The Revolution will Start, With or Without Me….
Russell Brand’s Epic Interview With BBC’s Jeremy Paxman Just Might Start A Revolution (VIDEO) The Huffington Post | By Ryan GrenoblePosted: 10/25/2013 4:11 pm EDT Many have seen Russel Brand’s…
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Amnesty International calls US drone strikes in Pakistan “war crimes”
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says some of the unlawful killings executed by US drone strikes in Pakistan “could even amount to war crimes”. The post Amnesty International calls US…
Are We Going to Stand By as Our Kids’ Future is Stolen?
Jimmy Carter recently observed that today’s American middle class are coming to resemble America’s poor back in the pre-Reagan era. That’s the bad news. The worse news is that Americans…
America Urges Philippines to Combat Inequality
Yeah, I know, I know. Me too. Then again, the Philippines is a good long way away from Main Street, U.S.A. American officials are urging the Phillipines to see to…
I’ll See Your Bombs, and Raise You Climate Change….
Harper offers Obama climate plan to win Keystone approval Sources say PM willing to accept emissions reduction targets proposed by the U.S. By Chris Hall, National Editor, CBC News Posted:…
Is America Courting War with China?
Ever since it staged Operation Chimichanga, a dress-rehearsal of a stealth, first-strike attack to take out Chinese air defences, America has been treading gingerly along what may be the road…
Manning case shows that US government’s priorities are ‘upside down’
The Bradley Manning verdict is about sending the message that “the US government will come after you”, says Amnesty International’s Senior Director of International Law and Policy Widney Brown. The…
Why US Narrative On Syria’s Chemical Weapons Stinks
The thing about chemical weapons is that an odor usually follows their use, what is odd about Syria is that it is the United States’ decision to arm the rebels…
Why US Narrative On Syria’s Chemical Weapons Stinks
The thing about chemical weapons is that an odor usually follows their use, what is odd about Syria is that it is the United States' decision to arm the rebels…
Why US Narrative On Syria’s Chemical Weapons Stinks
The thing about chemical weapons is that an odor usually follows their use, what is odd about Syria is that it is the United States' decision to arm the rebels…
Why US Narrative On Syria’s Chemical Weapons Stinks
The thing about chemical weapons is that an odor usually follows their use, what is odd about Syria is that it is the United States’ decision to arm the rebels…
The American People and Conservative Republicans Agree – Legalizing Pot Is a State Right
Some of the most conservative Republicans in Congress are leading the charge to end their federal government’s war on pot. They introduced a bill, the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act,…
When America Became Amerika
The media is swamped with articles about the 10th anniversary of the Anglo-American conquest of Iraq. To those of us in the “I Told You So” camp, most of these…
Arms Race Update – China’s Anti-Satellite Weapons Tests to Continue
China may soon become the only nation with the hardware to take down high geo-stationary orbiting satellite systems such as GPS. The U.S. is warning that China is preparing for…
‘Why I Did It’: Whistleblower Bradley Manning Tells US Military Court
Whistleblower reads prepared statement of explanation after pleading guilty to some, but not all, charges By: Common Dreams | Feb. 28, 2013: US Army Private Bradley Manning read a prepared…
Chuck Hagel: Damaged Goods?
The Week perfectly summarizes the GOP’s rationale behind the great Chuck Hagel freakout: Hagel, a former GOP senator, won by the narrowest margin of any defense secretary since the job…
Chuck Hagel: Damaged Goods?
The Week perfectly summarizes the GOP’s rationale behind the great Chuck Hagel freakout: Hagel, a former GOP senator, won by the narrowest margin of any defense secretary since the job…
US Gen. McChrystal Warns Against Drones
This is quite shocking. This statement might appear to be commonsense, but it is a radical divergence from the standard view that terrorism against the US government is never justified…