The Guardian asks: has the Left missed its chance to articulate an alternative economic model in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis?
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The truth warrior
My following essay is published in Sydney Ideas Quarterly magazine: John Mearsheimer, a leading US scholar on international relations, has strong views on political issues from the Middle East to Iraq but until now, the establishment has been slow to listen. He spoke to Antony Loewenstein During this year’s Iranian uprising, which followed the disputed…
Killing in the name of US glory
The role of private military contractor Blackwater is a sordid tale of greed and murder. Here’s the latest from Jeremy Scahill in the Nation: Despite the Iraqi government’s announcement earlier this year that it had canceled Blackwater’s operating license, the US State Department continues to allow Blackwater operatives in Iraq to remain armed. A State…
Marching for the people of Gaza
This story is from Lebanon’s Daily Star in July but I somehow missed posting it. A number of colleagues and friends are planning to make the pilgrimage: A coalition of activists belonging to various Palestinian solidarity organizations are planning an international march in Gaza aimed at ending the blockade of the territory. The event will…
Rapping the Birthright blues
Above is a “docu-music-video” of Detroit MC Invincible’s song People Not Places. Kabobfest calls it the “greatest hip hop song for Palestine ever.”The video, like the song, is a powerful indictment of both the ongoing dispossession of the Palestinian people, and attempts to shield young American Jews from this reality through programs like Birthright. (via…
Palestinian freedom through Google?
The recent Fatah conference in Bethlehem was a sign that the US-backed Palestinian party was utterly removed from reality. But not to worry, why do Palestinians need a state when they have this? Ten years after Google Inc first rolled out its internet search engine, Palestine finally has its own Google domain, enabling the territories…
Israel is running rings around Obama
I share Gideon Levy’s despair in Haaretz over America’s seeming unwillingness to pressure Israel over its settlement program and overall behaviour in the occupied territories. During my recent visit to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, an overall sense of resignation and despair hung everywhere: With great sorrow and deep consternation, we hereby declare the…
Bombing Iran will bring freedom and liberty
Oh joy: Israel can delay Iran’s nuclear program significantly with a military strike — with or without U.S. approval — an Israeli security official said.
Iraq will chase these criminals to their grave
Code Pink show Donald Rumsfeld the welcome he deserves:
Zionist blow-hard receives helping hand
What’s the best way for the American Jewish community to show its love for Israel’s new US envoy? At a welcome reception for Oren on Tuesday in New York, Jewish organizational officials feted the new ambassador and presented him with the gift of a shofar, which Oren gamely blew.