A bizarre little October Surprise just happened–and then un-happened. The NYT released a blockbuster story–bylined by current White House and former diplomatic correspondents Helene Cooper and Mark Landler, with a “David Sanger contributed reporting” hidden at the bottom–claiming Iran had agreed to one-on-one negotiations to take place–at Iran’s insistence–after the …
Out of all the meaningless slogans bantered around this election season, President Obama’s clinging to the “clean coal” banner ranks as one of the most specious. “Clean coal” is a hoax, and the president knows it, and outside of appeasing a few Midwestern Big Coal sycophants and his Duke Energy coal buddy Jim Rogers, who helped …
“The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.”—James Madison For most Americans, the detention center at Guantanamo Bay—once the topic of heated political debate by presidential hopeful Barack Obama but rarely talked about by the incumbent President Obama—has become a footnote in …
The attempt by the Spanish “Occupy” movement, the indignados, to surround the Congress in Madrid has been compared by the secretary general of the ruling rightwing People’s party (PP) to an attempted coup. Spanish democracy may indeed be in peril, but the danger is not in the streets. According to the Financial Times, the …
Haaretz contributor Amira Hass is right saying so. Current headlines highlight thousands of West Bank protesters. Palestinians took to the streets against unaffordable rising prices. In some areas, things got violent. Demonstrators smashed windows, tried to storm a municipality building, and clashed with police. On Sunday, trucks …
The Cassandra Question: Are we denying core realities that cry out for recognition ? … An exploration of what we can do to address denial. Related articles Occupied Territory – 99 To 1 – Repeat Program – 04/19/12 Connect the Dots – repeat program – 04/11/12 It’s All About Food – Forks Over …
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Detention without trial, the presumption of guilt, denial of family visits, solitary confinement, torture, violent interrogation, and denial of access to appropriate health care, such is the Israeli judicial system and prison confinement experienced by Palestinian men, women and indeed children. Currently there are, according to B’T selem “4,484 Palestinians …
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Is Denial of Racism the New Racism? Host Malik Rahsaan, PreachDaTruth Freedom, and guest host Autumn Marie. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (13.4MB) | Embed
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