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Chris Hedges> Rise Up or Die
“I do not know what to call this system. It is certainly not capitalism. Extortion might be a better word.” Illustration by Mr. Fish By Chris Hedges Posted on May 19, 2013 truthdig.com Joe Sacco and I spent two years reporting from the poorest pockets of the United States for our book “Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt.” We went into our […]
Tomgram: Engelhardt, The Last Empire?
And Then There Was One> Imperial Gigantism and the Decline of Planet Earth By Tom Engelhardt May 7, 2013 TomDispatch.com It stretched from the Caspian to the Baltic Sea, from the middle of Europe to the Kurile Islands in the Pacific, from Siberia to Central Asia. Its nuclear arsenal held 45,000 warheads, and its military had five million troops under […]
David Swanson> Drowning on Wall Street and Ending World War II
Drowning on Wall Street and Ending World War II The Marshall Plan was a plan for domination — smarter and more skillful domination than some other attempts — but still domination. U.S. capitalist control was the highest purpose. By David Swanson (about the author) OpEdNews Op Eds 10/30/2012 Imagine if George W. Bush had stood on the smoking ruins […]
“Make A Ruckus”> Robert Reich Hails Occupy for Exposing Concentration of Wealth and Power
Make A Ruckus”> Robert Reich Hails Occupy for Exposing Concentration of Wealth and Power Amy Goodman> Democracy Now! Video Interview May 8, 2012 Nation of Change In his new book, “Beyond Outrage,” former Labor Secretary Robert Reich opens with a dedication to the Occupy Wall Street movement. He writes: “To the Occupiers, and all […]
FAIR> May Day Media
May Day Media Posted on 05/02/2012 by Peter Hart FAIR With Occupy Wall Street making its May Day comeback, what did the corporate media have to say? Take a look at the New York Times story (5/2/12), which was stuffed in the Metro section and focused on… well, take a look at the headline: About half of the article is […]
Chris Hedges> Welcome to the Asylum
Welcome to the Asylum Also published as “The Implosion of Capitalism” By Chris Hedges 30 April 2012 Truthdig | Op-Ed Picking through scraps in a Kolkata, India waste dump. (Photo: Sterneck) When civilizations start to die they go insane. Let the ice sheets in the Arctic melt. Let the temperatures rise. Let the air, […]
Peter Phillips> Cuba Sets a Global Example for the Achievements of Socialism
Cuba Sets a Global Example for the Achievements of Socialism By Peter Phillips (about the author) February 21, 2012 opednews.com In an all-day conference, February 10, 2012, some 120 authors, professors, and journalists, from dozens of Caribbean, American and African countries, met with Fidel Castro. Those attending were invited participants for the Intellectual Encounters for Peace and the […]
Israel, MEK and state sponsor of Terror groups
Israel, MEK and state sponsor of Terror groups BY GLENN GREENWALD FRIDAY FEB 10, 2012 salon.com Howard Dean and Rudy Giuliani (Credit: AP) One of the most under-reported political stories of the last year is the devoted advocacy of numerous prominent American political figures on behalf of an Iranian group long formally designated as a Terrorist organization under U.S. […]
Lawrence Lessig> After the Battle Against SOPA—What’s Next?
After the Battle Against SOPA— What’s Next? by Lawrence Lessig January 26, 2912 The Nation January 18, 2012 could prove to be an incredibly important day, and not just for copyright policy or the Internet. On that day, two critically important things happened: First, with its 6-2 decision in Golan v. Holder, the Supreme Court […]
Which presidential candidates have earned the defense industry’s support?
President Obama is leading the pack in donations from the defense industry. Paul’s already received more donations from members of the military and DOD than Obama has: nearly $96,000 to Obama’s almost $76,000, as of third quarter 2011. Megan Carpentier, Raw Story Submitted by David Culver Though Americans far and away identify economic problems as […]
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