The military industrial complex is a term casually thrown about today and yet it’s become a reality in the US and many states. State expenditure on the military and arms sales has never been higher. A new documentary explains: Cultures of Resistance: A Look at Global Militarization from Cultures of Resistance on Vimeo.
Hope, Votes and Bullets; documenting Iranian resistance
A wonderful new book has recently been released, Hope, Votes and Bullets (here’s an internet preview of the striking pages). It documents, through wonderful imagery, graphics and text, the millions of Iranians who took to the streets in 2009 during a period of intense political upheaval. The internet was integral to spreading the word. There…
Colombo and Tel Aviv gaze deeply into each other’s eyes
Sri Lanka and Israel seem to admire each other deeply. Both have a blatant disregard for civilian casualties and use the “war on terror” to justify brutal policies against Tamils/Palestinians. Read on: Eli Belotsercovsky, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Israel in New Delhi was on a visit to Sri Lanka recently. He toured Anuradhapura,…
How Palestine inspires the people of Kashmir
Arundhati Roy in the New York Times powerfully expresses the conflict in Kashmir, America’s willful impotence and the mood of resistance: A week before he was elected in 2008, President Obama said that solving the dispute over Kashmir’s struggle for self-determination — which has led to three wars between India and Pakistan since 1947 —…
The English Defence League and Zionism; friends forever?
The increasing ties between the hard-right and Zionism is clear. Israel has few friends in the world and the far-right loves the Jewish state for its abusive treatment of Arabs and Palestinian. Witness the upcoming visit to Israel by Dutch politician Geert Wilders to speak about creating a Palestinian state in Jordan. My friend and…
Don’t tell the major parties but corporate whoring isn’t the only way
It is possible to both sustain and support a successful political party without corporate donations, tobacco companies and lobbyists: For the better part of two decades the Victorian Greens have continued to exist by relying on the financial indulgence of its cashed-up members. Following a strong federal vote in August, it has received about $2…
What the US press follows closely
This is “news” on the Huffington Post: Michelle Obama shines at state dinner in India
Young Jews lead the way for Palestinian rights
This is what democracy about; not respecting leaders who actively oppress another people: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the Jewish Federations General Assembly on Monday was marked by repeated heckling from members of the audience, who were then unceremoniously escorted from the plush ballroom. The first heckler, who interrupted Netanyahu barely moments after he…
Sell everything to the highest bidder (cos the state won’t pay)
Great American writer and Rolling Stone contributor Matt Taibbi has a new book out, Griftopia. It tells the story of America’s financial crisis and its outsourcing to various shady characters from across the world. Privatisation on speed (something I’m also examining in a forthcoming book): In the summer of 2009 I got a call from…