In the winter of 1941, a Jewish gravedigger from Chelmo, the western province of Poland, appeared in Warsaw and desperately sought a meeting with Jewish … We Must Understand Corporate Power to Fight ItRead more
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NYPD Surveillance Unveiled
There’s been a major break in the decade-long fight to unveil records related to the New York City Police Department’s surveillance of political organizations in … NYPD Surveillance UnveiledRead more
American Power Under Challenge
[This piece, the first of two parts, is excerpted from Noam Chomsky’s new book, Who Rules the World? (Metropolitan Books). Part 2 will be posted … American Power Under ChallengeRead more
The Doomsday Clock
[This essay is excerpted from Noam Chomsky’s new book, Who Rules the World? (Metropolitan Books).] In January 2015, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists advanced … The Doomsday ClockRead more
Michigan Officials Quietly Gave Bottled Water To State Employees
The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget decided to haul water coolers into the Flint state building in January of 2015 out of concern … Michigan Officials Quietly Gave Bottled Water To State EmployeesRead more
Vindication for Edward Snowden From a New Player in NSA Whistleblowing Saga
The Guardian published a stunning new chapter in the saga of NSA whistleblowers on Sunday, revealing a new key player: John Crane, a former assistant … Vindication for Edward Snowden From a New Player in NSA Whistleblowing SagaRead more
Behind the Arab revolt is a word we dare not speak
24 February 2011 Shortly after the invasion of Iraq in 2003, I interviewed Ray McGovern, one of an elite group of CIA officers who prepared … Behind the Arab revolt is a word we dare not speakRead more
AP’s Clinton ‘Victory’ Story Breaches Journalism Ethics and Public Trust
The Associated Press’ early crowning of Hillary Clinton as the “presumptive” Democratic presidential nominee thrust a news organization into the middle of the political process … AP’s Clinton ‘Victory’ Story Breaches Journalism Ethics and Public TrustRead more
Declassified Documents Show Kissinger Role in Argentine Dirty War
Newly declassified State Department documents are shedding new light on the relationship between former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Argentina’s military dictatorship, which ruled … Declassified Documents Show Kissinger Role in Argentine Dirty WarRead more
The right to intervene
Humanitarian intervention has often been used as a pretext for regime change. A short history of the global community’s struggle to agree on the ground … The right to interveneRead more