one was more thrilled by the distraction than Trump. Unfortunately for him, the NBC report is now being strongly disputed by members of the committee. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ocasio-Cortez Welcomes McConnell's Call for Rush Vote on Green New Deal]( Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appears to think he can divide and embarrass the Democratic Party by rushing ahead with a vote on the newly introduced Green New Deal resolution. However, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has led the congressional push to force the Green New Deal into the political mainstream, argues that Democrats should embrace the opportunity to go on the record in support of bold climate action. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Venezuela Accuses US of Secretly Shipping Arms After Weapons Found on Plane]( Amy Goodman and Juan González, Democracy Now! A North Carolina-based air freight company has halted flights to Venezuela following a report linking it to possible arms smuggling into the country. Venezuela has accused the US government of sending the arms as part of an attempt to topple the Maduro government. [Watch the Video and Read the Transcript →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Americans Cross Border Into Mexico to Buy Insulin at a Fraction of US Cost]( Bram Sable-Smith, Kaiser Health News Between 150,000 and 320,000 Americans list health care as a reason for traveling abroad each year, with cost savings as the most commonly cited reason. For one patient, a three-month supply of insulin is $3,700 in the U.S. versus $600 in Mexico. But this sort of medical tourism comes with its fair share of questions. [Read the Article and Listen to the Audio →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Energy Transfer Pipeline Projects on Hold After String of Violations]( Sharon Kelly, DeSmogBlog Plans for a pipeline network to export petrochemical ingredients from fracked gas wells in Pennsylvania hit a major roadblock, as state environmental regulators announced that they were suspending all permit reviews for pipeline builder Energy Transfer until further notice. However, the order leaves one Energy Transfer pipeline still flowing. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Distribution of Income Depends on How We Structure the Economy]( Janine Jackson, FAIR Inequality is a life-or-death issue, which makes it especially disconcerting that some folks with media megaphones seem proudly ignorant of the basic mechanisms by which resources are distributed. But if the present debate goes further than we're used to, does it go far enough? Economist Dean Baker discusses misinformation around progressive taxation. [Listen to the Audio and Read the Transcript →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- In Case You Missed It --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Last Time the U.S. Wanted a Wall, 70,000 People Were Sterilized]( Jorge Juan Rodríguez V, Truthout Nearly 100 years before Trump proposed his wall, several prominent eugenicists had a similar vision to limit immigration into the U.S. to "desirable" European populations. In addition to helping craft the Immigration Act of 1924, which severely restricted immigration among non-whites, these eugenicists also promoted forced sterilizations of disabled, Indigenous and poor people of color. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Resisting the Weaponization of Ignorance in the Age of Trump]( Henry A. Giroux, Truthout We most recently saw the weaponization of ignorance exemplified in Donald Trump's disingenuous 2019 State of the Union address, in which he lied about the amount of drugs streaming across the southern border, demonized the immigrant community with racist attacks, misrepresented the facts regarding the degree of violence at the border, and employed antiwar rhetoric while repeatedly threatening war with Iran and Venezuela. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Like what you're reading? Support Truthout's independent news and analysis by making an automatic monthly donation. [Donate Now →]( Connect With Us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Donate]( Truthout is a reader-supported, nonprofit organization; donations are tax-deductible. 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