Chiquita poured US$1.7 million between 1997 and 2004 into the outlawed far-right paramilitary group AUC, which operated as a death squad in Colombia. Families of … Colombia Paramilitary Victims Fight Banana Giant in US CourtRead more
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Posted inCuba / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
In Cuba, the revolution continues, softly, as times change
4 August 2011 On my first day in Cuba, in 1967, I waited in a bus queue that was really a conga line. Ahead of … In Cuba, the revolution continues, softly, as times changeRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl
How The Petrodollar Was Born And Lived In Secrecy For Over 40 Years
For decades, the story of Saudi Arabia recycling petrodollars, i.e., funding the US deficit by buying US Treasuries with proceeds of its crude oil sales … How The Petrodollar Was Born And Lived In Secrecy For Over 40 YearsRead more
Posted inIraq / ToMl / USA Empire
Fallujah: A symbol of US war crimes
No city in Iraq is more symbolic of the criminal consequences of the US invasion of Iraq than Fallujah. Prior to 2003, the 300,000-strong, prosperous, … Fallujah: A symbol of US war crimesRead more
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Funny US elections
Voters are heading to the polls in six states today, but most of the nation’s attention is focused on California, the largest state in the … Funny US electionsRead more
Posted inNews / Privatization / USA Empire / Water
Right to Control Its Own Water in Victory Against Privatization
Missoula, Montana scored a major victory for community ownership of public resources when the state’s supreme court ruled 5-2 on Tuesday that the city’s use … Right to Control Its Own Water in Victory Against PrivatizationRead more
Posted inEmpire / Government / ToMl / USA Empire
Samantha Power, Obama’s Atrocity Enabler
A new documentary called “Watchers of the Sky” tells the moving story of Raphael Lemkin, Polish lawyer and resistance fighter who spent his final years … Samantha Power, Obama’s Atrocity EnablerRead more
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Perfect End to Democratic Primary: Anonymous Superdelegates Declare Winner Through Media
Last night, the Associated Press — on a day when nobody voted — surprised everyone by abruptly declaring the Democratic Party primary over and Hillary … Perfect End to Democratic Primary: Anonymous Superdelegates Declare Winner Through MediaRead more