By Nomi Prins | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – [This piece has been adapted and updated by Nomi Prins from her book All the Presidents’ Bankers: The Hidden Alliances That Drive American Power, recently out in paperback (Nation Books).] It’s happening. As expected, dynastic politics is prevailing in campaign 2016. After a tease about as long as Hillary’s, Jeb […]
Iranians pin Hopes on success of Kerry-Zarif Nuclear Negotiations
By William O. Beeman | (Informed Comment) | – – I have just returned from a three-week trip in Iran in which I interviewed hundreds of Iranian citizens. I think many know that I speak fluent, unaccented Persian, so I am able to talk with Iranians of all ages, ethnicities, education and income levels quite […]
Selling the Gaza Assault: Israel’s Self-Inquiry is Self-Serving
John Hickman | (Informed Comment) | – – The document titled “The 2014 Gaza Conflict, 7 July – 26 August 2014: Factual and Legal Aspects” released by the Israeli government on May 2015 reeks of the sort of compromises in content that unhappy committees produce. Also the blood of the innocent. Read it and you […]
Wife of Israeli Cabinet member tweets Racist Obama Joke, had called for Innocent Palestinians to be Punished
Nik Zecevic and Margaret Howell | (TheLipTV News Video) |- – “A racist joke about President Obama posted on Twitter by Judy Shalom Nir-Mozes, the wife of Israeli interior minister Silvan Shalom, sparked international outrage on social media on Sunday. The joke, which read, “Do you know what Obama coffee is? Black and weak,” was […]
Democracy in retreat in Half the 193 UN Member States
By Thalif Deen | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Democracy is on the retreat and authoritarianism is on the rise in more than 96 of the U.N.’s 193 member states, according to a new report released here. The two regions of “highest concern” for defenders of civic space are Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle […]
Wikileaks Docs Reveal Saudi intrigues against Bahrain’s Arab Spring
By Faten Bushehri | (Global Voices) | – – The Saudi Cables, released by WikiLeaks, includes a treasure trove of information in secret exchanges between Saudi diplomats on restive Bahrain Saudi Arabia's meddling in Bahrain's internal affairs has been revealed in top secret documents released by whistle blowing site WikiLeaks from June 20. WikiLeaks published […]
Massive turnout for Bernie Sanders in Denver: Is he Gaining on Hillary Clinton?
By Sarah Lazare, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – Massive turnout is latest sign the Vermont senator is gaining on Hillary Clinton At least 5,500 people gather in in a gymnasium in Denver, Colorado to hear Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders Speak on Saturday night. (Photo: Bernie Sanders Campaign) At least 5,500 people gather in […]
Her War: Kurdish Women Commandos take on ISIL/ Daesh in Syria
RT | (Video Report) | – – “In the face of the deadly threat posed by the so-called Islamic State, many Kurdish women decide not to leave their survival to fate. Instead, they fight for their lives and their future. Taking up arms, they join the YPG – Kurdish People’s Protection Units that defend their […]
Patterns of Racial Violence in the US: Charleston Shooting wasn’t a “One-Off” Event
By Ethan Zuckerman | (The Conversation) | – – When you read about Dylann Roof, think about the patterns he represents. There’s more than one. Over the next few days, we’re going to hear about mental illness. We’re going to hear about troubled loners. We’ll hear about a young man’s racist fantasies, so outrageous that […]
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