Category: Essays
Afghanistan’s Economic Problems and Insidious Deve...
Posted by Obaidullah Burhani | Oct 25, 2018 | Asia Pacific, Essays, Politics | 0 |
WHO Experimenting on African Children without Informed Consent
The World Health Organization (WHO) is sponsoring a malaria vaccine study in African children without obtaining informed consent from parents.
China’s Evolving Policy toward Japan in the East China Sea: What’s the Next Move?
by Chen Lu | Feb 13, 2020 | Asia Pacific, Essays, Politics
Both China and Japan are likely to enhance their physical presence in the East China Sea as each attempts to assert effective control over disputed waters.
Fact Check: WHO Scientist Caught Lying to Public about Vaccine Safety
Facebook is using its “Fact Check” feature to censor truthful reporting while itself hypocritically propagating misinformation about vaccines.
NY Times Deceives about the Odds of Dying from Measles in the US
Peter Hotez deceives New York Times readers about the odds of dying from measles in the US to persuade parents to comply with the CDC’s vaccine schedule.
Do You Really Need a Flu Shot? Don’t Ask NPR!
While purporting to debunk “myths” keeping people from getting the influenza vaccine, NPR propagates misinformation to persuade people to get the flu shot.
New York Times Persists in Russia Election Hacking Conspiracy Theory
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Aug 9, 2019 | Essays, Featured, Politics, US
The New York Times persists in propagating the unevidenced conspiracy theory that the Russian government hacked into US election infrastructure in 2016.
Afghanistan’s Economic Problems and Insidious Development Constraints
by Obaidullah Burhani | Oct 25, 2018 | Asia Pacific, Essays, Politics
Worsening inequalities, criminality, and political corruption is keeping ordinary Afghans impoverished while lining the pockets of the state’s cronies.
China’s Use of Psychological Warfare Against Uyghurs
by Mamtimin Ala | Sep 21, 2018 | Asia Pacific, Culture, Essays, Politics
The Uyghurs will continue to be traumatized across generations and for decades to come due to the psychological torture that China is inflicting upon them.
How the CDC Uses Fear Marketing to Increase Demand for Flu Vaccines
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Jun 19, 2018 | Essays, Featured, Science, US
The CDC’s questionable estimates of annual flu hospitalizations and deaths align with its fear marketing strategy to increase demand for flu vaccines.
Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources Fueling War and Insurgency
by Ahmad Shah Katawazai | May 29, 2018 | Asia Pacific, Economy, Essays
Afghanistan’s rich mineral resources could prove to be the best substitutes for foreign aid and could decrease the country’s dependence on donor countries and foreign support. These resources, if properly managed, provide an opportunity for Afghanistan to write its own story of economic success.
US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital: A Travesty of History
by Kerry R Bolton | May 24, 2018 | Essays, Palestine, Politics
To understand Trump’s policy reversal in recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel requires understanding the character of Zionism and Jerusalem as part of a “messianic” “Greater Israel”, as well as the historical relationship between this ancient pre-Israelite city and the many peoples of the region.
Review of Richard Falk’s “Palestine’s Horizon: Toward a Just Peace”
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Apr 23, 2018 | Essays, Palestine, Reviews
In “Palestine’s Horizon: Toward a Just Peace”, Richard Falk emphasizes the present need “to take stock, and reformulate a vision and strategy to guide the Palestinian struggle”. The book is an invaluable contribution precisely because it goes so far in doing just that.
The Gulf Crisis Reassessed
by Richard Falk | Mar 14, 2018 | Essays, Middle East, Politics
The “13 Demands” from the coalition of states that have implemented a blockade of Qatar are incompatible with principles of international law.
UN Resolution 242’s True Significance vs. Popular Zionist Myth
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Jan 26, 2018 | Essays, Featured, Palestine, Politics
Contrary to the popular Zionist myth upon which the entire so-called “peace process” was premised, UN Security Council Resolution 242 requires Israel to fully and immediately withdraw its armed forces from occupied Palestine.
Bannon-Kissinger Meeting: Are the Globalists Becoming Sinophobic?
by Kerry R Bolton | Dec 7, 2017 | Asia Pacific, Essays, Politics, US
In regard to Bannon meeting with Kissinger, what has changed in regard to Kissinger’s China outlook as an advocate of global plutocracy? In a word: nothing.
What Was the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and Why Is It Significant?
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Nov 2, 2017 | Essays, Featured, Palestine, Politics
The Balfour Declaration determined British policy under the League of Nations’ Mandate, which ultimately facilitated the ethnic cleansing of Palestine.
Qatar-Iran Economic Relations Will Improve, Contrary to Saudi Arabia’s Intent
by Jordan Abu-Sirriya | Oct 27, 2017 | Economy, Essays, Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s attempt to isolate Qatar will backfire and lead to Qatar improving economic relations with Iran.
“One Belt, One Road”, China, Globalization and the International Oligarchy
by Kerry R Bolton | Oct 19, 2017 | Asia Pacific, Economy, Essays
What was once called “imperialism” is now “globalization”, and China taking a lead is no reason for celebration by opponents of the US’s Empire.
China-Trump Trade Policy Leading into the Final Quarter of 2017
by Antonio Graceffo | Oct 13, 2017 | Asia Pacific, Essays
While some of US’s and China’s policy aims may be at odds, the two countries are finding areas where their interests overlap, and neither wants a trade war.
Cambodia Targeted by Globalists for “Color Revolution”?
by Kerry R Bolton | Oct 2, 2017 | Asia Pacific, Essays, Politics
Prime Minister Hun Sen has acted to prevent Cambodia from becoming subservient to Washington, which makes his government a target for regime change.