Common Dreams Archives - BSNEWS https://bsnews.info/tags/common-dreams/ News You Won't Find on BBC or ITN Wed, 14 Oct 2015 20:03:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://bsnews.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cropped-truth1-55x55.jpg Common Dreams Archives - BSNEWS https://bsnews.info/tags/common-dreams/ 32 32 49333625 Lockdown in East Jerusalem: Harsh Policies Come Amid Intensifying Violence https://bsnews.info/lockdown-in-east-jerusalem-harsh-policies-come-amid-intensifying-violence/ https://bsnews.info/lockdown-in-east-jerusalem-harsh-policies-come-amid-intensifying-violence/#respond Wed, 14 Oct 2015 20:03:13 +0000 http://bsnews.info/?p=12248 As critics have noted, much of the mainstream media reporting has focused on the violence against Israeli citizens and have either neglected to include the context of the ongoing occupation or have buried the significant number of Palestinian fatalities.

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]]> https://bsnews.info/lockdown-in-east-jerusalem-harsh-policies-come-amid-intensifying-violence/feed/ 0 12248 Uruguay Shows the Way by Leaving Secret Trade Deal https://bsnews.info/uruguay-shows-the-way-by-leaving-secret-trade-deal/ https://bsnews.info/uruguay-shows-the-way-by-leaving-secret-trade-deal/#respond Wed, 23 Sep 2015 12:18:01 +0000 http://bsnews.info/?p=11711 After months of intense pressure led by unions and other social movements—including a general strike on the issue—the Uruguayan President listened to public opinion and left the US-led trade agreement.

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