Dahr Jamil> Living with No Future: Iraq, 10 Years Later

Living with No Future  Iraq, 10 Years Later "[Iraq's] social fabric has been all but shredded by nearly a decade of brutal occupation by the U.S. military and now by the rule of an Iraqi government rife with sectarian infighting." By Dahr Jamail  March 26, 2013  TomDispatch.com Click here to read Nick Turse's introduction to Jamil's article. More

John Stauber> The Progressive Movement as PR Front

Paid to Lose The Progressive Movement as PR Front by JOHN STAUBER  WEEKEND EDITION MARCH 15-17, 2013  Counterpunch.org Editor's Note:  This article should be read in conjunction with Chris Hedges "The Day That TV News Died" to understand the role of the corporate mainstream and progressive media. There is good news in the Boston Globe today for More

John Stauber> The Progressive Movement as PR Front

Paid to Lose The Progressive Movement as PR Front by JOHN STAUBER  WEEKEND EDITION MARCH 15-17, 2013  Counterpunch.org Editor's Note:  This article should be read in conjunction with Chris Hedges "The Day That TV News Died" to understand the role of the corporate mainstream and progressive media. There is good news in the Boston Globe today for More

Chris Hedges> The Day That TV News Died

The Day That TV News Died "The lie of omission is still a lie. It is what these news celebrities do not mention that exposes their complicity with corporate power." By Chris Hedges   Posted on Mar 24, 2013  truthdig.com I am not sure exactly when the death of television news took place. The descent was gradual—a slide into the More

Chris Hedges> The Day That TV News Died

The Day That TV News Died "The lie of omission is still a lie. It is what these news celebrities do not mention that exposes their complicity with corporate power." By Chris Hedges   Posted on Mar 24, 2013  truthdig.com I am not sure exactly when the death of television news took place. The descent was gradual—a slide into the More

Margaret Sarfehjooy> The Business of Islamophobia

The Business of Islamophobia A positive view of Muslims would hinder the multibillion dollar Islamophobia industry that promotes fear as part of the U.S. “War on Terror.” By Margaret Sarfehjooy  www.worldwidewamm.org  WAMM Newsletter  March/April 2013 Part I: The Attack on CAIR-MN With offices in the U.S. and Canada, the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) More

Margaret Sarfehjooy> The Business of Islamophobia

The Business of Islamophobia A positive view of Muslims would hinder the multibillion dollar Islamophobia industry that promotes fear as part of the U.S. “War on Terror.” By Margaret Sarfehjooy  www.worldwidewamm.org  WAMM Newsletter  March/April 2013 Part I: The Attack on CAIR-MN With offices in the U.S. and Canada, the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) More

Glenn Greenwald> How Noam Chomsky is discussed

How Noam Chomsky is discussed The more one dissents from political orthodoxies, the more the attacks focus on personality, style and character Glenn Greenwald  guardian.co.uk, Saturday 23 March 2013 09.52 EDT Noam Chomsky, delivering the Edward W. Said lecture in London on 18 March 2013. Photograph: guardian.co.uk (updated below - Update II [Sun.]) One very common tactic More

Glenn Greenwald> How Noam Chomsky is discussed

How Noam Chomsky is discussed The more one dissents from political orthodoxies, the more the attacks focus on personality, style and character Glenn Greenwald  guardian.co.uk, Saturday 23 March 2013 09.52 EDT Noam Chomsky, delivering the Edward W. Said lecture in London on 18 March 2013. Photograph: guardian.co.uk (updated below - Update II [Sun.]) One very common tactic More

Noam Chomsky> Violence and Dignity – Reflections on the Middle East

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/62384931 w=400&h=300] Professor Noam Chomsky, delivering the 2013 Edward W Said Lecture: Violence and Dignity – Reflections on the Middle East at Friends House in London on 18th March 2013. This video shows the full lecture, with introductions by Omar Al-Qattan and Mariam C Said. EDWARD W SAID LONDON LECTURE 2013: FULL VIDEO: themosaicrooms.org More

Noam Chomsky> Violence and Dignity – Reflections on the Middle East

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/62384931 w=400&h=300] Professor Noam Chomsky, delivering the 2013 Edward W Said Lecture: Violence and Dignity – Reflections on the Middle East at Friends House in London on 18th March 2013. This video shows the full lecture, with introductions by Omar Al-Qattan and Mariam C Said. EDWARD W SAID LONDON LECTURE 2013: FULL VIDEO: themosaicrooms.org More

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire> March 25, 1911

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire Date March 25, 1911 Time 4:40 PM (local time) Location Manhattan, New York City, U.S. Deaths 146 Injuries 71 The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City on March 25, 1911, was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city of New York and resulted in the More

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