UKRAINE
Ukraine: Anvil of the New Cold War
By Tom Hayden
The Mystery of a Ukrainian Army ‘Defector’
By Robert Parry
The Downing of Flight 17 Should Trigger Talks, Not More Violence
The Path to a New 1914?
How America Chose War After 9/11
By Jonathan Schell
Democracy Now Interview Katrina vanden Heuvel: With 100,000+ Displaced, Why Is U.S. Ignoring Ukraine’s Civil War?
Airliner Shot Down ‘By Mistake’ say US Officials
Killing Machines and the Madness of Militarism: From Gaza to Afghanistan
GAZA
Armed Robbery In Gaza: Israel, U.S. U.K. Carve Up the Spoils of Palestine’s Stolen Gas
Israel kills 107 people in Gaza Thursday: At least 788 Palestinians have been killed and 5,118 have been injured since the beginning of the Israeli attack on the people of Gaza.
Israeli War Crime: Video Shows Sniper Killing of Wounded Gaza Civilian
Democracy Now: Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Bombed in Their Homes and in the Streets, Where Can Gazans Flee?
Democracy Now: Not In Our Name: Jewish Activists Arrested in Sit-in at Friends of Israel Defense Forces NYC Office
US Stands Alone in Vote Against UN Inquiry Into Gaza Assault
UN Human Rights Chief: Israel Assault on Gaza Resembles ‘War Crimes’
Hospital, UN Shelter Struck in Gaza as Massacre of Civilians Continues
Amy Goodman: Overcoming the Media Blockade in Gaza
SURVEILLANCE STATE / CIVIL LIBERTIES
The Secret Government Rulebook for Labelling You a Terrorist
Apple Denies It Built NSA a Backdoor for 600 Million Devices
ECONOMY
Thomas Piketty: Capitalism in Its Current Form Undermines Democracy
POLITICS
Elizabeth Warren: The New Populism Is a Fight for America’s Values
PRIVATIZATION
Thirsting for Democracy in Detroit: Activists Resist Water Service Shutoffs, Wall Street and Privatization
Canadian Group Delivering Water to Detroit to Protest Shutoffs
ENVIRONMENT
Pennsylvania Fracking Regulators ‘Woefully’ Unprepared, Says State Audit
Industry Pushes EPA to Roll Back Power Plant Regulations
Weak Oil-Train Regulations Don’t Go Nearly Far Enough, Experts Warn
FUKUSHIMA :
In the Wake of Fukushima: “Why I Left Tokyo”? Eastern Japan Contaminated with Radiation. “Metro Tokyo Should no Longer be Inhabited”
MEDICINE
CDC Head: Age of Antibiotic Resistance Is Nigh
HEALTH / GMO’S
Fine Print of the Food Wars: Monsanto and Biotech Industry Pushing for World Food Monopoly Through Seed Supply
By Vandana Shiva
EDUCATION