The popular socialist leader of Britain’s Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, could be on the verge of becoming prime minister of the United Kingdom. And the … Media smears against Corbyn brought to you by US and UK military-intelligence apparatusRead more
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The Wax and Wane of J Street’s Influence Over U.S.-Israel Policy
Jeremy Ben-Ami has a story he tells about why he started the liberal, pro-Israel group J Street a decade ago. It begins in 1882, when … The Wax and Wane of J Street’s Influence Over U.S.-Israel PolicyRead more
Our hit men
Israel loves to revel in its bloody memories – how we killed, how we eliminated, how we murdered, what heroes we were. Every so often … Our hit menRead more
Why Your Brain Needs Exercise
In the 1990s researchers announced a series of discoveries that would upend a bedrock tenet of neuroscience. For decades the mature brain was understood to … Why Your Brain Needs ExerciseRead more
A Court of Star Chamber — cruelty beyond belief
In the 15th century, King Henry VII of England established a Court of Star Chamber. Operated by Privy Counsellors and judges, it developed a reputation … A Court of Star Chamber — cruelty beyond beliefRead more
U.S. was making terrorism the issue
Fletcher Harper AARON MATÉ: It’s The Real News. I’m Aaron Maté. Since the killing of U.S. troops in Niger earlier this month, the fallout from … U.S. was making terrorism the issueRead more
Hope Lies in the Streets
Global finance capital has seized control of the economies of most nation-states. The citizens watch, helplessly, as money and goods are transferred with little regulation … Hope Lies in the StreetsRead more
How the Fossil Fuel Industry Is Attempting to Buy the Global Youth Climate Movement
The same day that 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg gave a stirring speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in September, in which she … How the Fossil Fuel Industry Is Attempting to Buy the Global Youth Climate MovementRead more
Landslide … to Totalitarianism
I find surprising the detailed manner in which history repeats itself. The result of the landslide described here seems to have been replicated in the … Landslide … to TotalitarianismRead more
Paul Volcker’s Long Shadow
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan called Paul Volcker “the most effective chairman in the history of the Federal Reserve.” But while Volcker, who passed … Paul Volcker’s Long ShadowRead more