“The Russians are coming … again … and they’re still ten feet tall!” By William Blum May 9th, 2014 The Anti-Empire Report #128 Official website of the author, historian, and U.S. foreign policy critic. So, what do we have here? In Libya, in Syria, and elsewhere the United States has been on the same More
Gareth Porter visited the Twin Cities to talk about his book, Manufactured Crisis: the Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare, in which he discusses the false narrative that Iran had/has nuclear weapons and how that false narrative began and was perpetuated by the neo-cons under the Bush administration and still persists today, even as we go into More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/C5iqHORMGmc] Published on Apr 9, 2014 http://www.democracynow.org - As voting begins in India in the largest elections the world has ever seen, we spend the hour with Indian novelist and essayist Arundhati Roy. Nearly 815 million Indians are eligible to vote and results will be issued in May. Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/C5iqHORMGmc] Published on Apr 9, 2014 http://www.democracynow.org - As voting begins in India in the largest elections the world has ever seen, we spend the hour with Indian novelist and essayist Arundhati Roy. Nearly 815 million Indians are eligible to vote and results will be issued in May. Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also More
Tomgram: Nick Turse, The Pentagon, Libya, and Tomorrow's Blowback Today Read Tom Engelhardt's introduction here. By Nick Turse TomDispatch.com April 15, 2014 Is the U.S. secretly training Libyan militiamen in the Canary Islands? And if not, are they planning to? That’s what I asked a spokesman for U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). “I am surprised by your More
It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have. — James Baldwin Henry A. Giroux truthout.org April 26, 2014 The following is the introduction to Henry Giroux's new book Neoliberalism's War on Higher More
It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have. — James Baldwin Henry A. Giroux truthout.org April 26, 2014 The following is the introduction to Henry Giroux's new book Neoliberalism's War on Higher More
A free Scotland will be an example to the world of what can be achieved by a liberal culture not hopelessly entangled in the interests of big business and power elites, which puts the well being of its people first. By Jim McCluskey, Truthout.org. | Op-Ed Saturday, 03 May 2014 Chapelcross, Scotland. (Photo: 私の写真 / Flickr) There is an More
U.S. Officials Talk Candidly (Just Not to Reporters) about Bases, Winning Hearts and Minds, and the “War” in Africa Read Tom Engelhardt's introduction here. By Nick Turse April 13, 2013 TomDispatch.com What the military will say to a reporter and what is said behind closed doors are two very different things -- especially when it comes More
John Kerry and the "last resort" rule as a cause for optimism From: The Vineyard of the Saker OrganizingNotes Posted by Bruce Gagnon April 26, 2014 Listening to Kerry today I went through a series of rather contradictory emotions. First, I felt disgusted, then my disgust turned to anger, then to outright amazement and, by the More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/NXUPDAMc_6o] Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page today. Rise Up Times is also on Pinterest, Google+ and Tumblr. Find us on Twitter at Rise Up Times (@touchpeace). Published on Jul 24, 2012 "ALEC Rock" Produced by Mark Fiore (http://www.markfiore.com) and the More
By Polly Mann WomenAgainstMilitaryMadnessNewsletter March/April 2014 For more than 30 years, nuclear power appeared to be on the wane in the U.S. Although some existing plants did increase their capacities through refurbishing, most new construction that occurred after the 1979 partial meltdown at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania had been approved prior to the incident. More
