“Deeply disturbed by reports that Iranian-Americans, including U.S. citizens, are being detained at the Canadian border with WA State,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal. by Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Reports that dozens of Iranian-Americans were detained at the U.S.-Canada border on Saturday and questioned about their “political views and allegiances” […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn / Black Rose Anarchist Federation This world is engulfed in a whirlwind of myths. But myths give meaning. Every fourth of July I reflect on the power that myths hold over people and how those people above, those that hold all the power, wield […]
by Tariq Khan and other Black Rose Anarchist Federation members On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the working class people who made up the rank-and-file of the world’s most deadly militaries of the era, ceased firing at each other. This […]
by DemocracyNow! WASHINGTON – The Pentagon is reportedly planning to deploy nearly 4,000 more U.S. soldiers to Afghanistan. This comes after President Trump gave the Pentagon authority last week to set troop levels there. There are currently 8,400 U.S. troops deployed to Afghanistan. The U.S. war in Afghanistan […]
by John Pilger/Telesur I have been filming in the Marshall Islands, which lie north of Australia, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Whenever I tell people where I have been, they ask,”Where is that?” If I Editoffer a clue by referring to”Bikini”, they say, “You mean the swimsuit. […]
by Mohawk Valley Freedom School/Press Release Many people are understandably confused and angered by the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut and trying to figure out why groups like ISIS even exist. Come to an exciting Freedom School class tonight to discuss the roots of groups like […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage Years ago, during the surge in antiwar activity during the Bush administration I assume, I signed up for MoveOn.org newsletters. As such, when someone pursues the MoveOn process as a vehicle to organize a bit of people action, emails are sent out to […]
by Colin Wilson/originally published at rs21 Seventy years ago, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The author recalls a visit to Hiroshima where he met a survivor. When I visited Hiroshima in 2003 what initially struck me was the […]
by Peter Bohmer Today is the 40th anniversary of the Vietnamese victory and the U.S. defeat in Vietnam. This was a victory not only for Vietnam but also for people all over the world who believe in self-determination and opposition to U.S. economic and political domination. To me, […]
by Doug George-Kanentiio The life and tragic death of the US soldier Chris Kyle, along with the release of the biographical film “American Sniper”, has attracted much interest into the role of these concealed and proficient long range killers. The word “sniper” comes from the snipe bird. Noted […]
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