USA

By Saul Landau After 9/11, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, a Yale graduate with a law degree from Columbia, and fellow neo cons plotted to twist and invent “intelligence” data to convince…
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Robyn Blumner President Barack Obama's budget has about as much chance of passing the Republican-controlled House as a proclamation applauding J.C. Penney for standing by Ellen.…
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By Saul Landau The media’s ability to confuse celebrity “news” with war and economic disaster grows stronger. “As North Korea ramped up its threats to attack…
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By Matt Taibbi From Reader Supported News As a journalist, there's a buzz you can detect once the normal restraints in your business have been loosened, a smell of fresh chum in the…
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By Saul Landau How to evaluate events in Syria and what to do? Syria borders on Turkey (north), Iraq (east), the Mediterranean (west), Lebanon (south and west), Israel (Golan Heights)…
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By Bill Press I love protests, and have taken part in many of them. My first was picketing in front of Safeway in San Francisco, urging shoppers to support California farm workers…
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By Albor Ruiz From the New York Daily News , believe it or not, marked the 50th anniversary of the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba. Let’s not wish it a happy birthday. The…
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From The Associated Press Some 24 million voter registrations in the United States contain significant errors, including about 1.8 million dead people still on the rolls and many more…
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By Saul Landau “Daddy,” the little boy on the bus asks, “what park is that?” “I don’t know.” Two blocks later… “Who’s the man…
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By Bill Press "If not now, when?" It's one of the most famous maxims of history, attributed to the great Rabbi Hillel, who's also credited with a down-to-earth version of…
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