Palestine and the Crisis in US Middle East Policy
It appears that the United States is still relatively successful in blocking any real progress on the Israeli-Palestinian track. If the Palestinian question seems deadlocked for the moment, the Middle East is like a seething cauldron for the United States.
Audio: Endless Occupation is No Strategy
As General Petraeus returns to Congress to deliver rosy pictures of the war in Iraq and to request more cash to fund it, we talk with Judith LeBlanc of United for Peace and Justice, whom you just heard in that clip and Rev. Osagyefo Sekou about the struggle for peace. We begin by examining a report by the Center for American Progress on the lack of progress in bringing the war to an end and the troops home.
Video: The Real McCain
Arizona resident and activist Carolyn Trowbridge talks about John McCain's record as a US Senator from that state. McCain, you may be surprised to learn, is no maverick but rather a representative of the most militaristic and right-wing sections of big capital.
10 things you should know about John McCain (but probably don't)
1. John McCain voted against establishing a national holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Now he says his position has 'evolved,' yet he's continued to oppose key civil rights laws.
Montes Azules: México’s Stolen Wealth
On November 13, 2006 the community of Viejo Velasco Suárez in Chiapas, México was attacked by paramilitary forces reinforced by approximately 300 agents of the state police. The result was four dead, four missing, and 31 persons displaced.
Book Review: Marching Towards Hell
Unsurprisingly, author Michael Scheuer, a senior CIA veteran responsible for drafting the notorious US rendition program, frequently quotes Machiavelli in his devastating predictions of the chaotic road to US suicide.
Japan: Labor Leads Anti-poverty Crusade
Anti-poverty advocates on March 29 held a gathering at a junior high school in central Tokyo to make known to the public the extent of poverty and to help find ways to solve the problem.
Winning Iraqi Elections Bush-Style
Imagine, if you will, that it is 2014. President John McCain, soon after taking office, ended up heightening tensions with Iran and Russia beyond anything ex-President George W. Bush ever contemplated.
Book Review: The Zoo on the Road to Nablus
This tale from the West Bank operates at several levels. Nominally it is about one man – Dr. Sami Khader – and his attempts to sustain the dream of having an internationally approved zoo in the town of Qalqilya in the West Bank.
Genes have no Race
“Ordinary” racism distinguishes several races within the human race, and affirms the superiority of one of them (usually the white race) over the others. This racism has been used to “justify” social inequalities and colonial domination.
