April 2009
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Riding a Revolution to Nowhere By Boris Kagarlitsky
The mobs of protesters in Chisinau and Tbilisi are not demanding any radical changes to policies or the system as a whole. They are simply expressing frustration with the condition of their lives and society in general. But by failing to demand concrete solutions to those problems, they tacitly agree to endure them further. Continue reading
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US Aircraft and Elite Navy SEALs Defeat Three Somalis in a Lifeboat By Glen Ford
To hear the U.S. corporate media tell it, the Americans had won a huge victory over the forces of evil. The sole surviving Somali was in custody – a 16-year-old who essentially gave himself up, earlier, after being hurt in a scuffle with the American cargo ship captain who is now celebrated as a hero… Continue reading
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Avoiding World Conference on Racism Shows Obama’s Disrespect For Blacks By Glen Ford
Why is the White House reporting to ‘Jewish leaders’ on an issue that is of interest to all Americans, most especially people of color? Has Obama arranged such briefings on Durban II for ‘Black leaders,’ ‘Latino leaders,’ or ‘Native American leaders’ – representatives of constituencies that have suffered genocide, slavery, discrimination, forced displacement and all… Continue reading
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Video: The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived the ‘Special Period’
Video: Cubans share how they transitioned from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic methods of farming and local, urban gardens. It is an unusual look into the Cuban culture during this economic crisis, which they call “The Special Period.” Continue reading
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Politically Timed ‘Terror’ Arrests – the Real Bob Quick Scandal By Craig Murray
So why did the government want us to see that Bob Quick was entering No 10? The only possible answer is that, had things gone more smoothly in the arrest of the ‘Terror suspects’, the government would have paraded the footage of Quick entering no 10 as evidence that it was really Glorious Gordon and… Continue reading
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Investigative journalism under threat from new regulations By Charles Arthur
Worries focus on the fact that every government department, local council and even quango can access this telephone and internet data, given a judge’s clearance. What will they use it for? Continue reading
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War, Oil and Gas Pipelines: Turkey is Washington's Geopolitical Pivot By F. William Engdahl
For Washington Turkey today has become a geopolitical “pivot state” which is in the position to tilt the Eurasian power equation towards Washington or significantly away from it depending on how Turkey develops its ties with Moscow and its role regarding key energy pipelines. Continue reading
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COHA: Dominican Republic – The Legacy of Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez
Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez, a Dominican national of dark skin and Haitian ancestry, who would eventually become revered as one of the most prominent and best loved Dominican political figures of the twentieth century. Continue reading
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COHA: The Cuban Who Won’t Be in Trinidad
While the Cuban leader has demonstrated flexibility and emerged as a harbinger of change, Obama has instead taken the most conservative approach possible towards modifying the U.S.-Cuban relationship Continue reading
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Video – The Georgian trap
Video: As thousands demand Saakashvili’s resignation, Paul Jay investigates roots of 2008 Russia-Georgia War Continue reading
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George Galloway writes to the Charity Commission
I have become increasingly concerned about the abuse of your powers displayed in your brazenly obvious political double standards. About your attempts, under the guise of regulating British charities, to police the democratic efforts of political activists in Britain in a way never envisaged by parliament. Continue reading
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Video: Lenine – Jack Soul Brasileiro
Video of Brazilian musician Lenine. Lenine e orquestra Jack Soul Brasileiro – Acústico MTV Continue reading
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Video: Paciência – Lenine
Clip com imagens da música Paciência de Lenine. Amazing Brazilian artist. Continue reading
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Elda Molina Díaz, “Cuba: Economic Restructuring, Recent Trends and Major Challenges”
One of the distinctive features of the process of adjustment and reform of the Cuban economy carried out by the government was that even during the worst period of the crisis, the Revolution’s main social achievements in education, healthcare and social security were preserved Continue reading
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No Coincidences in Iraq by Dahr Jamail
Following George W. Bush’s example of keeping war funding off the books, President Barack Obama is seeking $83.4 billion in additional “emergency” funding for the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which, if approved, would bring the 2009 funding to around $150 billion and the overall costs of the two wars to nearly $1 trillion. Continue reading
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Sudan: Alex de Waal, "Saviors and Survivors"
Mamdani sees the Darfur war less as the outcome of the immediate political grievances of Darfurians and the Sudan Government’s specific objectives, but rather as the product of long encounter between the colonial and neo-colonial powers and Africa. Continue reading
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ONLY 5% OF THE POPULATION IS READY TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS IN HAITI, REVEALS A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE HAITIAN PRIORITIES PROJECT …
Only 5% of the population is ready to cast their ballots in Haiti, reveals a survey conducted by the Haitian Priorities Project. if Fanmi Lavalas was admitted to participate in the elections on april 19 2009, the participation rate would be at 85% Continue reading
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La revolucion energetica: Cuba’s energy revolution By Laurie Guevara-Stone
Such is the success of the two-year old program on this small island of 11 million people, that many other countries could learn from its efforts to be energy independent and curb climate change. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 