Establishment Media Targets Sanders During Run Up To Iowa Caucuses
The establishment media has dropped its pretense of objectivity to launch attacks on Bernie Sanders to benefit their preferred candidate, Hillary Clinton.
JPMorgan Pays Billions To Settle With Ambac, Lehman Brothers
JPMorgan is almost finished paying off the rich people it screwed in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis. As for the poor? Well, not so much.
Carnage Continues In Yemen With US Weapons
Cluster bombs were banned by international agreement, but Saudi Arabia has invested millions in the CBU-105 from U.S. manufacturer Textron Systems.
Is Goldman Sachs Involved In A Corruption Scandal In Malaysia?
Goldman Sachs’ Southeast Asia chairman has taken a leave of absence as his branch is embroiled in a corruption scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad.
Congress Quietly Kills Ban On Funding Neo-Nazis In Ukraine
U.S. policymakers have been in a precarious position since backing the coup that overthrew Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in 2014. Though many within President Barack Obama’s administration support a policy of tension with Russia and believe a new Cold War can secure budgets and promote their relevance, the Ukrainians actually
Citigroup, Davos Worry About Popular Backlash To Neoliberal Order
From January 20-23, the global elite met in Davos, Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum. The themes this year were the dangers of inequality and terrorism to the current world order, an order those present have benefited the most from and have charged themselves with maintaining. The founder and
Supreme Court Could Cripple Unions, Increase Inequality
A case currently before the Supreme Court could become another debilitating blow to what remains of the US labor movement.
Did The US Just Create A Military Base In Syria?
The United States’ imperial intervention in the Syrian Civil War may have just escalated further with the creation of a US military base in northern Syria.
Report: Richest 62 People As Wealthy As Half Of World
According to Oxfam’s report, the 62 richest billionaires in the world own as much wealth as the poorer half of the planet’s population — 3.6 billion people
Film Series Sheds Light On Neoconservatives Old And New
The three-part series begins in the weeks after 9/11, when neoconservatives opportunistically used anxiety about another attack to push their agenda.