May 2012 Archive

John Pilger: Why the Assange Case Is Important

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 ...

Obama and Drone Warfare: Will Americans Speak Out?

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 ...

NYT Calls Rwanda’s Paul Kagame “Darling Dictator of the Day”

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."

Ross Douthat – the Etch-a-Sketch Columnist

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 ...

Hamiltonians for Hoover

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 ...

David Brooks’ Dishonest Invocation of Alexander Hamilton

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 ...

Group Puts NYT Ad Urging Japan to Apologize Over “Comfort Women”

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 ...

Obama’s Secret Kill List “The Most Radical Power a Government Can Seize”

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.

How Extremism is Normalized

By Glenn Greenwald: The Obama administration has converted once unthinkable government claims into permanent political fixtures.

Assad Blamed for Massacre of the Innocents

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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