Obama’s a socialist? Nope– just another run-of-the-mill corporatist. Nothing better exemplifies this than the latest news coming out about the the debt talks between the President and the congressional leaders of the fake right. From…
Category: Global Issues
PRESS RELEASE I am very glad to receive news today that after seven weeks, our ship, the Spirit of Rachel Corrie (MV Finch) have been allowed to berth at the El Arish port in…
Washington: Russia continues to oppose U.S. plans for a ballistic missile defense system. We look at Moscow’s view and the position taken by a group known as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which includes Russia and…
Human Rights Watch censures Bahrain for violent crackdown Bahraini protesters on Wednesday staged new demonstrations against the Al Khalifa rule after leaders of two opposition parties attended a reconciliation meeting with the Manama regime. The…
It’s Official: International Criminal Court has ZERO Mandate Bangkok, Thailand July 2, 2011 – If an entire continent rejects an alleged international institution’s actions as illegitimate and self-serving, does said institution still get to call…
The Economist noted in January: Hu Jintao, David Cameron, Warren Buffett and Dominique Strauss-Kahn … have all worried, loudly and publicly, about the dangers of a rising gap between the rich and the rest. ***…
While US unemployment remains at near-Depression levels and health care, pensions and education are being slashed by all levels of the government, the pay of corporate CEOs is soaring. The compensation of the 200 highest-paid…
Last week the Washington Post, the New York Times and other major American newspapers reported that the U.S. launched its first unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) missile attack inside Somalia. The strike was the first acknowledged…
This war is misguided. An invasion would be a disaster. Nato already is out of control, using a UN mandate allowing for protection of civilians as the flimsy pretext for an unauthorised mission of regime change through massive violence. In a just world, the Nato commander would be held responsible for any violations of international law.
The African Union should take a leading role in the continent’s affairs and in finding a peaceful solution to the Libya crisis Since the beginning of this year Africa has entered an eventful period. The…