Are Islamist Fundamentalists Hijacking The Arab Revolution?
Either in Egypt, Tunisia or Libya, Islamist parties are making some serious gains in the political power plays following the Arab revolution. It is the case for Tunisia and Egypt, and it is likely to spread to Libya in the post-Qaddafi era. It could happen in Syria, unless the Al-Assad brothers maintain their brutal grip […]
Iraq War: US Troops are Out, but Blackwater and Halliburton Will Stay
It is official: the last United States troops left Iraq on December 17, 2011. Nevertheless, the US occupation of the country is far from over. American mainstream media are trumpeting that the war in Iraq is over, but the war has become a “pacification” process. The war might be over for the Pentagon, but now […]
Growing Pains: When Hate and Exclusion Occupy
Editor’s Note: Min Reyes is a journalist and student of historical materialism and dialectics. Presently, Min is fully committed to the global movement of human dignity against neo-liberalism. In addition to being a News Junkie Post contributor, Min can be found at her own blog, MinReyes.ca, and you can connect with her on Twitter @Min_Reyes. […]
Occupy Movement: Phase Two
The most common conversation to be heard among those working within the Occupy movement is about where the movement will go from here. The frustration that has been caused by the lack of adequate reporting, and the dissemination of misleading and erroneous information by the mainstream media, has only exacerbated the need to move ahead […]
Occupy Russia: Will Gorbachev Make a Political Comeback?
In the aftermath of the widely reported fraudulent parliamentary election on Sunday, protests in the line of the global occupy movement have now reached Russia, and are spreading like wild fire. The Putin administration has started a large and brutal crackdown, using riot police, on demonstrators and has jailed several high profile activists and bloggers. […]
