November 2008
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Jamison Foser: The media’s Minnesota debacle
With only about 200 votes out of nearly 3 million cast separating Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman and his Democratic challenger, Al Franken, the race is headed to a recount. Naturally, conservative radio hosts are working themselves into a lather, baselessly accusing Democrats of trying to “steal” the election. That shouldn’t surprise anyone. But NBC and Continue reading
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Benjamin Hartman: GA Magazine / The Internet intifada
The JIDF made headlines in August by executing a takeover of a popular anti-Zionist Facebook group called ‘Israel is not a country! Please Facebook delete it.’ Continue reading
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Khalil Nakhleh – Review of Hatim Kanaaneh’s “A Doctor in Galilee: the life and struggle of a Palestinian in Israel”
This is a rich ethnographic and experiential narrative of local village culture, Hatim’s own village, culture and society. It is documented with immense passion, sensitivity, worry and a high level of personal doubt and torment. Continue reading
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Austrian Government Study Confirms Genetically Modified (GM) Crops Threaten Human Fertility and Health Safety
A long-term feeding study commissioned by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, managed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Health, Family and Youth, and carried out by Veterinary University Vienna, confirms genetically modified (GM) corn seriously affects reproductive health in mice. Continue reading
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Miriam Makeba- When I’ve Passed On
Not one that is seen or heard very often. http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.1763003 more about “Miriam Makeba- When I’ve Passed On“, posted with vodpod Continue reading
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South African legend Miriam Makeba dies – 10 Nov 2008
14 November 2019 — Youtube Miriam Makeba, or ‘Mama Africa’, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice, has died at the age of 76, leaving a great legacy behind. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari looks back… Continue reading
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COHA: A Strange Concept of “Security”
Catholic priest Rafael de Jesus Gallego, after he had been given assurances through the US Embassy’s Human Rights Office that it his visa would be routinely granted to him. Father Rafael was later told that the visa had been denied for ‘security’ reasons. Continue reading
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HUNDREDS CLAIM CREDIT FOR NEW YORK TIMES SPOOF
Hundreds of independent writers, artists, and activists are claiming credit for an elaborate project, 6 months in the making, in which 1.2 million copies of a “special edition” of the New York Times were distributed in cities across the U.S. by thousands of volunteers. Continue reading
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Under Obama, Web Would Be the Way
Armed with millions of e-mail addresses and a political operation that harnessed the Internet like no campaign before it, Barack Obama will enter the White House with the opportunity to create the first truly “wired” presidency. Continue reading
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Stephen Lendman: Targeting Aristide In Exile
Aristide is now in South Africa where he remains larger than life. Haiti’s symbolic leader. A man of the people. Dedicated to their welfare. Steadfast in his principles. Beloved and wanted back. Yet he’s vilified in the press because of the good example he represents Continue reading
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COHA: Brazil and the United States: Two Regional Superpowers Begin to Re-evaluate their Relations
The financial crisis of 2008 began with the failure of major financial institutions in the United States and then evolved into a global crisis with worldwide consequences. Brazil was no exception to this infectious tide, with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stating that his nation, like other emerging markets, must have a voice in… Continue reading
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Michael Bahl, Haaretz : Elderly Palestinian couple evicted from East Jerusalem home despite U.S. protest
In a pre-dawn operation in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of predominantly Arab East Jerusalem, scores of police officers and IDF troops Sunday evicted an elderly Palestinian couple from their home, despite protests by the United States, other countries, and human rights groups. Continue reading
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URGENT: HEBREW UNIVERSITY STUDENT FACES EXPULSION FOR REFUSING TO SHAKE HANDS WITH SHIMON PERES
According to Haaretz, Ali was studying in the university library, when the President walked in and began shaking hands with students. Ali refused to shake hands with Peres, saying that he was a child murderer and reminding him of the Qana massacre, which was carried out under Peres’s premeirship. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 