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Reginald Johnson is a free-lance writer based in Bridgeport, Ct. His work has appeared in The New York Times, BBC-Online, the Connecticut Post, his web magazine, The Pequonnock, and Reading Between the Lines, a web magazine affiliated with the Between the Lines radio program. His writing has included commentary on national issues such as the erosion of civil liberties and the destruction of the environment and news pieces on a variety of regional and national topics. Johnson has been a journalist for over 30 years, having worked on a number of dailies and weeklies as an editor and reporter.

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(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, December 14, 2022
"Christmas Truce" in Ukraine? Peace advocates are calling for a ceasefire in Ukraine over the holidays, invoking the memory of the "Christmas Truce of 1914" during World War I, when soldiers on both sides of the conflict stopped fighting and came together in a spontaneous celebration of Christmas.
SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, November 30, 2022
'A state beyond insanity' Long-time foreign policy critic and anti-war activist Noam Chomsky is warning of catastrophe if the Ukraine War continues much longer. Speaking at a recent event hosted by the Peoples Forum, Chomsky said the war is triggering more fossil fuel use and is undermining efforts to avert a climate collapse. Also, as the conflict goes on, the chances of a nuclear war grow. He called for an immediate peace agreement to end the war.
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Nuclear Brink? We are heading towards a nuclear confrontation with Russia over Ukraine. It is imperative that the Biden administration changes course and pushes for a negotiated agreement to end the war in Ukraine. It is also vital that people pressure their elected representatives in Congress to work for peace.
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Exposing the lie about the Syrian chemical attack Facts are emerging now which show that the claims of a chemical attack by the Syrian government against the people of Douma in Syria 2018 were false. The attack was used to justify the Trump administration's decision to bomb Syria as punishment. Former officials of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and others are now publicly calling out the OPCW for misleading the public on the attack.
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, March 24, 2020
New York City: Catastrophe Looms A catastrophe may take place in New York City, where city hospitals have inadequate medical supplies to deal with the expected surge of COVID-19 cases. New York Mayor Bill deBlasio criticized President Donald Trump for not invoking the Defense Production Act to deal with the crisis.
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(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, August 15, 2019
Cut the military budget, fund social needs! The Democrats frequently criticize Donald Trump for pushing a regressive agenda that hurts ordinary people. They attack him for not addressing domestic needs like education, infrastructure and health care. But they back Trump's request for a record military budget of $738 billion, a budget that siphons money away from funding critical social needs. Democrats must support significant cuts in military spending.
(7 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Russia-gate is over. But what happened? The Mueller report came to the right conclusion in finding there was no conspiracy between Donald Trump and the Russians to fix the 2016 election. The Russia-gate scandal is finally over. But while the question of collusion has been settled, many issues related to the Russia probe have not been. Was there a legitimate basis for the Russia probe in the first place? Did the FBI and other officials abuse their power?
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(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, June 24, 2018
Defending Julian Assange Free-speech activists, journalists and artists around the world are organizing to protect Julian Assange, who is being threatened with prosecution by UK and US authorities. Assange, the founder and editor of WikiLeaks, the organization which has exposed US war crimes in the Middle East,has been living in political asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London very soon. But he may be forced to leave soon.
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(11 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, March 31, 2018
The UK Poisoning Case: Truth or Fiction? Despite the claims by leaders in the U.S. and UK, the charge that Russia was behind the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in Salisbury, England has not been verified. This claim is being used to ratchet up tensions between Russia and the West. It is part of a campaign to isolate and undermine the Russian government led by Vladimir Putin.
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(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Why did NBC hire John Brennan? NBC showed very questionable judgment recently in deciding to hire former CIA Director John Brennan as an analyst. Brennan has been implicated in the illegal enhanced interrogation practices used on terrorism suspects and in the widely-criticized drone assassination program. Brennan's truthfulness in testimony before Congress has also been questioned.
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, July 14, 2017
Blocking Detente The meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was a good start towards improving relations between the U.S. and Russia, which are at their lowest point in decades. A new de'tente may be possible, which will reduce the chance of a catastrophic nuclear conflict. But the drive for de'tente may be undermined by Trump's neocon critics, Russia-gate, and media demonization of Putin and Russia.
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(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, February 21, 2017
American Coup Furious over Donald Trump's statements that he would like to establish better relations with Russia, people in the intelligence community are waging a determined campaign to undermine Trump and block any detente. The recent slew of leaks alleging possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials are part of this effort.
Obama! Free-Leonard-Peltier-Now!, From FlickrPhotos
(3 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Free Leonard Peltier The article describes why Native American activist Leonard Peltier deserves to be granted clemency. Peltier, 72, has been held in federal prison for over 40 years, following a controversial conviction for murdering two FBI agents in a shootout between law enforcement officers and Lakota tribal members. There were numerous problems with the arrest and prosecution of Peltier, justifying clemency.
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(3 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, August 22, 2016
U.S. Foreign Policy: Relentless War The article describes how wars of intervention have dominated U.S. foreign policy in recent years. The wars have carried an immense toll both for the countries attacked and for the American people.
(8 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, December 3, 2015
John F. Kennedy --- A Martyr for Peace? Article describes the key themes in James. W. Douglass's book, "JFK and the Unspeakable." Douglass contends that John Kennedy's assassination was not the work of one disturbed individual, Lee Harvey Oswald, but rather the product of a conspiracy by military and intelligence officials in the U.S. government. Those people saw Kennedy as a threat, because he was seeking more peaceful relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba.
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, October 31, 2015
Journalism and Government Corruption Article describes the critical importance of having strong reporting by newspapers and other media to prevent municipal corruption.
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(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Putting the heat on Blumenthal Grassroots activists around the country are pushing Democrats in Congress still undecided on the Iran nuclear deal to get off the fence and back the agreement. People rallied outside the offices of Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn, last week to urge the senator to support the deal.
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(11 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, August 7, 2015
Last Chance on Climate? World leaders need to act very soon to avoid climate disaster. A top UN official believes that action has to take place at the Paris climate talks in December, otherwise we are "playing with fire."
(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, May 3, 2015
Urgently Needed: A Public Jobs Program Article talks about the urgent need for a publicly-funded jobs program,to put unemployed people to work and give them real hope. Cities like Bridgeport, CT and others in the Northeast, with little private sector job growth, have high poverty and crime rates. The government must start funding job creation, to get people to work and stabilize our urban environments.
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(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, March 29, 2015
A Travesty of Reporting The article describes how the nation's "paper of record" --- The New York Times --- is doing a poor job in its reporting on Ukraine. The paper has failed to report critically on the Ukraine civil war and appears to be following closely the version of events put out by the U.S. State Department.

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