By Uri Avnery This week, the Prime Minister of Canada made a dramatic statement in Parliament: he apologized to the indigenous peoples of his country for the injustices done to them for generations by successive […]

By Tariq A. Al-Maeena Back in 1991 when George Bush drew his infamous line on the sand with his “you’re either with us or against us”, I chose not to cross over to his side. […]

By John Pilger In 1941, the editor Edward Dowling wrote: "The two greatest obstacles to democracy in the United States are, first, the widespread delusion among the poor that we have a democracy, and second, […]

By Aijaz Zaka Syed in Dubai There’s a great deal that separates the United States from us — two continents, two oceans and a distance of thousands of miles. But millions of ordinary people in […]

By Stephen Lendman In its near 86 year history, BBC has a long, unbroken and dubious distinction. Today it’s little different from its corporate-run counterparts in America, Britain and throughout the world. In fact, on […]

John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt – The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy, Allen lane 2007. By Ruth Tenne The Israel Lobby is a groundbreaking book, though paradoxically, perhaps, it may not be considered as revelatory since […]

"We work for the moral and traditional values which Socialists neglect and despise…." – Benito Mussolini          By Gaither Stewart in Rome It’s their strutting. That detestable image of the strutting that links them, the strutting […]

By Stephen Lendman Information for this article comes from long-time business, finance and political writer and analyst Bob Chapman who publishes the bi-weekly International Forecaster. It’s power-packed with key information and a valued source for […]

By Hiyam Noir On Gaza Strip, lives a young heroine, her name is Aya Masoud, she is 8 years old. Aya was born without arms. She is a fantastic girl, with a strong will and […]

By Tim Buchholz It was early morning (for me) when my roommate got a call from his mother in Wisconsin telling him to turn on the TV. That’s when we saw the first building on fire. […]

By Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has introduced 35 articles of impeachment against George W. Bush.  Two of the articles deal with the fact that Bush was never elected, and in […]

By Thérèse Taylor The recently released film of Prince Caspian is flawed by a tone of pro-war propaganda.  The film’s production is first rate, with beautiful scenes, alluring special effects and polished acting.  The only […]

By Joshua Frank Four years ago, as the sentiment against George W. Bush’s administration mounted, the entire left-wing spectrum hung on tight to the coattails of John Kerry, grasping for dear life. Critics called it the […]

By Kevin Zeese The candidates for the General Election are set.  Iraq continues to be a major concern of voters, with polls showing that 25% to 30% count it as a top concern, ranking second […]

By Saree Makdisi I didn’t think America was a place where bookstores barred people for their viewpoints, until it happened to me, right here in Washington, D.C., the city of my birth. I was scheduled […]

By Joharah Baker I just returned from participating in the United Nation’s conference on the Question of Palestine, organized by its Committee for the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, in Malta. […]

A new Hollywood film is drawing fire from American Muslims and movie critics for glorifying Israel while ridiculing the Middle East conflict and demonizing Palestinians and Arabs. "MuslimBridges is disappointed by Adam Sandler’s attempt to […]

By Kim Bullimore Once again, the Israeli military lied to its citizens and the rest of the world.  In an article published  June 6 on YNet, the online version of the Israeli mass daily Yedioth […]

By Jim Miles Palestine Inside Out – An Everyday Occupation.  Saree Makdisi.  W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 2008. This has been one of the most difficult books that I have ever read.  It […]

By Brian Wood Mahmud was a tall, strong young man. His black hair and thick eyebrows hinted at a shy nature, but he was a born leader. His popularity reigned among the families of Jenin’s […]

By Uri Avnery After months of a tough and bitter race, a merciless struggle, Barack Obama has defeated his formidable opponent, Hillary Clinton. He has wrought a miracle: for the first time in history a […]

By Neve Gordon Israel has decided to alter its methods of upholding the occupation, replacing a politics of life, which aimed to secure the existence and livelihood of the Palestinian inhabitants, with a politics of […]