Now that Barack Obama is being exposed like never before as a tool and agent of concentrated wealth, business class rule, and…
“THEY ALL SAID NO’ As we hurtle towards the first anniversary of the new corporate war president Barack Obama’s inauguration, journalists and…
Obama is an incredibly Orwellian character. He can make people think that war is peace. – Jeremy Scahill, Chicago, Illinois, Speech to…
Afghans’ Anger at Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Win – December 10, 2009: "Obama has only brought war to our country. Peace prize?…
Like a Judas of old You lie and deceive… You hide in your mansions While young people’s blood Flows out of…
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“Life isn’t simple,” says the voice of David Brancaccio in the advertisement for the United States’ “Public Broadcasting System’s” (PBS’) popular “Frontline”…
Those who bought into the slogans ‘Hope’ and ‘Change’ last fall should have read the fine print. We were warned. – Scott…
Here are 50 fascinating words from a leading member of the U.S. financial aristocracy and political class, captured and reproduced in a…
This (linked) essay by Edward S. Herman and David Peterson is essential reading – the best short summary/critique yet from the actual…
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