March 2012 Archive

‘Scrambling to Understand’: Another Massacre in the Annals of the American Empire

By Michael McGehee: A useful observation about the role of the New York Times in the propaganda system is noticing how the “paper of record” provides ...

Are We Civilized? The New York Times and Iran

By Howard Friel: The Oxford English Dictionary defines “ civilized” as “at an advanced stage of social and cultural development, usually marked by the existence of organized communities and ...

Ross Douthat – In Praise of the Dark Side

By Marie Burns: There’s a dark side to American populism. – Sen. John McCain, attributed in the film “Game Change” The time has come to praise that most ...

The Collapse of American Democracy

By Berry Grey: One week ago, US Attorney General Eric Holder delivered a speech asserting the right of the president to secretly order the assassination of ...

New York Times Wages War on Palestine

By Stephen Lendman: Like all US major media scoundrels, longstanding New York Times policy features one-sided pro-Israeli reports, commentaries, and opinions. Its coverage of Israel’s latest Gaza ...