America is at war. To be sure, the global and perpetual war on terror has not been declared—by Congress. The enemy the U.S. is fighting is neither a nation-state nor an empire but a largely spectral hydra-headed nebula without nerve center. Washington and its allies claim to be defending themselves …
Whether in celebrity culture or in our Facebook-mediated interactions, we live in the age of the human being as a public brand. So there’s nothing surprising about the reaction to this week’s disclosures about the National Security Agency’s unprecedented surveillance program. In our cult-of-personality society, that reaction has been predictably …
In the wake of having its illegal domestic surveillance dragnet exposed, laying bare (yet again) the utter duplicity and criminality of the U.S. ruling class, Washington is once again digging deep to conjure up a pretext for yet another war of aggression in the Middle East. Using the tired menace …
The Farm Bill that is expected to pass the U.S. House this week explains income inequality in America. The Republican-sponsored proposal slashes food stamps for poor children and pads farm subsidies for wealthy agri-businessmen. This comes just a week after Senate Republicans refused to protect the poorest students from doubled college loan interest rates …
In the run-up to today’s G8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, which is expected to focus on the Syrian war, US and European officials are calling for an escalation of the imperialist drive for regime-change. With US-backed Sunni Islamist opposition forces facing defeat within the country, Washington is seeking to …
In the 21st century the two hundred year-old propaganda that the American people control their government has been completely shattered. Both the Bush and Obama regimes have made it unmistakenly clear that the American people don’t even influence, much less control, the government. As far as Washington is concerned, the …
It’s a pretty sad spectacle watching the US Congress toading up to the National Security Agency. With the exception of a few stalwarts like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and to a lesser extent Ron Wyden (D-OR), most of the talk in the halls of Congress is about how to keep …
We are starting to see the early signs of a possible change in economic policy in Washington, DC. The recent jobs report showed no change in the unemployment rate, with a barely acceptable 175,000 jobs created. The sad truth is the United States is still 10 million jobs away from normal. …
Veiled threat from Brussels to Washington for the case of massive data espionage. The European Commissioner for Justice, Viviane Reding, has made things clear to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Reding has sent an unusually harsh letter to Eric Holder to demand explanations from the Government orchestrated espionage and warn …
Join us today at Noon (Eastern Time) for “The Gary Null Show” with special guest Ex. Governor of Minnesota Jessie Ventura. He will be discussing his new paperback release of his latest book, DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans: No More Gangs in Government This book and Governor Ventura’s message are extremely important and address …
In Washington, where the state of war and the surveillance state are one and the same, top officials have begun to call for Edward Snowden’s head. His moral action of whistleblowing — a clarion call for democracy — now awaits our responses. After nearly 12 years of the “war on …
In his June 7–8 meeting with US President Barack Obama in Sunnyland in California, Chinese President Xi Jinping tried to reassure Washington that China has no intention of challenging US global dominance. The very fact that Xi agreed to attend an “informal” meeting at a billionaire’s retreat—breaking decades of insistence …
Monsanto claimed Wednesday that the Oregon field found last week to be contaminated with Monsanto’s unapproved GM wheat was an “isolated” incident, and that it was likely either the result of an accident or “sabotage.” However, scientists warned Thursday that the biotech giant’s denial has many holes. Monsanto claims that …
Recent Study: Immigration-Reform Objectives All Wrong; Nine Justices, But Any Justice At U.S. Supreme Court? Predictions of a done deal on immigration reform by the end of July may be overstated, as opposition mounts in the Republican-controlled House against the Senate’s version of the bill. Dr. Steven Camarota, director of …
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I’m not surprised that President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder have been waging war on the news media. They and other members of the Obama team have always struck me as elitists who don’t think really intelligent or worthwhile people would go into journalism. That’s not an uncommon …