Bradley Manning: Political Prisoner for Truth
“I am for truth, no matter who tells it. I am for justice, no matter who it’s for or against.” Malcom X This statement from Malcom X applies directly to Bradley Manning and his courageous decision to put his life and freedom on the line to bring critical information to the public. November 27, 2012 […]
USAID: The Soft Arm of Imperialism
Foreign aid is the opium of modern times No one pushes foreign aid better than USAID (the United States Agency for International Development). The agency operates in over 100 countries. New takers arrive all the time, the most recent one being Burma, which returned for a fix after a 24-year hiatus. Unlike the current celebrations […]
Morsi’s Coup in Egypt: Is the Middle-East Headed for a Muslim Brotherhood Takeover?
Was Morsi’s coup a payoff from Washington for brokering the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel? Today, Egypt went back to square one, as if the Egyptian Revolution never happened. Egyptians now have a new Mubarak in the person of President Morsi. Morsi has assumed extended power over all the branches of government, including the judiciary. […]
Occupy Strategy: Global Strike and Consumer Boycott Should Be on the Agenda
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published, with the very same title, on December 8, 2011. At the time, no significant actions had been taken by Occupy in conjunction with labor movements to take on global capitalism with the peaceful, yet most effective tools of exploited workers: strike and consumer boycott by other citizens to […]
Axis of Death Penalty: China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and the United States
Who says the United States, Iran and North Korea cannot agree on anything? Most of us remember one of George W. Bush’s “classic” speeches in front of the United Nations when he defined Iran, Venezuela and North Korea as “the Axis of Evil”. In the case of the death penalty, however, the US, Iran and […]
