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No Such Thing as Humanitarian Intervention
Antony Loewenstein As Israel delivers its clearest warning yet that it will attack Iran, Antony Loewenstein ponders the West's insatiable appetite for military intervention. Last week's Australian withdrawal of combat troops from Iraq saw a flurry of… more »
Public Enemy Number One
Stephen Lendman A note before beginning. This article focuses on today's financial and economic crisis. Not affairs of state, war and peace or geopolitics. No guessing who's number one under those headings. That said: With so many good choices, it's… more »
The Biggest Heist in History
Len Hart The bailout is the biggest overt theft in history. Only healthy banks get funding --so why do they get a bailout? The 'bailout' is yet another monumental instance in which 'wealth is spread around' to those who do not need it, did not create… more »
Laying Palin's Wardrobe Bare
Mathew Maavak The US presidential campaign has already descended into a make-believe world of cosmetic saturnalia, and in this looney world, one should not be surprised if the Republicans pull off another White House coup on Nov 4. This campaign has… more »
Remember Remember the Fourth of November
Gabriele Zamparini "Everything has to change so that nothing changes." - Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa, Il Gattopardo The color of money. Senator Barack Obama's campaign has now raised more than $600 million, almost equaling what all the candidates from… more »
Chomsky, Zinn, and Obama
Mickey Z "You don't stick a knife in a man's back nine inches, and then pull it out six inches, and say you're making progress." - Malcolm X Another Election Day approaches and I’m reminded of something the late Pakistani dissident, Eqbal Ahmad said… more »
Shame And The 2008 Election
Angie Riedel The presidential election is only a matter of days away now. I wish I could say there is reason to be optimistic that it will bring an end to the reign of greed and destruction of the bush regime. The reality is that there is little to be… more »
Western Delusions: The Violent Folly of Humanitarian Interventionism
Jean Bricmont One can understand why some people might have sincerely thought that the Iraq war would be a "cakewalk". First, consider WW2 ; the US mercilessly bombed Germany and Japan, including their civilian populations, then occupied those countries… more »
The Anatomy of the State
Murray N. Rothbard What the State Is Not The State is almost universally considered an institution of social service. Some theorists venerate the State as the apotheosis of society; others regard it as an amiable, though often inefficient, organization… more »
This Time Is Different
Stephen Lendman Whatever we know about today's financial crisis. Think we know. Eventually will know in the fullness of time. This time is really different. In 1922, Henry Ford put it this way in his book titled "My Life and Work:" "The (economy's)… more »
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