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Al-Qa’ida
Abdel Bari Atwan
Al-Qa’ida, the base in Arabic, first emerged in an embryonic form in 1988. Its core consisted of the Arab mujahedeen fighters who went to Afghanistan to fight the Soviets. It was established and led by the Saudi, Osama bin Laden. The mujahedeen gave their “bayat” (oath of allegiance) to bin Laden, the “emir” or leader. […]
Kissinger & the Coup in Chile
Peter Kornbluh
The 1973 U.S.-directed coup overthrowing the democratically-elected government of Salvador Allende in Chile is one of the pivotal moments in 20th century Latin American history. The coup was ordered by Richard Nixon and implemented by Nobel Peace Prize-winner Henry Kissinger. After Allende’s election in 1970, Kissinger infamously demonstrated his dedication to democracy when he said, […]
Education: The Shame of the Nation
Jonathan Kozol
Almost four years ago, and with much fanfare, President Bush signed the “No Child Left Behind” law. It placed sweeping new requirements on schools, teachers and students for greater accountability and improved performance on standardized tests. But the new mandates did not come with enough new money. And the narrow focus on testing for a […]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Axis of Hope
Tariq Ali
Simon Bolivar, the great liberator of South America, prophetically said, “In the name of freedom, the United States of North America seem to have been destined by providence to plague America with miseries.” And so it has been. From the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 to the present the U.S. has routinely intervened in the internal […]
American Fascists: The Radical Christian Right
Chris Hedges
Over the last several decades there has been a growth in fascist ayatollahs and mullahs in the United States. Pat Robertson called for the U.S. to take out Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. He’s a “terrific danger” whose country, says Reverend Pat, is “a launching pad for communist infiltration and Islamic extremism.” Imagine that. Robertson suffered […]
From Empire to Earth Community
David Korten
From the beginning of the United States the prevailing ethic was not to accommodate but to dominate. Indians were called “merciless savages” in the Declaration of Independence. They would be wiped out in great numbers and their culture destroyed. Nature was seen as wild and warranted conquest. Patterns of overconsumption and environmental degradation continue today. […]
The Attack on the Constitution
Al Gore
Political leaders in the United States often refer to the Constitution in reverential tones with a touch of awe. The Founding Fathers, who crafted the document, are lauded for their wisdom and sagacity. But now that very base of the republic is under attack. Using September 11th as a justification, the Bush administration has made […]
Race, Gender & Class Struggle
Michael Parenti
Albert Einstein once said that it is easier to split the atom than to crack a prejudice. Prejudices abound about all cultures and societies. In the U.S., we pretend there is no class or that we are almost all satisfied members of the middle-class. Class struggle? What’s that about? Are you some kind of Marxist? […]
Gandhian Civil Disobedience & Nonviolence
Arun Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is an epic figure of the 20th century. He was dubbed “Mahatma,” great soul, by another remarkable Indian, Rabindranath Tagore. Gandhi led a unique struggle to free India from Britsih colonial rule. He decided to resist the British with, what he called, “satyagraha,” or truth force. It was based on the principles […]
Squelching Dissent
Jules Boykoff
What happens to the fragile sinews of democracy when the government itself engages in criminality? From the Palmer Raids after World War 1 to the McCarthy witch-hunt to launching wars of aggression in Indochina, Washington has sought to squelch dissent. Today there are new attempts to intimidate opposition to state policies particularly the war on […]
Blue Grit
Laura Flanders
Something is really rotten in Denmark when Bush invokes the name of Truman. Truman and his four-time elected predecessor, FDR spoke more to the common man than the Rockefellers and Morgans. However, over the decades, a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. The Democrats, perhaps seeking to out Republican the Republicans, drifted […]
Racism: Then and Now
Angela Davis
Radio shock jock Don Imus’s racist and misogynistic remarks about the Rutgers Women’s basketball team ignited protest that resulted in his being taken off the air. Another radio host, Neil Boortz, called former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney a “ghetto slut.” Defenders of such of such outrages say, Hey, They do it. Just listen to gangsta rapper […]

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