In all languages there are some words that are very “powerful” in embodying evil or good. For example, in the German language…
In my Commentary “Katrina: Why?”, of September 6, 2005, I wrote: “The technical and POLITICAL answer should come from the ASCE (American…
In a February 18, 2006 ZNet article (originally published in “Democracy”) Professor Alfred McCoy describing the “advanced” methods of torture adopted by…
In previous Commentaries I mentioned that: “Of course it rests with me to prove that the comparison of the US to the…
This Commentary is addressed to Daniele Bennett, the blue-eyed girl whose photo is on the front page of today’s (Jan. 5. 2006)…
Cultural Resistance My last ZNet Commentary (of Sept. 26, ’05) ended with the following (rather “bold”) statement: “Of course it rests with…
It is you, ordinary Americans, who are responsible for these crimes: “In sworn testimonies to army investigators, soldiers… tell of a shackled…
Katrina: Variation of the Greek name “Aikaterini” or “Katerina”, of uncertain etymology. Possibly: “Ekaterini”, meaning : “either of the two”. But, which…
In 1887 a boy was born in Chicago who “grew up fatherless and poor” in that windy city. At the age of…
This is the first of a series of “open letters” to the young people (say, aged 14 to 25) of America. To…
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