April 5, 2013
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Going once, going twice—private firms bid for NHS By Sarah Ensor
Huge changes across the health service make a mockery of the Tory claim that the NHS is safe in their hands. New commissioning structures came into force on Monday of this week. They mean GPs can offer services from private companies instead of the NHS. Continue reading
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The actuality of a successful capitalist offensive By Richard Seymour
We’ve been waiting five years for a coherent left-wing response to the recession. We’ve been waiting three years for a coherent left-wing response to the cuts. Two years ago, I was asked at a talk how we could communicate the socialist solution to the crisis; I said it would be nice if we had one.… Continue reading
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North Korea 'Rattles Sabres'; Meanwhile, U.S. Pretends to Drop Nuclear Bombs on Them By Peter Hart
The dominant narrative would have you believe that the United States was basically minding its own business when North Korea began lashing out. On CBS Evening News (3/29/13), Major Garrett explained: :North Korean saber-rattling is common every spring when the United States and South Korea engage in military exercises” Continue reading
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North Korea ‘Rattles Sabres’; Meanwhile, U.S. Pretends to Drop Nuclear Bombs on Them By Peter Hart
The dominant narrative would have you believe that the United States was basically minding its own business when North Korea began lashing out. On CBS Evening News (3/29/13), Major Garrett explained: :North Korean saber-rattling is common every spring when the United States and South Korea engage in military exercises” Continue reading
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The Dangers of War: What is Behind the US-North Korea Conflict? By Jack A. Smith
The U.S. is well aware North Korea’s statements are not backed up by sufficient military power to implement its rhetorical threats, but appears to be escalating tensions all the same. What’s up? I’ll have to go back a bit to explain the situation. Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 4 April 2013: Palestinian Amer Nassar, Aged Seventeen: A Last Poem
4 April 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center PCHR: “In Light Of Ongoing Violations, Palestine Must Join The ICC”IMEMC – PCHR urges President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian leadership to follow through on recent statements they have made, in which they have pledged to sign and ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Continue reading