John Lewis-Dickerson

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B.S. Ga. Tech | J.D. Mercer U. | ''Here is a place of disaffection... Not here the darkness, in this twittering world. Descend lower...'' ~ Burnt Norton, by T. S. Eliot
John Lewis-DickersonAug 2, 2023
HERE IS THE BBC DOCUMENTARY NARENDRA MODI DOESN'T WANT YOU TO SEE!
The documentary is in two episodes on BBC Select at Amazon.
A free one-week trial of BBC Select is available for people having Amazon Prime.
https://www.amazon.com/Modi-in-Power/dp/B0BX3VKJ29
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John Lewis-DickersonDec 25, 2022
■ A Pastor Comes to Terms with the Church’s Idols of Trump, Money and Power
By Rev. Angela Denker
Minnesota Reformer
12/25/2022
LINK - https://www.juancole.com/2022/12/pastor-comes-churchs.html
A Pastor Comes to Terms with the Church's Idols of Trump, Money and Power

By Rev. Angela Denker | - Book excerpt: A pastor comes to terms with the Church’s idols of Trump, money and power Red State Christians:  A Journey into White Christian Nationalism and the Wreckage it leaves behind,” available everywhere books are sold. ( Minnesota Reformer ) - On Sunday, January 10, 2021, I woke up early, stepped out my back door into frigid, biting air, and drove from one America into another. I drove from leafy, liberal southwest Minneapolis, west from metro Highway 62 onto US Route 212, which runs from Minnesota into South Dakota, dead-ending in Yellowstone National Park

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John Lewis-DickersonDec 16, 2022
■ Construction Crews Stumble Upon Mastodon Skeleton in Michigan
• The massive animal was likely between 10 and 20 years old when it died roughly 12,000 years ago
By Sarah Kuta
Daily Correspondent
August 15, 2022
LINK - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/construction-crews-stumble-upon-mastodon-skeleton-in-michigan-180980583/
Construction Crews Stumble Upon Mastodon Skeleton in Michigan

The massive animal was likely between 10 and 20 years old when it died roughly 12,000 years ago

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John Lewis-DickersonDec 15, 2022
VIDEO (47:25) - Trump: The Comeback? - BBC News
339,458 views Oct 31, 2022
Could Donald Trump return to the White House? Katty Kay has reported from the US for 20 years, and now she sets off on an epic road trip across the US on the eve of the midterm elections to discover how strong support for Trump still is. Can American democracy weather the storm if he runs again?
LINK - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG9_EWoX1Cc
Trump: The Comeback? - BBC News

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John Lewis-DickersonDec 10, 2022
VIDEO (52:13) - Rise of the Nazis - Full Episode | BBC Select
459,705 views Nov 15, 2022
This in-depth BBC World War II documentary series examines how Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party rose to power in 1930s Germany and how they brutally retained control and destroyed democracy. Rise of the Nazis also explores the missed opportunities to stop Hitler prior to World War 2 and takes us inside the minds of those that fought against fascism and the Nazis themselves.
LINK - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W8IY0Sx1b4
Rise of the Nazis - Full Episode | BBC Select

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John Lewis-DickersonDec 10, 2022
Noam Chomsky: “We’re on the Road to a Form of Neofascism”
The ground is well prepared for neofascism to fill the void left by class war wrought by neoliberalism, says Chomsky.
By C.J. Polychroniou , TRUTHOUT
Published December 8, 2022
LINK - https://truthout.org/articles/noam-chomsky-were-on-the-road-to-a-form-of-neofascism/
Noam Chomsky: “We’re on the Road to a Form of Neofascism”

The ground is well prepared for neofascism to fill the void left by class war wrought by neoliberalism, says Chomsky.

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John Lewis-DickersonDec 9, 2022
VIDEO (25:52) - How a new Christian right is changing US politics - BBC News
LINK - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnG-BI98-_0
How a new Christian right is changing US politics - BBC News

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