Economy

(By Juan Cole) In a closed-room meeting of the Trilateral Commission last Friday, Secretary of State John Kerry warned that Israel is on the verge of becoming an Apartheid state, according to a recording obtained by The Daily Beast. The remark will raise a firestorm of criticism from Palestine-deniers, who are if anything more blindered […]

Economy

Can America’s descent into Plutocracy (Rule-by-the-Rich) be Reversed?

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Climate Change

US Solar Energy Grew A Mind-Boggling 418% From 2010-2014

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Dissent

The Cost of Whistleblowing: Being consigned to the Minimum-Wage Underclass

Juan Cole

(By Peter van Buren via Tomdispatch) There are many sides to whistleblowing. The one that most people don’t know about is the very personal cost, prison aside, including the high cost of lawyers and the strain on family relations, that follows the decision to risk it all in an act of conscience. Here’s a part […]

Environment

This Saudi prince is accused of killing 2,000 endangered birds while on safari in Pakistan

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Economy

Government = Protection Racket for the 1 Percent

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Dissent

The Limits of ‘Protest Tourism’ in the Israeli-Occupied West Bank

Juan Cole

(By “Jill Saunders”) “Jill Saunders”, a pseudonym, frequently attends the weekly demonstrations in the Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh. In this reflective piece, “Jill” questions the very idea of ‘protest tourism’ in the West Bank. The wind from the open window blows dusty air across my face as our minibus winds down the roads from […]

Economy

High Inequality Results in More US Deaths than Tobacco, Car Crashes and Guns Combined

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Dissent

The New 1% isn’t just the Rich, it is the Spoiled Oligarch Heirs (Krugman)

Juan Cole

Bill Moyers interviews Paul Krugman Blurb: ” Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty, a 42-year-old who teaches at the Paris School of Economics, shows that two-thirds of America’s increase in income inequality over the past four decades is the result of steep raises given to the country’s highest earners. This week, Bill talks […]