Damascus University Students Resist US Civilian Targeting Sanctions
FRANKLIN LAMB Damascus Students everywhere are special people and this observer has discovered that Syrian students are among the very best. Meeting and interviewing students again this past week, before and following a frank and enlightening discussion… more »
Who’ll mourn Maggie?
Stuart Littlewood These last two days the airwaves have been awash with eye-dabbing tributes to former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. She has been elevated almost to sainthood by commentators, political hacks and former colleagues. Such… more »
Obamacare Already Starts Collapsing Into Medical-Industry Feeding Frenzy
Eric Zuesse Part of the Obama Administration’s promise to the American people regarding Obamacare was that the enormous waste in America’s medical expenses would be reduced. The reversal of that promise has already begun. more »
Mistreating Palestinian Children
by Stephen Lendman Societies perhaps are best judged by how they treat prisoners, their most disadvantaged and children. On March 20, Israeli soldiers mass arrested about 30 children. Obama arrived the same day. Every child passing Tareq Bin Zeyad… more »
Negative Energy for Dummies
By Robert Singer Let’s say you wanted to create negative energy in the media [as if there weren’t enough already]. How would you do it? Sandy Hook, I think everyone will agree, created a lot of negative energy. Are we sure we know what really happened?… more »
Force-Fed UK Austerity
by Stephen Lendman Since 2008, America, Britain and other European nations force-fed austerity harshness. Neoliberal and imperial priorities take precedence. Bankers, war profiteers, other corporate favorites, and privileged elites alone benefit.… more »
Deplorable Bahraini Human Rights Abuses Continue
by Stephen Lendman In summer 2010, sporadic protests began. In mid-February 2011, major ones erupted. Bahrainis want democracy. They want King Sheikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalif's repressive regime replaced. They rally courageously. They defy government… more »
Winner Takes All: The Super-priority Status of Derivatives
by Ellen Brown Cyprus-style confiscation of depositor funds has been called the “new normal.” Bail-in policies are appearing in multiple countries directing failing TBTF banks to convert the funds of “unsecured creditors” into capital; and those… more »
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