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Tom Brokaw, Bill O’Reilly, and Genuine U.S. National Security

Tom Brokaw, Bill O’Reilly, and Genuine U.S. National Security

“National Security" is the closest thing to a national religion in America. …

The Financial Press: A Disinformation Machine

The Financial Press: A Disinformation Machine

Just as the government lied about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and is now repeating the lie about weapons of mass destruction in Syria, the government lies about jobs…

After the Boston Bombings: Our Freedoms and Duties

Global migrants can do our part to encourage nations to open their doors and to exemplify the words on the Statute of Liberty…

Why We Must Fight

If we are to stop this madness, we must fight and not just for our own sake, but for the sake of those who have yet to be born.…

Bush’s Legacy

Bush’s Legacy

This is not to put George W. Bush down. That’s too easy, and I’ve done it many times. No, this is to counter the current trend to rehabilitate the man…

President Kennedy’s Speech, Half a Century Ago

President Kennedy’s Speech, Half a Century Ago

In Kennedy’s short time in office, the United States had unleashed many different types of war, from attempts to overthrow governments and suppress political movements to assassination attempts against leaders…

Boston Marathon, this thing called terrorism, and the United States

Boston Marathon, this thing called terrorism, and the United States

To put an end to anti-American terrorism, the U.S. is going to have to learn to live without unending war against the world. There’s no other defense against a couple…

You Are The Hope

You Are The Hope

If there is hope, dear readers, you are it. You are motivated to find truth. You can think outside the box. You can see through propaganda.…

Uncle Ruslan Tsarni’s Organization May Have Funded Terrorists

Why isn’t the Boston bombing suspects’ uncle Ruslan Tsarnaev/Tsarni considered a “person of interest” by the FBI?…

Boston, Brazil and Islam: Irrational Rhetoric, Illegal Wars

The anti-Islam tirade received another boost following the Boston Marathon Bombings of April 15, 2013, which were blamed on two American-Chechen brothers, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev…

Israel’s Illegal Use of White Phosphorus During ‘Operation Cast Lead’

Israel’s Illegal Use of White Phosphorus During ‘Operation Cast Lead’

How the U.S. Media Tries to Cover Up Israeli War Crimes…

Recovery for the 7 Percent

Since the recession was officially declared to be over in June 2009, I have assured readers that there has been no recovery. …

Clarifying My Boston Marathon Post

My only effort was to suggest that in addition to grieving and bringing the perpetrators to justice, this could also become an occasion for collective self-scrutiny as a nation and…

The Demonization of Richard Falk

The Demonization of Richard Falk

It is clear from the hysterical reactions to Mr. Falk’s commentary on the Boston bombings that his own sin is in speaking uncomfortable truths many Americans don’t want to hear…

If you want to go to heaven, you had better get busy overthrowing Syria

If you want to go to heaven, you had better get busy overthrowing Syria

Be a Proud American. It is our right to be the hegemonic power on the planet earth, and that includes the Mediterranean Sea.…

U.S. Leaders’ Fingerprints Are on the Detonators

U.S. Leaders’ Fingerprints Are on the Detonators

While the Tsarnaev brothers apparently conducted the Marathon bombings in Boston, the detonators of those bombs also have the fingerprints of most Democratic and Republican politicians all over them.…

A Commentary on the Marathon Murders

Aside from the tensions of the moment, self-scrutiny and mid-course reflections on America’s global role is long overdue.…

Food Waste and Hunger Side by Side, Scandalous

How does the human race measure up to this wise saying when it comes to one of the essentials of life, food? Not well, it seems.…

Update to the Update: The Attack on Gold

Update to the Update: The Attack on Gold

The attack on gold is a desperate attempt to protect the US dollar from the Fed’s policy of quantitative easing. …

Moving Toward Divestment from Corporations Profiting from Israeli Militarism, Occupation, and Settlements

Moving Toward Divestment from Corporations Profiting from Israeli Militarism, Occupation, and Settlements

Israel has been consistently defiant in relation to international law and the UN, and has refused to uphold Palestinian rights under international law.…