The United States supported the brutal Somoza dictatorship in Nicaragua for over forty years. The Nicaraguan people, led by the Sandinistas, overthrew this regime in … Art, Truth, and PoliticsRead more
Politics
Posted inColonialism / Entertainment / Genocide / History / Politics
Avatar half-tells a story we would all prefer to forget
Avatar, James Cameron’s blockbusting 3-D film, is both profoundly silly and profound. It’s profound because, like most films about aliens, it is a metaphor for … Avatar half-tells a story we would all prefer to forgetRead more
Posted inAccident / China / Politics
China’s Unnatural Disaster
The Chinese government has put the number of dead and missing schoolchildren from last year’s devastating Sichuan earthquake at 5,335. Chinese officials made the announcement … China’s Unnatural DisasterRead more
Posted inArt / Brazil / Cultural / Literature / Politics / Social
Augusto Boal, the legendary Brazilian political playwright
Augusto Boal, the legendary Brazilian political playwright and popular educator, died this weekend at the age of seventy-eight. He was the founder of the Theater … Augusto Boal, the legendary Brazilian political playwrightRead more
Posted inFinancial crisis / Politics / Social / USA Empire
Global Economic Crisis, Resistance to American Empire
If you look at the Financial Times, the world’s major business journal, the day before the G20 meeting, they had a section on it, and … Global Economic Crisis, Resistance to American EmpireRead more
Posted inHuman right / NATO / Politics / USA Empire
Why does NATO exist?
The obvious question is why bother celebrating NATO at all? In fact, why does it exist? It’s twenty years now, almost, since the Berlin Wall … Why does NATO exist?Read more
Posted inEconomics / Politics
Protest against G20 summit
The G20 summit opened in London amidst widespread protests in the streets. British Prime Minister opened the talks declaring there was a “high degree of … Protest against G20 summitRead more
Posted inInternational / Politics
Dissolve NATO
We want NATO to dissolve. It should have been dissolved at the latest when the Warsaw Pact was dissolved in 1990. But from our point … Dissolve NATORead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Politics / USA Empire
Climate Change Lobbying
A new report from the Center for Public Integrity reveals that the number of global warming lobbyists has increased by more than 300 percent in … Climate Change LobbyingRead more
Posted inPolitics / USA Empire
No change; just continuity
John Brennan was deputy executive secretary to George Tenet during the worst violations during the CIA period in the run-up to the Iraq war, so … No change; just continuityRead more