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Superpatriotism
Michael Parenti
Samuel Johnson in the 18th century said, “Patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels.” Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t. But for certain today, patriotism is a battleground. Being labeled unpatriotic or anti-American has become routine terms of abuse. Somehow the state has been invested with some extraordinary power and people are to be silent […]
Empire Abroad, Tyranny at Home
Chris Hedges
All imperial systems eventually collapse. Hubris and arrogance convince great powers the sun will never set on their dominions. Long wars kill and maim many people and deplete not just the treasury but also a nation’s moral authority. The U.S. is no different from a long line of hegemons who thought they would last forever. […]
Organize: Honoring Howard Zinn
Bill Moyers
Joe Hill, born in Sweden, emigrated to the United States in 1902, where he became a migrant laborer. When he was a dockworker in California, Hill joined the Industrial Workers of the World, the IWW. He traveled widely, writing political songs, making speeches and organizing workers under the IWW banner. In 1915, while working in […]
Shredding the Constitution
Glenn Greenwald
The Constitution is often referred to in reverential, almost sacred terms. Its framers too are endowed with near holy qualities. Politicians vie with one another as they pay lip service to the country’s founding document. But over the years from the Palmer Raids to political witch-hunts known as McCarthyism to COINTELPRO to the present, the […]
Climate Justice
Brian Tokar
Earth Days come and go. Wonderful speeches are made. Corporations, the biggest polluters, take out ads assuring the public they are green and are dedicated to preserving the environment. And then it’s plunder and exploit business as usual. Planet Earth, the ship we are all passengers on is gradually going down. Moving deck chairs around […]
U.S. & Iran: Collision Course
Stephen Zunes
Iran and the United States are on a collision course. The U.S. has never forgiven or accepted the 1979 Islamic revolution. The overthrow of its satrap, the shah was a major blow to U.S. hegemony in the Middle East. That it came in a country with some of the world’s largest oil and natural gas […]
Megabanks: Too Big to Save
Simon Johnson
It was an unusual moment at the 2011 Oscars. Charles Ferguson, director of the award-winning documentary “Inside Job,” told the audience, “Forgive me, I must start by pointing out that three years after our horrific financial crisis caused by financial fraud, not a single financial executive has gone to jail, and that’s wrong.” There was […]
War on the Earth
Vandana Shiva
The predatory practices of corporations are increasingly turning our fragile garden into a junkyard. Citizens are told by their political masters and the corporados who pay them that there is no alternative. That’s true if one’s only concern is profits. That approach is fast turning our planet into a toxic waste dump. The landscape of […]
Settlements: Obstacles to Peace
Kathy Christison
There are some 500,000 Israelis living in settlements on what is almost universally regarded as Palestinian land . The first houses went up in the late 1960s and have continued under both Labor and Likud governments. They are the “facts on the ground” Israeli leaders said they wanted to create. There are freezes, partial freezes, […]
Dateline: Kashmir
Parvaiz Bukhari
The 17th century Mughal Emperor Jahangir upon seeing the spectacular beauty of Kashmir said, “If there is paradise on earth, It is this, it is this, it is this.” Today, Kashmir is reduced to a veritable hell on earth. It has the dubious distinction of being the most militarized zone in the world. A rebellion […]
Revolts and Rebellions
Arundhati Roy
Beyond the hoopla of robust growth rates and hype about the world’s largest democracy, India is beset by major revolts and rebellions over a vast area. Some, like the one in Kashmir, are for independence. Others, like the multiple uprisings in what the media call the “Red Corridor” are for the overthrow of the government. […]
Edward Said: Public Intellectual
Nubar Hovsepian
From Rousseau to Gramsci to Bertrand Russell and Noam Chomsky intellectuals play vital roles in society. Resisting the lure of power intellectuals question the status quo and conventional thinking. Choices are made of course. Play ball with the establishment and you’ll be applauded and honored. Stand in opposition and you risk ostracism and opprobrium. It’s […]

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