The United States accounts for 5 percent of the world’s population, but 25 percent of its prisoners. In 2014, more than 2 million people were … From Slavery to Mass IncarcerationRead more
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Yahoo didn’t install an NSA email scanner
Ex-Yahoo employees have spoken anonymously to Motherboard about the news that Yahoo had built an “email scanner” for a US security agency, likely the FBI … Yahoo didn’t install an NSA email scannerRead more
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The “Honest Broker” is Crooked
The Israel-Palestine negotiations currently underway in Jerusalem coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Oslo Accords. A look at the character of the accords and … The “Honest Broker” is CrookedRead more
Posted inEconomics / Terrorism / ToMl / USA Empire
Pentagon paid a British PR firm $500 million for top secret Iraq propaganda
The Pentagon gave a controversial UK PR firm over half a billion dollars to run a top secret propaganda programme in Iraq, the Bureau of … Pentagon paid a British PR firm $500 million for top secret Iraq propagandaRead more
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If US victims of terror can sue Saudi Arabia, can victims of American terrorism sue the US?
Congress voted overwhelmingly last week to override the first presidential veto since President Obama took office. The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) permits … If US victims of terror can sue Saudi Arabia, can victims of American terrorism sue the US?Read more
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The American-made catastrophe in Yemen
For a generation of Americans old enough to remember, the Korean conflict is often dubbed the “forgotten war”. Where Hollywood has lionised or contextualised those … The American-made catastrophe in YemenRead more
Posted inLatin America / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
The Empire Strikes Back
A decade ago left-wing governments, defying Washington and global corporations, took power in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Venezuela, Uruguay, Bolivia and Ecuador. It seemed as if … The Empire Strikes BackRead more
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Lessons Not Learned in Afghanistan
October 7 marks the fifteenth anniversary of the beginning of the longest war in U.S. history. Midday on Sunday October 7, 2001 President George W. … Lessons Not Learned in AfghanistanRead more