*You may need to raise volume to improve audio quality on this video The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has launched a new project – Naming the Dead – that aims…
Maria posters and headline/Maria’s biological mother Sasha Ruseva A story from Greece about a four year-old ‘mystery girl’ named Maria has been making headlines in the mainstream media. Maria who…
Dana Golan, a veteran of the Israeli Defense Forces and former director of Breaking the Silence, was interviewed last Sunday on the CBC radio program The Sunday Edition. When asked…
This is a follow-up to my earlier post on this year’s Subversive Festival in Zagreb. Srećko Horvat hosts Alexis Tsipras leader of Greece’s radical left party, SYRIZA, and the philosopher…
The hugely popular German metal outfit Rammstein is often associated with the Neue Deutsche Härte scene along with bands such as Die Krupps, Laibach, Eisbrecher and Oomph!. The Slovenian band…
The Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek is one of the most engaging thinkers around, not only in terms of the ideas but in person. He’s engaging even if you don’t altogether…
Tariq Ali and Oliver Stone took part in a roundtable discussion at the sixth annual Subversive Festival in Zagreb earlier in the year – a discussion well worth revisiting. It’s…
In a tribute to NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden, Manchester-based artist, Sarah Lynn Mayhew, has created a mural entitled “Truth is Coming and it Cannot be Stopped.” The artwork appears on…
A recent Tariq Ali article in Guernica – What is a Revolution – challenges misconceptions about the popular uprisings in the Middle East that some pundits characterise as the Arab…
In this Democracy Now interview, Ecuadorean Foreign Minister, Ricardo Patiño, addresses a range of topics in discussion with Amy Goodman. In reference to NSA spying Patiño said “Edward Snowden opened…
Top: Killah_P Beneath: Suspect Giorgos Roupakias in custody and shrine at killing site On September 17, Greek hip-hop artist Pavlos Fissas aka Killah P was stabbed to death in the…
Into the Fire sends a powerful message about the xenophobia and violence faced by immigrants in Greece struggling to survive against steep odds. A large percentage were driven to seek…
In this talk hosted by Democracy Now, Noam Chomsky raises a number of key points with respect to the U.S. government’s approach to Syria and Iran. He also addresses the…
Islamist fighters in Syria: Beneath – al-Nusra Front fighters execute Syrian soldiers Given the military excesses the Assad regime has directed against its own people, genuine representatives of the Syrian…
Beneath left: Martha Roth of the Palestine Awareness Coalition An ad appearing on a dozen or more Vancouver buses and in the City Center SkyTrain station has been the target…
One of the highlights of the British parliamentary debate on Syria was the rousing speech delivered by Respect Party MP for Bradford West, George Galloway. He delivered with trademark conviction…
In the course of his speech to prep public opinion for the likely US-NATO attack on Syria, U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, said: “President Obama believes there must be…
