Global issues
LIBERALISM, WAR AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
“I am convinced that if we are to get on the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution…
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USA
WHAT IS WRONG WITH ARIZONA? PART 1
No American state has received as much negative publicity over the past 20 year as Arizona has. The last time a state received as much derision was Mississippi back during…
Global issues
WHAT IS WRONG WITH ARIZONA PART 2: HOW TO FIX IT
Arizona is an unique state with distinct politics. It is a far right wing state that makes the Deep South look liberal by comparison. It seems unlikely…
USA
BAHRAIN: LETTER FROM A BLOGGER, AS SAUDI TROOPS ENTER
Hundreds of troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates arrived in Bahrain on Monday, March 14 under the auspices of the Gulf Co-Operation Council to help…
Global issues
NOAM CHOMSKY ON SERBIA & KOSOVO
Let’s be clear that I am not educated as well on this topic as I should be. As many Serbs state that the KLA was the…
USA
PRESIDENT OBAMA’S NOWRUZ MESSAGE
In this video, President Obama sends an important message to those celebrating the Persian holiday of Nowruz, and in particular to the people and government of…
USA
NOAM CHOMSKY OFFERS TO TESTIFY TO SHANE AND JOSH’S CHARACTER AND GOOD RECORD, CALLS FOR RELEASE
World renown linguist and public intellectual Noam Chomsky calls for the immediate release of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, who Iranian border guards detained while on a recreational hiking trip…
USA
ONE YEAR AFTER HAITI EARTHQUAKE, CORPORATIONS PROFIT WHILE PEOPLE SUFFER
One year after an earthquake devastated Haiti, much of the promised relief and reconstruction aid has not reached those most in need. In fact, the nation’s tragedy…
Global issues
THE HAITIAN TRAGEDY
It is unbearable to watch, let alone experience, the latest tragedy that has struck Haiti. The religious evangelist and the host of The 700 Club Pat…
Global issues
THE AGE OF INFANTILE REGRESSION
When I was a high school student in New York during the 1980s we used to say the following to others who behaved foolishly: Hey! Act…
News
THE WRATH OF FOOLS: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE FAR RIGHT
To: Palin-lovers, Fox “News,” the “mainstream” media, and the Far Right, et al. From: William Rivers Pitt Date: Monday 10 January 2011 Re: …
USA
THE POLITICS BEHIND THE CANDIDATES IN IRAN
As you know, prior to election in Iran, I wrote in our blog that I did not believe that anything good will come as a result…