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Imperial Hubris
Tariq Ali
From ancient times, hubris, the Greek word for reckless arrogance, has brought down princes, kings and empires. It is the fatal flaw that undid Achilles. As Homer describes in The Iliad, had Achilles treated Hector, the fallen Trojan hero, with respect, the wrath of the gods would not have turned on him. Uphold the rule […]
Malcolm X and the Struggle for Black Liberation
William Sales
Malcolm X is one of the towering figures in the struggle for black liberation. He has been identified as an articulator of the rage of black youth and a symbol of pride and defiance. But he was much more than that. Malcolm X was a major thinker and theoretician of black liberation. In the year […]
Agitation: The Essence of Democracy
Jim Hightower
There is a tendency among some people to be let’s face it, lazy. We want things delivered instantly to our doorstep. That may work for pizza but that’s not the way social change happens. It’s instructive to heed the words of Frederick Douglass, the great 19th century African American freedom fighter, who said, “If there […]
Not One More Mother’s Child
Cindy Sheehan
It is a striking phenomenon in the United States that with all the privileges and advantages most citizens enjoy there is a sense of apathy and powerlessness. The refrains of, “What can I do? or “I’m just one person” are rather commonplace. With a largely depoliticized culture individuals are left to decide on whether to […]
Iraq Confidential
Scott Ritter
Deception is a common practice in politics but Americans seem to be particularly easy prey. One reason is perhaps the deeply ingrained idea of the U.S. as a benign and benevolent nation. This notion is part of the catechism of education that is transmitted from generation to generation. Another is that the corporate media fail […]
The Project for a New American Century
Zia Mian
A group of neo-conservatives dominate and drive the ideology of the Bush Administration. Often called, neo-cons, many of them were former Democrats who switched teams early in the Reagan era. They use words like robust and muscular to describe their vision of how the US should conduct itself in the world. With the collapse of […]
Human Rights & the War on Terrorism
Kenneth Roth
The Bush Administration insists that other countries adhere to international law but sets separate rules for itself. The U.S. even invents new categories of prisoners, “unlawful combatants,” and then carts them off to a military base in Cuba. People are held there and in Iraq and Afghanistan in poor conditions with little or no legal […]
Lovers in a Dangerous Time
Bruce Cockburn
A dangerous time indeed. We are plagued by a surge of government and corporate corruption, human rights abuses, massive natural disasters, environmental destruction and seemingly endless war. In these dangerous times, how can we channel our anger, pain and confusion into something productive? How will we remain strong? Music and art have always fueled the […]
Code Pink: Stories from the Anti-War Movement
Jodie Evans
As public approval ratings for President Bush are lower than ever and many polls show a growing majority of Americans turning against the war in Iraq, the administration is stepping up their rhetoric, spinning the conversation away from a moral and political disaster. But there is this group of women throwing the spin off balance […]
War, Journalism & the Middle East
Robert Fisk
Revelations that President Bush proposed bombing Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-based Arabic satellite station stunned the world. But should it have? The U.S. since it launched its war on Iraq has often singled out Al-Jazeera’s coverage as anti-American. What’s anti-American about it? Al-Jazeera reports on the war from the perspective of Iraqis who see their country occupied. […]
War Made Easy
Norman Solomon
“War is the health of the state,” the radical writer Randolph Bourne once said. And when the U.S. goes to war most of the corporate media wrap themselves in the American flag and join the parade. Instead of being on the sidelines and acting as independent and critical observers, too many journalists become cheerleaders. And […]
Washington’s Messianic Mission
Noam Chomsky
All empires have fantasies and inspiring rationales to justify their domination. They hide behind words like freedom, democracy and liberation to mask their real intentions. The U.S. empire operates in the same way. Washington’s messianic vision is being delivered out of the barrel of a gun. Arundhati Roy, the Indian writer and activist calls it […]

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