The massive leak of secret TTIP negotiating papers due out tomorrow (2 May) will reveal the true extent of the danger posed by the controversial … TTIP document leak – selected text previewRead more
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The Joke of U.S. Justice and “Accountability” When They Bomb a Hospital
Ever since the U.S. last October bombed a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Kunduz, Afghanistan, the U.S. vehemently denied guilt while acting … The Joke of U.S. Justice and “Accountability” When They Bomb a HospitalRead more
From Uber to Eric Schmidt, tech is closer to the US government than you’d think
What’s worse for a Silicon Valley executive: ties to the Chinese military or friends in the US Defense Department? Twitter found itself confronting that question … From Uber to Eric Schmidt, tech is closer to the US government than you’d thinkRead more
East Timor: a lesson in why the poorest threaten the powerful
5 April 2012 Milan Kundera’s truism, “the struggle of people against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting”, described East Timor. The day before … East Timor: a lesson in why the poorest threaten the powerfulRead more
Exposes TTIP Corporate Takeover
Confirming that the TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) amounts to “a huge transfer of power from people to big business,” Greenpeace Netherlands on Monday … Exposes TTIP Corporate TakeoverRead more
The Life and Death of Daniel Berrigan
Rev. Daniel Berrigan, the renown anti-war activist, award-winning poet, author and Jesuit priest, who inspired religious opposition to the Vietnam war and later the U.S. … The Life and Death of Daniel BerriganRead more
America’s Death Squads
President Obama Should Meet A-Bomb Survivors
President Obama is considering a visit to Hiroshima during the G-7 economic summit in Japan later this month. Hiroshima is an impressively rebuilt, thriving city … President Obama Should Meet A-Bomb SurvivorsRead more
War on drugs failed
I have had the honour of serving as the European Director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) for the last four years, and have been … War on drugs failedRead more
The Android Administration
Google’s Remarkably Close Relationship With the Obama White House. When President Obama announced his support last week for a Federal Communications Commission plan to open … The Android AdministrationRead more
