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Federal Court Enjoins NDAA An Obama-appointed judge rules its indefinite detention provisions likely violate the 1st and 5th Amendments By Glenn Greenwald
Federal Court Enjoins NDAA An Obama-appointed judge rules its indefinite detention provisions likely violate the 1st and 5th Amendments By Glenn...
Barack Obama tells EU: boost growth now or face a global crisis Germany to be urged to ease austerity during G8 talks as fears of global recession grow
The G8 talks will be an opportunity for Barack Obama to vent US frustration at Europe’s failure to find a solution to the debt...
Nick Davies and his views on the media and manipulating the truth
After some complimentary and well deserved comments for Davies from Leveson at the Leveson Inquiry it may be time to look a bit...
Australasia has hottest 60 years in a millennium, scientists find Study of tree rings, corals and ice cores finds unnatural spike in temperatures that lines up with manmade climate change
Red dust blown in from Australia‘s parched interior blankets Sydney in 2009. Australia and its region are experiencing the hottest 60 years in a...
Rebekah Brooks, Witness for the Prosecution
By Michael Collins (about the author) Become a Fan (57 fans) — Page 1 of 3 page(s) opednews.com link to article http://www.opednews.com/articles/Rebekah-Brooks-Witness-fo-by-Michael-Collins-120517-238.html Criminal charges...
Violence and Greeting Cards by Robert C. Koehler “We will not have great questions decided by irrelevant agencies . . .”
Violence and Greeting Cards by Robert C. Koehler “We will not have great questions decided by irrelevant agencies . . .” My thanks to Medea Benjamin for...
Alexis Tsipras: Austerity Will Send Greece (and Europe) ‘Directly To Hell’ – Common Dreams staff
Alexis Tsipras: Austerity Will Send Greece (and Europe) ‘Directly To Hell’ - Common Dreams staff Alexis Tsipras, head of Syriza, Greece’s ascendent...
Libya elections and women’s rights
Women rush to question Election Commission Officer Abdulla Fortia after he speaks about the rules for the upcoming polls ...
The same old same old-another link for US imperialism in SE Asia. Only the faces change
A recent series of visits by US officials to Myanmar signaled the renewal of relations Obama unveils ‘new chapter’ in Myanmar ties Rewards for...
Erasing the Nakba
I do not recall any reference to the refugees in Peace Now publications. Erasing the Nakba By Neve Gordon I first...
Tomgram: Barbara Ehrenreich, Looting the Lives of the Poor Posted by Barbara Ehrenreich
Tomgram: Barbara Ehrenreich, Looting the Lives of the Poor Posted by Barbara Ehrenreich at 8:01am, May 17, 2012. Gordon Gekko, the...
THOUGHTS AFTER INTERVIEWING GILAD ATZMON by by Pat Carmeli
THOUGHTS AFTER INTERVIEWING GILAD ATZMON THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012 AT 3:23PM GILAD ATZMON Thoughts After Interviewing Gilad Atzmon: March 13, 2012, Geneva New York http://www.deliberation.info/...
Hedges: How Our Demented Capitalist System Made America Insane When civilizations start to die they go insane. Let the ice sheets in the Arctic melt. Let the temperatures rise. Let the air, soil and water be poisoned. Let the forests die. May 14, 2012 |
Hedges: How Our Demented Capitalist System Made America Insane When civilizations start to die they go insane. Let the ice sheets in the Arctic...
Will Onshela save Europe Pepe Escobar
Will “Onshela” save Europe? History will register his plane struck by lightning on the way to Berlin, no fancy kisses, and asparagus...
Over One Million Say Shell No! to Arctic Drilling – Common Dreams staff Environmental groups delivered over a million signatures to the White House today demanding President Obama stop Shell’s plans for oil drilling in the Arctic.
Over One Million Say Shell No! to Arctic Drilling - Common Dreams staff Environmental groups delivered over a million signatures to the White House...
Supporters of the Catholic Workers social justice and peace movement march on Randolph Street after a protest Monday outside President Barack Obama’s national campaign...
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Socializing Risks, Privatizing Profits by Jan Haverkamp
The nationalization of TEPCO, together with a legal practice called “channeling of liability” in which all liability related to the Fukushima nuclear disaster has...
Chávez’s Economics Lesson for Europe Hugo Chávez’s rejection of the neoliberal policies dragging Europe down sets a hopeful example to Greece and beyond by Richard Gott
breakthrough.‘Hugo Chávez and his co-religionaries have called for 21st-century socialism, not a return to Soviet-style economics.’ (Photograph: Handout/Reuters) Chávez’s Economics Lesson for Europe...
Greek Voters to Face Month of Eurozone ‘Fear-Mongering’ to Swallow Austerity Markets rattled by possible Greek exit from Euro; June elections may spell end of single currency – Common Dreams staff
Greek Voters to Face Month of Eurozone ‘Fear-Mongering’ to Swallow Austerity Markets rattled by possible Greek exit from Euro; June elections may spell...
Palestinian Hunger Strikers and U.S. Veterans Returning Service Medals Lead Movements for Peace
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Stone carvers defy Taliban to return to the Bamiyan valley Afghan students learn the centuries-old skills that carved out the giant buddhas blown up by extremists
Afghans learning the skills of stone-working in the Bamiyan valley, where the Taliban blew up two giant buddhas in 2001. Under perfectly carved niches...
Plutonomy and the precariat: On the history of the US economy in decline The current US economy is built on ‘growing worker insecurity’ – people who are too busy and poor to make demands. by Chomsky
Since the 1970s, wealth has become increasingly concentrated in the hands of the financial sector Cambridge, MA - The Occupy movement has been an...
Pakistan president to attend NATO summit Asif Ali Zardari to be in Chicago for talks as negotiations to reopen US supply lines into Afghanistan continue.
Ties between the United States and Pakistan have been severely strained over the past year Pakistan has confirmed its president will attend a...
Leveson inquiry: Jack Straw used to gossip with Rebekah Brooks Former justice secretary reveals he regularly arranged to meet the then Sun editor as they made the same train journey
Leveson inquiry: Jack Straw revealed he regularly met Rebekah Brooks between 2007 and 2009 Leveson inquiry: Jack Straw used to gossip with Rebekah Brooks...
Accidentally Released – and Incredibly Embarrassing Documents Show How Goldman et al Engaged in ‘Naked Short Selling’ By Matt Taibbi
Accidentally Released – and Incredibly Embarrassing Documents Show How Goldman et al Engaged in ‘Naked Short Selling‘ By Matt Taibbi ...
Bashing Japan and Germany Over Nuclear Exit An Audacious Nuclear Hypocrisy by LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Bashing Japan and Germany Over Nuclear Exit An Audacious Nuclear Hypocrisy by LINDA PENTZ GUNTER With audacious...
Why Jamie Dimon’s $2 Billion Gambling Loss Will NOT Speed Financial Reform by ANDREW COCKBURN
Relax! They’ve Got It Covered Why Jamie Dimon’s $2 Billion Gambling Loss Will NOT Speed Financial Reform by...
Syria: the deadliest third party 15 May 2012
Syria: the deadliest third party 15 May 2012 At a time when the Syrian opposition is experiencing sharp internal conflict, which...
Capitalism Is Taboo in America Tuesday, 15 May 2012 10:45By Richard D Wolff, City Lights Publishers | Book Excerpt
(Image: City Lights Publishers) Capitalism Is Taboo in America Tuesday, 15 May 2012 10:45By Richard D Wolff, City Lights Publishers | Book Excerpt (Image:...