Much has been made in recent weeks of Omar Mateen’s background. The perpetrator of the Orlando, Fla., massacre was alternately a “radical Islamist,” a deeply … What Does G4S Know About the Orlando Nightclub Massacre?Read more
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The Death Gap
Rich people live longer than poor people. No big news there — we’ve known that health tracks wealth for quite some time now. But here’s … The Death GapRead more
Posted inEmpire / Middle East / Syria / ToMl / USA Empire
The Age of Disintegration
We live in an age of disintegration. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Greater Middle East and Africa. Across the vast swath of … The Age of DisintegrationRead more
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Native Americans Are Barred From Disrupting Oil Pipeline Construction
A North Dakota federal court ordered Native American protesters Wednesday to stop blocking the construction of a $3.8 billion oil pipeline set to cross four … Native Americans Are Barred From Disrupting Oil Pipeline ConstructionRead more
Posted inDemocracy / Economics / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
What Ever Happened to the Party of the People?
the problem with establishment Democrats is not that they have been bribed by Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and others, but that long ago they determined … What Ever Happened to the Party of the People?Read more
Posted inFascism / ToMl / USA Empire
Meet the FBI Informant Who Organized Neo-Nazi Gathering
Britain, which is continuing to mourn last week’s murder of parliamentarian Jo Cox. She was stabbed and shot last week in her district after meeting … Meet the FBI Informant Who Organized Neo-Nazi GatheringRead more
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AFRICOM Clams Up After Commander Peddles Contradictory Statements to Congress
General David Rodriguez might be a modern military celebrity — if he hadn’t spent his career ducking the spotlight. After graduating from West Point in … AFRICOM Clams Up After Commander Peddles Contradictory Statements to CongressRead more