LIVE: Journalist Ray Bonner Discusses US Interventions In El Salvador
Kevin Gosztola and journalist Raymond Bonner discuss his book Weakness and Deceit, chronicling Reagan’s disastrous intervention in El Salvador.
US News Editors Find It Increasingly Difficult To Defend First Amendment
A survey of editors from print and online publications found most news organizations struggle to defend the right to freedom of the press.
Ukraine’s New Speaker Of Parliament Is A Neo-Nazi
So much for plausible deniability. While apologists and propagandists for the government in Kiev have tried their best to dismiss concerns about the government’s connection to neo-fascist movements, the jig is undeniably up. The new speaker of the Ukrainian parliament, Andriy Parubiy, is a longtime neo-Nazi activist who was a
Sanders Campaign’s Commitment To Victory Irritates Media, Offends Clinton Campaign
Once again, for the umpteenth time in the Democratic primary, there is a dominant narrative in the establishment media that it is over for Bernie Sanders.
420: US Still Spending Millions On Failed War On Pot
Today is April 20th, a holiday for marijuana enthusiasts with seeming origins in California, based on the time of day (4:20 pm) when a group of people would smoke weed together. Though the holiday has gone mainstream with millions of people celebrating their love for marijuana today, the recreational use of
Carter War Planning With Saudi and Gulf Defense Ministers, Obama Mending Fences
Next Cold War Roundup 4/20/16 It’s war season in the Middle East. Syrian opposition “rebels” declared a new war on the Syrian government and sources claim they will pull out of the Geneva peace talks. Sec. Defense Carter and Pres. Obama are in Saudi Arabia meeting with military leaders of
Closed New York Primary Helps Democratic Party Maintain Status Quo
The closed primary system is the two-party system’s key mechanism for maintaining control over elections in the face of declining membership.
Next Cold War Brings New Nuclear Arms Race
As the United States continues to assert its imperial dominance and hegemony, rising powers throughout the world are looking for ways to counter it.
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘The Trouble With Normal’
Singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn wrote in his memoir that his songs are “multi-faceted.” Not only are they about “war, injustice, and exploitation,” not only do they deal with faith and grace, but they are also about “mystery, beauty, love, pain, [and] joy.” They are about the power of a “wild place”
Why Won’t US Military Free Guantanamo’s Oldest Prisoner?
The US military’s Periodic Review Board decided Saifullah Paracha, Guantánamo Bay’s oldest prisoner, should remain indefinitely detained.