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US Politics: A Pseudo Two Party System Where The Left Has No Voice

US Politics: A Pseudo Two Party System Where The Left Has No Voice

Since the United States became an empire in 1945, a constant factor at play has been a single political agenda in regard to America’s foreign policy. Ever since Harry Truman the underlying goals of all US policy decisions overseas, made by Democrats and Republicans Presidents alike, have been to assert and expand US global imperialism. […]

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Overpopulation, Climate Change, Food Crisis, War: The Horsemen Of Apocalyptic Capitalism

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 […]

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Is America Already Bankrupt?

Is America Already Bankrupt?

The United States national debt has passed $14 trillion. For each dollar spend by the federal government 40 cents is borrowed. So technically, the US is already bankrupt because it has a debt that is almost four times the size of its economy. Lawmakers in Congress are saying that their major priority is to tackle […]

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Toppling Of Mubarak: A Chance For Peace In The Middle East

Toppling Of Mubarak: A Chance For Peace In The Middle East

By Anthony Zeitouni The game is now over for Mubarak. His regime is on its death bed waiting for somebody to end life support. Obama is holding the key of change now. The Obama administration’s position has been recently escalated its sound-bites from the “Mubarak is not a dictator” of Joe Biden to the “orderly […]

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Arab People: From Powerless To Proud

Arab People: From Powerless To Proud

It started in Tunisia with the Jasmine Revolution, then spread quickly to Egypt like a Tsunami wave. The Arab Revolution is on its way with what could be a rapid and organic propagation to Algeria, Yemen, Morocco, Syria, Jordan and even the Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Arabs, in the Middle-East and across the world, feel […]

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