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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Putin’s 15 Years in Power
The film PRESIDENT contains never-seen-before footage from some of the biggest highlights of Putin’s career, and of Russia’s history for the last decade and a half: the war in Chechnya, the battle with the oligarchs, the Kursk submarine tragedy, Beslan, … Continue reading
Why Israel Should Not Exist
By Garry Leech By suggesting that the state of Israel should not exist, I am not being anti-Semitic. I am, however, being anti-Zionist. There is a distinct difference. An anti-Semite is someone who is prejudiced against Jews. An anti-Zionist, on … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy & Liberty, Human Rights & Justice, Imperialism & Colonialism
Tagged Israel, Palestine
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Bitter Lake (2015)
BBC documentary film by filmmaker Adam Curtis Politicians used to have the confidence to tell us stories that made sense of the chaos of world events. But now there are no big stories and politicians react randomly to every new … Continue reading
Chaos – Not Victory – is Empire’s Name of the Game
By Peter Koenig This is precisely the point: The Washington/NATO strategy is not to ‘win’ a war or conflict, but to create ongoing – endless chaos. That’s the way (i) to control people, nations and their resources; (ii) to assure … Continue reading
Chris Hedges: Make the Rich Panic
It does not matter to the corporate rich who wins the presidential election. It does not matter who is elected to Congress. The rich have the power. They throw money at their favorites the way a gambler puts cash on … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Democracy & Liberty, Human Rights & Justice
Tagged capitalism, Chris Hedges, democracy, revolution, Syriza, USA
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