The White House press secretary announced US sanctions against Libya Feb 25, 2011 AF Corporations Serve the State: Sanction Policies and the Zionist Power Structure One of the key distinctions between a capitalist and a non-capitalist (socialist, feudal, absolutist state) economy is the separation of state and private enterprise. Introduction …

World’s Biggest Companies Billionaires Flourish, Inequalities Deepen as Economies “Recover” The bailouts of banks, speculators and manufacturers served their real purposes: the multi-millionaires became billionaires and the later became multi-billionaires. By James Petras Introduction According to the annual report of the business magazine Forbes there are 1,210 individuals – and …

Palestine aid models must change Far from offering sustainable development, the UNRWA’s Peace Starts Here aid campaign is simply life-support for Palestine By Keiron Monk “Peace Starts Here” is the slogan adopted by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to promote its work in the Palestinian territories. But …

Funeral of Ali Isa Saqer who was tortured to death by Bahraini police EPA Barack Obama Must Speak Out On Bahrain Bloodshed Bahrainis are suffering the same violent repression as Libyans – so why does Obama have nothing to say? By Amy Goodman Three days after Hosni Mubarak resigned as …

A Campaign to Gain Recognition of their State – Getty Recognising Palestine By Ali Abunimah What do you do if your decades-long campaign to bring about an independent Palestinian state on those fractions of historic Palestine known as the West Bank and Gaza Strip have resulted in total failure? The …

Gulf War Syndrome AP Killing Libya in Order to Save It: Gulf War Syndrome By Conn Hallinan, April 2, 2011 There were two images from the Libyan war that are likely to spell real trouble in the coming years. Onewas of several U.S. A-10 attack planes, ungainly looking machines ugly …

Richard Goldstone, South African Jewish Jurist The Goldstone Chronicles By Roger Cohen We have a new verb, “to Goldstone.” Its meaning: To make a finding, and then partially retract it for uncertain motive. Etymology: the strange actions of a respected South African Jewish jurist under intense pressure from Israel, the …

Obama’s Fateful Abuse of War Powers April 9, 2011 by Paul Findley The acts of war ordered by President Barack Obama against the government of Libya violated provisions of the U.S. Constitution and the War Powers Resolution of 1973. He also exceeded his authority by pledging U.S. combat support to …

J Street Conference Poster The J Street Scam By Philip Giraldi J Street is seductive. Americans have been bombarded with propaganda about Israel ever since the foundation of the country over sixty years ago. More recently, the United States has been designated by the media and the chattering classes as …

The village of Lifta today. Erasing Palestine From Lifta The Israel Land Administration (ILA) has put a plan in place which would see land in the village of Lifta, a former Palestinian village situated on the north-west edge of Jerusalem sold to private developers. A plan which would see Palestinian …