Brazil: Extractive Capitalism and the Great Leap Backward
James Petras Introduction Brazil has witnessed one of the world’s most striking socio-economic reversals in modern history: from a dynamic nationalist industrializing to a primary export economy. Between the mid 1930’s to the mid 1980’s, Brazil averaged… more »
Caving to White House Pressure... Livni Squeals, Kerry Deals and the EU Picks Up the Tab
by FRANKLIN LAMB Beirut. It was reportedly a hectic and intense past weekend in Washington and London according to an emailed report from a Capitol Hill source, as the Obama and Cameron administrations tracked down and button-holed the leaders of the 28… more »
Appalling Israeli Gulag Prison Conditions
by Stephen Lendman Israel's gulag is one of the world's worst. On July 9, 16 human rights organizations headlined "RE: European Parliament Fact-Finding Mission on Palestinian Political Prisoners." They include: Addameer Prisoners’ Support and Human… more »
Israel Terrorizes 5-Year-Old Palestinian Boy
by Stephen Lendman Societies are perhaps best judged by how they treat prisoners, the elderly, their most disadvantaged and children. Israel fails on all counts. On July 9, perhaps it reached a new low. Seven IDF soldiers and an officer terrorized a… more »
Collateral Damage: QE3 and the Shadow Banking System
by Ellen Brown Rather than expanding the money supply, quantitative easing (QE) has actually caused it to shrink by sucking up the collateral needed by the shadow banking system to create credit. The “failure” of QE has prompted the Bank for… more »
More Evidence of Fake Israeli/Palestinian Peace Talks
by Stephen Lendman There's plenty already. More builds a stronger case. Previous articles explained. Israeli/Palestinian peace talks were stillborn from inception. They began decades ago. This time's no different. Managed news misinformation substitutes… more »
America and Germany: Longstanding Espionage Partners
by Stephen Lendman A previous article discussed Stasi. It was East Germany's secret police. It was one of the most repressive state apparatuses in modern times. Its infamous reputation speaks for itself. It's reincarnated in new form. Given today's… more »
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