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The Business of America Is War: Disaster Capitalism on the Battlefield and in the Boardroom
As the government shuts down, war continues to churn profits for the ruling military class in America.
Do We Need Another Rolls-Royce Showroom?
A tiny tax on global personal wealth over $1 million could ensure that no child anywhere on the planet has to live in extreme poverty.
WikiLeaks Cables About a Tiny Country Like Iceland Expose the Dark Depths of American Empire
A Chelsea Manning-leaked cable showed how Iceland asked the US to stop European ‘bullying,’ just the first of a deluge of revelations detailing how America throws around its weight.
The Abject Failure of Reaganomics
House Republicans got next to nothing from their extortion strategy of taking the government and the economy hostage, but they are sure to continue obstructing programs that could create …
It’s Time to Put an End to Israel’s “Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell” Nuclear Policy
Neither the world, nor Israel, is served legally or morally by continuing to condone a practice of donu2019t ask-donu2019t tell for an issue that is so central to global …
Blinded by the Systematic Power
African Americans and Latin Americans have been oppressed for centuries, and yet still has there not been any change. Many people of the United States blame the individual for …
Still Staying Sober – An Analysis
On 22 May 2013 I wrote an analysis titled “Staying Sober.” It recounted two news stories that drew many hopeful comments from progressives. One was about the New York-based …
Why the Corporate Media’s Climate Change Censorship Is Only Half the Story
Of course the media needs to start talking honestly about climate change. But there's more to the issue than just gloom and doom.
How US Pressure Bends UN Agencies
UN inspectors did not conclude who was responsible for the Syrian gas attacks, but major US news outlets implied the findings implicated the Syrian government.
Empire Under Obama: Barack Obama’s Global Terror Campaign
America is waging a global terror campaign through the use of drones, killing thousands of people, committing endless war crimes, creating fear and terror in a program expected to …