Guantanamo: Obama Betrays His Promises and the Rule of Law
United States President Obama issued an executive order on Monday, March 7, 2011 setting up indefinite detention at Guantanamo. Detainee’s cases will go under a “periodic administrative review.” The Obama administration also announced that it will use military commissions for “new terrorism cases.” Some of the prisoners rotting at Guantanamo have been detained by the […]
Overpopulation, Climate Change, Food Crisis, War: The Horsemen Of Apocalyptic Capitalism
In the last few years, the prophecies or prognostics of doom and gloom have been coming fast and furious. It is of course the Christian fundamentalist end of days scenario, but it is also featured in other fairy tales or conspiracy theory assumptions such as the predictions of Nostradamus or the Mayan calendar. While the […]
America’s Working Class: Can Labor’s Last Stand Turn Into a Global Triumph?
As politicians work diligently to foster as much animus as possible amongst the working class, the opportunity for the American labor movement to turn decades of losses into global triumph is a very real possibility. Corporations have, for decades, expanded internationally. Their multinational structure has allowed them to operate without consideration of borders while workers […]
Arab Revolution: Is Iraq Next?
The US media and most world news outlets (including the BBC) have been strangely silent over the situation in Iraq. Of course it can be explained by the fact that our current news cycle is on steroid. Tracking the Arab revolution’s progress is overwhelming even for big news outlets. Libya and the armed revolution to […]
Will Anonymous Become the Great Equalizer?
The once infamous hackers have shaken off their image of sophomoric pranksters and emerged on the world stage as a serious digital posse of hacktivists. From Egypt, to Libya, to Wisconsin, this amorphous collective of wireless wizards have shown impressive strength and proficiency. Their ability to respond quickly and effectively to situations around the globe […]
