When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]
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The Sterling Racism Scandal: What about Associating with Muslim People?
(By Juan Cole) LA Clippers owner Donald Tokowitz Sterling is alleged to have told Maria Vanessa Perez (“V. Stiviano”) off for putting up an Instagram […]
New FCC Rules Will Put “Stake in Internet’s Heart”
(By Jon Queally) Defenders of an open, innovative and fair internet are up in arms Thursday after learning the Federal Communications Commission is about to […]
The Impunity of American Torture: From Abu Ghraib to Sen. Feinstein’s Brawl with the CIA
(by Karen J. Greenberg via Tomdispatch.com) It’s mind-boggling. Torture is still up for grabs in America. No one questions anymore whether the CIA waterboarded one […]
John Kerry admits Israeli Apartheid; and 5 Ways he is Understating It
(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 […]
A Widening War: Iraq intervenes in Syria with Helicopter Gunships
(By Juan Cole) For the first time, Iraqi helicopter gunships have crossed the border to hit a target inside Syria. They destroyed 8 fuel tankers […]
Turkey’s PM Erdogan between Sultanate and Hobbesian Commonwealth
(By Kerem Oktem) . . . [Thomas Hobbbes’] Leviathan is about more than the rights of the sovereign. For it to be considered a commonwealth, […]
Can America’s descent into Plutocracy (Rule-by-the-Rich) be Reversed?
Harvard’s Lawrence Lessig, the crusader for campaign finance reform, feels that his fellow reformers don’t think big or boldly enough to inspire the kind of grassroots campaign that might break elite donors’ stranglehold on America’s political…
Wind & Solar Can Generate Electricity For Half The Cost Of Nuclear
Originally published on Renew Economy. New-build wind and solar energy systems can generate electricity for up to 50 per cent cheaper than new nuclear power plants, a German study has found. The research, commissioned by German think tank Agora Energiewende…
State Dept Launches ‘Free the Press’ Campaign Same Day DOJ Asks Supreme Court To Jail Reporter
The US State Department announced the launch of its third annual “Free the Press” campaign today, which will purportedly highlight “journalists or media outlets that are censored, attacked, threatened, or otherwise oppressed because of their reporting…
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