Terrorism Scare Mongering

17 “Anarchists” According to Stock Photos

“Anarchists” are associated with bomb-throwing, molotov cocktails, violence, and more. Here are some of the worst images from stock photo websites.

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The Rhetoric of Eco-Terrorism

The power of language and framing in the age of “terrorism.”

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New Billboard Says Believing in Climate Change Makes You the Unabomber

A billboard from the Heartland Institute says believing in climate change makes you no different than the Unabomber, Fidel Castro, or Charles Manson.

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Truthout: The “Eco-al-Qaeda”?

I wrote an article for Truthout about how, before the dust had even settled at ground zero, corporations and politicians were trying to use the tragedy of September 11th to label environmentalists as “eco-terrorists.” Here’s an excerpt: On September 12, 2001, as emergency crews searched for survivors, Rep. Greg Walden warned Congress that “eco-terrorists” posed […]

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Journalists Who Oppose Wikileaks Are a Disgrace to the Craft (Video)

The attacks on Wikileaks are attacks on the future of journalism. Media outlets who sit quietly while this happens deserve everything the Liebermans and Feinsteins of the world send their way.

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Why Wikileaks is Labeled a “Terrorist Organization,” and the Mainstream Press is Not

Wikileaks is a “terrorist threat” because it challenges the secrecy, control and power upon which all mainstream media outlets and authoritarian regimes depend.

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Puppy Mill Group Compares Prop B to “Obamacare” (Daily Show Video)

The group that fought the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act in Missouri says it is making us a “communist socialist society.”

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Calling the Discovery Channel Hostager Taker a “Radical Environmentalist” is Irresponsible and Inaccurate

Is “radical environmentalist” a more acceptable rush judgment than saying someone was insane? Because that’s the first, and only, thing that has come to mind in the case of James Lee and the Discovery Channel building.

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“Jihad, Crips, extreme animal-rights activists, it’s all the same,” Says Homeland Security Official

An appellate court has refused to revisit the SHAC 7 case, and the lead prosecutor has compared animal rights activists to the Crips and Islamic “jihad.”

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Glenn Beck is Our Real-Life Lewis Prothero

For the most part, I think it’s a waste of time to get wrapped up in Glenn Beck’s nonsense. Being absurd and bombastic is this guy’s schtick. He has made millions doing it. When people start calling books “evil,” though, I think that’s reason to pay attention.

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