On 30 May, Britain’s Supreme Court turned down the final appeal of Julian Assange against his extradition to Sweden. In an unprecedented move, the court ...
By Medea Benjamin: On May 29, The New York Times published an extraordinarily in-depth look at the intimate role President Obama has played in authorizing US drone attacks overseas, particularly ...
By Michael McGehee: That the New York Times published an op-ed by Marc Sommers calling Rwanda's Paul Kagame "The Darling Dictator of the Day" is significant. As is the comment that "he does not merit his reputation as a visionary modernizer" because, "The reason is simple: his state is all about force."
By Marie Burns: For the past nineteen weeks, Steve Benen, now of “The Rachel Maddow Show,” has been documenting “Mitt’s Mendacity.” Every week, Benen produces a new ...
By Ed Kilgore: One of the oldest memes for understanding the perpetual debate in American politics over the role of government is that of the centralizing ...
By Armando: In his column today, David Brooks invokes Alexander Hamilton in a completely dishonest way. Brooks writes: [T]he federal role has historically been sharply limited. The man who initiated ...
By Mainichi Japan: NEW YORK (Kyodo) — A full-page ad urging the Japanese government to offer its “heartfelt apologies” to the women forced into sexual slavery ...
Democracy Now! interviews Glenn Greenwald: The New York Times revealed this week that President Obama personally oversees a "secret kill list" containing the names and photos of individuals targeted for assassination in the U.S. drone war.
By Glenn Greenwald: The Obama administration has converted once unthinkable government claims into permanent political fixtures.
By Patrick Cockburn: In a massacre of unprecedented savagery that brings Syria close to civil war, some 32 children and 60 adults have been slaughtered in ...
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