The justification for this secret court—as is usual in the development of 20th century secret police states—is national security. By William Pfaff Jul 10, 2013 truthdig.com The current of awkward revelations concerning the clandestine or publicly misrepresented practices of the present and recent American administrations goes on. A long exposition in the New York Times and International Herald Tribune More
Chris Hedges interviews Julian Assange of WikiLeaks. By Chris Hedges May 6, 2013 This interview is a joint project of Truthdig and The Nation magazine. LONDON—A tiny tip of the vast subterranean network of governmental and intelligence agencies from around the world dedicated to destroying WikiLeaks and arresting its founder, Julian Assange, appears outside the red-brick building More
Chris Hedges interviews Julian Assange of WikiLeaks. By Chris Hedges May 6, 2013 This interview is a joint project of Truthdig and The Nation magazine. LONDON—A tiny tip of the vast subterranean network of governmental and intelligence agencies from around the world dedicated to destroying WikiLeaks and arresting its founder, Julian Assange, appears outside the red-brick building More
The Perversion of Scholarship By Chris Hedges Jul 30, 2012 truthdig.com Illustration by Mr. Fish Fraternities, sororities and football, along with other outsized athletic programs, have decimated most major American universities. Scholarship, inquiry, self-criticism, moral autonomy and a search for artistic and esoteric forms of expression—in short, the world of ethics, creativity and ideas—are shouted down More
The Perversion of Scholarship By Chris Hedges Jul 30, 2012 truthdig.com Illustration by Mr. Fish Fraternities, sororities and football, along with other outsized athletic programs, have decimated most major American universities. Scholarship, inquiry, self-criticism, moral autonomy and a search for artistic and esoteric forms of expression—in short, the world of ethics, creativity and ideas—are shouted down More
Nygaard Notes Independent Periodic News and Analysis Number 510, July 11, 2012 On the Web at http://www.nygaardnotes.org/ ****** 1. “Quote” of the Week: “We live in a propaganda society.” 2. Health Care and Public Relations 3. Strategy, War, and Health Care ****** 1. “Quote” of the Week: “We live in a propaganda society.” Chip Berlet, More
Nygaard Notes Independent Periodic News and Analysis Number 510, July 11, 2012 On the Web at http://www.nygaardnotes.org/ ****** 1. “Quote” of the Week: “We live in a propaganda society.” 2. Health Care and Public Relations 3. Strategy, War, and Health Care ****** 1. “Quote” of the Week: “We live in a propaganda society.” Chip Berlet, More
Veterans of Neglect Ducking the Real Cost of US Wars by DAVE LINDORFF MAY 29, 2012 Counterpunch Whether he ever said it or not, I’m going to borrow from a quote often attributed to Abraham Lincoln and alter it a bit to say: “American politicians must love war veterans — they More
Veterans of Neglect Ducking the Real Cost of US Wars by DAVE LINDORFF MAY 29, 2012 Counterpunch Whether he ever said it or not, I’m going to borrow from a quote often attributed to Abraham Lincoln and alter it a bit to say: “American politicians must love war veterans — they More
A List of ALEC Corporations and those that dropped ALEC SourceWatch: Corporations that have dropped ties to ALEC Coke, Pepsi, Kraft, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Intuit, Reed-Elsevier, and others have dropped their membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Click here to tell other firms bankrolling ALEC to do the same. Learn more about corporations VOTING to rewrite More
The Fable of the Century April 5, 2012 Robert Reich.org Imagine a country in which the very richest people get all the economic gains. They eventually accumulate so much of the nation’s total income and wealth that the middle class no longer has the purchasing power to keep the economy going full speed. Most More
