Politics
Reconsidering the Legacy of Bill Clinton: When the Democrats Turned Neoliberal
Climate Change
Bubbles in the Sea, Craters in Earth Spark New Methane Worries
Global Warming Deniers become More Desperate By the Day
Israel / Gaza
Israel’s Bloody but Hollow ‘Victory’
2007 : The Democrats and the Human Shields Myth
Debunking the Claim that Palestinians Use Civilians as “Human Shields”
Rabbi Lerner appeared on CNN this morning Thurs. Aug 7 for a short interview.
Amid Gaza’s Ruins, Impact on Children Most ‘Severe’: UN Official
Likening Palestinians to Blades of Grass
US/Israeli Hypocrisy on Human Rights
Gaza: Israeli Soldiers Shoot and Kill Fleeing Civilians
Eli Valley Cartoon: Benjamin Netanyahu Gaza Exit Interview | +972 Magazine
PHOTOS: Gaza’s half-million internally displaced
Over 100 Middle East scholars and librarians call for the boycott of Israeli academic institutions
Israel Flagged as Top Spy Threat to U.S. in New Snowden/NSA Document
Mark Fiore
Not Equal: Gaza in Over 1,000 Frames
Kerry-Netanyahu call abruptly terminated
Ukraine
Ukraine: Robert parry on ‘Cross talk’
The Pushback Against the Occupying Austerity Government in Ukraine Begins
Joe Biden’s Son Is Now On The Board Of One Of Ukraine’s Biggest Gas Conglomerates
The Silence of American Hawks About Kiev’s Atrocities
Stephen Cohen: We Are Promoting ‘Anti-Democratic Action’ in Ukraine
“It Was a US Instigated Ukrainian Coup” Spot on analysis from the United States Peace Council
Ukraine’s Dystopian Descent into Military Dictatorship
Russians Strike Back Against Western Nations with One-Year Food Import Ban
UN: Humanitarian Situation Worsening in Ukraine
Bank Regulation / Economy
Sick of this market-driven world? You should be
‘Too Big To Fail’ Banks: Bigger, Badder… and Here To Stay
IT’S OFFICIAL: TOO BIG TO FAIL IS ALIVE AND WELL
The Icelandic Success Story
Are US Banks Still ‘Too Big to Fail’?
‘Huge Number’ of Tax-Dodging Corporations Preparing to Expatriate
Trade
Obama Pushes Africa Investment as US Corporations ‘Drool’ over Resources
Law Enforcement
Police Brutality and the Failure of Liberal Democrats
Who’s Funding the Anti-Marijuana Movement? Private Prisons, Prison Guards, Police and Alcohol, Beer and Pharmaceutical Companies
Surveillance State
Snowden Given Three-Year Residence Permit in Russia
Obama Defends CIA Chief John Brennan Amid Resignation Demands
The Dumpster Fire of Obama’s Moral Authority
Obama Promises to Declassify CIA Torture Report
“I am absolutely committed to declassifying that report as soon as the report is completed,” Obama told reporters. “In fact, I would urge them to go ahead and complete the report, send it to us. “We will declassify those findings so that the American people can understand what happened in the past, and that can help guide us as we move forward.”
Dianne Feinstein: Administration Is Hiding Key Facts In Senate’s CIA Torture Report
Obama officials, Senate intelligence panel spar over deletions from torture report
Protecting Torturers, Prosecuting Whistleblowers
The Intercept – ” Obama’s Terrorist Tracking System By The Numbers”
Obama Administration Redactions on Torture Report Render It ‘Impossible to Understand’
HISTORY
Top 5 Most Absurd Pretexts for War in Modern History | Brainwash Update
Oliver Stone on Hiroshima
Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States: Episode 3, The Bomb
The Bombing of Nagasaki August 9, 1945. Unwelcome Truths for Church and State
Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States: Episode 3, The Bomb
The Enduring Myth of Hiroshima
Ron Suskind, George W. Bush and the Aug. 6, 2001, PDB
Bush to briefer: “All right. You’ve covered your ass, now.”