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Preventing the Genocide Part 2
Read Part 1. Someone, whose cousin was friendly with White House (WH) correspondent, Helen Thomas, related to me the anguish that the dean of WH correspondents suffered after being accused of anti-Semitism. Helen was born in Lebanon and consistently favored the Palestinian cause. Having been the first female officer of the National Press Club, the […]
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How Venezuela Is Overcoming the US Blockade
The future of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution, a target of US imperial power since its inception in 1998, may be decided on July 28, the date of their presidential election. Incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and seven other presidential candidates pledged to abide by the choice of the electorate. Edmundo González, promoted by the US, and another […]
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Courting in the Courtroom: Here Comes the Judge!
“Clare, my friend, I know you’re in the hot seat these days, but do you think you can find it in yourself do one more little favor for the boys; I mean, if it’s not too much trouble?” “What’s up, boss?” “It’s that damn gun thing again: an infringement on the Constitutional right to sell […]
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Gaza is Changing All of Us
The images from Gaza are painful beyond measure. (Hadi Daoud APA images) I scroll through news and photos and videos daily. I check Whatsapp first thing in the morning for messages from friends in Gaza and send off a few to ask how they’re doing. They tolerate my stupid question. I’m not really asking, though, […]
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Did The West Provoke The Ukraine War? Sorry, That Question Has Been Cancelled
Is it possible for an entire ‘mainstream’ media system – every newspaper, website, TV channel – to completely suppress one side of a crucial argument without anyone expressing outrage, or even noticing? Consider the following. In February 2022, Nigel Farage, former and future leader of the Reform UK party, tweeted that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine […]
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NATO’s Endgame Appears to Be Nuclear War
The world is at its most dangerous moment since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Back then, however, the fear of total destruction consumed the public; today, few people seem even to be aware of this possibility. It is easily imaginable that nuclear war could break out between Russia (and perhaps China) and the West, […]
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Electing the Next Dictator: Ugly Truths You Won’t Hear from Trump or Biden
No matter what carefully crafted sound bites and political spin get trotted out by Joe Biden and Donald Trump in advance of the 2024 presidential election, you can rest assured that none of the problems that continue to undermine our freedoms will be addressed in any credible, helpful way by either candidate, despite the dire […]
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Julian Assange Is Released from Prison: What Does it Mean?
Lifesize bronze sculpture featuring (L-R) former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and former US soldier Chelsea Manning convicted of violations of the Espionage Act, on May 1, 2015 at Alexanderplatz square in Berlin. (AFP Photo / Tobias Schwarz) © AFP The WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, will at […]
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