Venezuelan media today announced that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died. At approximately 5.30pm local time on March 5, Vice-President Nicolas Maduro addressed the nation, stating that after nearly three months of treatment in Cuba and Venezuela, Chavez passed away in the Dr. Carlos Arvelo military hospital in …
Within hours of the announcement of the death of President Hugo Chávez, civil rights groups in the United States filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) demands with federal agencies seeking information and documents that “relate to or reference or discuss any information regarding or plans to poison or otherwise …
The death of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez from cancer may have been part of a plot by the United States to infect its enemies in Latin America with the disease, the leader of Russia’s Communist party, Gennady Zyuganov, speculated on Wednesday. “How did it happen that six leaders …
This is the most difficult and most heartfelt radio interview I have ever conducted. I talk with the surviving wife and the surviving mother of Tony Orban, an outstanding soldier and police officer driven to tragic violence and then to suicide by the antidepressant Zoloft (sertraline). As Tony’s medical expert I …
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The President of the United States, according to Justice Department’s top lawyer, reserves the right to use lethal military force against U.S. citizens on U.S. soil without judicial review or due process. That is the content of a letter sent to Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) by US Attorney …
There is “capitalism” and then there is “really existing capitalism.” The term “capitalism” is commonly used to refer to the U.S. economic system, with substantial state intervention ranging from subsidies for creative innovation to the “too-big-to-fail” government insurance policy for banks. The system is highly monopolized, further …
The death of Hugo Chávez is a great loss to the people of Venezuela who have been lifted out of poverty and have created a deep participatory democracy. Chavez was a leader who, in unity with the people, was able to free Venezuela from the grips of US Empire, …
AIPAC operates lawlessly. It’s an unregistered foreign agent. It prioritizes militancy, war, occupation harshness, apartheid, racist hate, and Israel uber alles. It’s a dagger in the heart of rule of law principles and democratic value. It menaces world peace. Its annual conferences display the worst of …
Throughout his tenure, he ignored the best, brightest, most honorable and well qualified. He chose cabinet and other top picks he should have spurned. He did again. He addressed reporters in the White House East Room. He “announc(ed nominations for) three outstanding individuals to help us …
Grounded yet again by the Pentagon as unsafe to fly, the Air Force’s most expensive warplane, the experimental F-35 nuclear-capable stealth bomber is under increasing attack around the country, but especially in Vermont where citizens trying to protect local health and welfare are taking actions against the Air Force in federal court, in the …
What can we expect from President Obama’s choice to head the EPA? Gina McCarthy is being mostly cheered by environmentalists, including Frank O’Donnell, President of Clean Air Watch, who says we should all be breathing easier soon. Is the political logjam on climate change a serious environmental threat? We’ll talk …
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Dr. Jack Rasmus welcomes guest, Professor David Gillespie, author of the recent book, ‘Why Third Parties Matter in American Two-Party Politics: Challenges to Duopoly”, to discuss the experience of third parties in American politics. Is it true that 3rd parties can’t make it in American politics, due to the ‘winner take …
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President Hugo Chavez is remembered for his campaigns against poverty – not only in his beloved Venezuela, but throughout Central and South America and the Caribbean. Plus, in Open Forum, listeners offer their perspective on issues and events they deem important. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (10.5MB) | …
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Following in the wake of shale gas and coal-bed methane (CBM) extraction is the spectre of underground coal gasification (UCG). But if we adopt these wholesale we could close off any hope of stepping back from the climate change brink, says campaign group Frack Off The earthquakes caused …
To: Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland Subject: Misplaced Trust in “Values” of John Brennan Dear Senator Mikulski: During John Brennan’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on February 7, you expressed yourself as being reassured by his values and Jesuit …