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‘The Nation’ gets it right: New issue doesn’t shy away from how Zionism fuels Islamophobia

Liberal institutions like the Center for American Progress have shied away from showing how Zionism motives Islamophobia. ‘The Nation’s’ latest issue is a welcome break from that tepidness.

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Media Matters report documents inflation of threat from Iran on news networks

The Josh Block/AIPAC smear campaign against Media Matters for America hasn’t worked. A new report documents how mainstream media is inflating the alleged threat from Iran.

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‘Free Beacon’ reporter attacks Center for American Progress in misleading articles that push for Iran war

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Adam Kredo, a reporter with the Washington Free Beacon, distorts the existing evidence on Iran in articles taking aim at the Center for American Progress.

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Group responsible for Muslim grave desecration gives advice on bigotry to the White House

The Simon Wiesenthal Center consults with the Obama administration on issues of anti-Semitism. The center has no business policing discourse on bigotry when its actions and discourse are anti-Muslim.

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Christian group dedicated to derailing divestment bankrolled by settler-funding philanthropy

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Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East markets itself as a liberal group working for peace in Israel/Palestine. But its budget is bankrolled by philanthropy that funds settlements and Islamophobia.

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Romney and Perry get chummy with the anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian crowd

The news that the family of Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry owned a ranch known by the name “Niggerhead” has sparked outrage.  But both Perry–and Mitt Romney, who is leading the Republican presidential pack for now–have no shame and have … Continue reading

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