Atomic Lies: Why the U.S. Really Bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki
#hiroshima #nuclearbomb #nagasaki #history #antinuclear #peace #antiwar #WorldWarII #News Connect with BreakThrough» Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BTnewsroom» Tweet us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BTnewsroom» Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btnewsroom/ At Breakthrough News we believe in the power of independent media. Five mega-corporations dominate the media landscape — controlling 90% of what we read, watch and listen to. […]
Teachers Protest: You’re Sending Us to Die
In Georgia and Indiana, schools that rushed to reopen are now rushing to shut down. On Aug. 3 teachers led a National Day of Action Against Unsafe School reopenings. BreakThrough covered the NYC protest to interview teachers, students, and health care workers who condemned the government’s misplaced priorities. #teachersstudentscoronavirusreopening #teachers #NYCteachersprotest #NYCteachersprotestreopening #coronavirus #schoolreopening #teacherprotestunsafeschool […]
TikTok Ban: What’s Behind Trump’s Propaganda?
As controversy swirls around the possible U.S. ban of TikTok, serious questions remain. Is Tik Tok really dangerous? Can the government prove any of it’s claims? BreakThrough News wades into the details of the controversy and explains the truth about the hidden agenda behind Trump’s demonization of China and the social media network. —– Connect […]
Today is the Day of Resistance Against Unsafe School Reopenings
One school in Indiana was forced to go into quarantine just a few hours into the first day of reopening. Teacher and union activist Karla Reyes explains why she and other teachers are protesting today in a “National Day of Resistance” to demand the government do better. #TeacherStrike #CoronavirusSchools #TeacherPower Connect with BreakThrough » Like […]
Headlines of the Week 7-31-20
Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced the withdrawal of federal law enforcement agents from Portland. Federal border control and immigration agents, deployed through the Dept. of Homeland Security, were ordered in by the Trump admin against the protests. Donald Trump has floated the idea of postponing the election, and exactly that has already happened in Bolivia. […]
Is This the Worst Hurricane Season Yet?
On top of everything else, 2020 has seen a rapid escalation of climate disasters: from the huge fires raging across Australia to the Arctic, record-breaking heat waves, and the earliest arrival of hurricane season. BreakThrough speaks with Tina Landis, climate justice activist and author of Climate Solution Beyond Capitalism, who explains why the dire situation […]
Syria, Lies and Videotape
In this segment BreakThrough examines whistleblower testimony–reported by journalist Aaron Mate–from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) calling into question the veracity of claims of a chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria in 2018. BreakThrough examines the evidence on offer to see if the facts were manipulated to promote a pro-war agenda. […]
It’s About to Get Worse: Streets of NYC on Cut-Off of Unemployment Help
We went onto the streets of NYC to talk to workers and unemployed people about the pending cut off of the $600 weekly unemployment benefit and the expiration of the federal moratorium on foreclosures and evictions. While 51 million Americans are out of work, and 1 out of 3 saying they cannot afford rent, the […]