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Nuclear Weapons, ICAN and the Nobel Prize
By , October 08, 2017
Few times in history show the remarkable gulf between international civic action and international political constipation. The will of approaching a world without nuclear weapons has been matched every step of the way with the desire and wish to acquire or keep them.
Challenging the Dollar: China and Russia’s Plan from Petroyuan to Gold
By , October 08, 2017
If we were to identify what uniquely fuels American imperialism and its aspirations for global hegemony, the role of the US dollar would figure prominently. An exploration of the depth of the dollar’s effects on the world economy is therefore necessary in order to understand the consequential geopolitical developments that have occurred over the last few decades.
Britain to Criminalize Reading Online Extremist Content
By , October 07, 2017
The latest civil rights abuse came from hardline home secretary Amber Rudd. She’s spearheading a Tory effort to criminalize readership of so-called extremist content online – punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
An Honest Witness: John Pilger on Truth-Telling in the Era of Mainstream Media ‘Fake News’
By , October 07, 2017
Journalists in the truest sense of the word are truth-tellers. They break down artifice and propaganda and keep the powerful on their toes. To quote the aphorism: they comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
Few people on the planet have upheld this principle as long, as diligently and as consistently as John Pilger.
The Six ‘Secret’ Tactics of Empire
By , October 07, 2017
The 6 ‘secret’ tactics of empire are strategies of change used by governments, usually covertly, to attain political or military ends through means not normally acceptable to the populace as a whole.
Trump and ‘His Generals’ on Collision Course over Iran
By , October 06, 2017
In what must be a relatively uncommon if not unprecedented move, President Trump’s Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — the country’s senior-most military officer — Gen. Joseph Dunford told the Senate Armed Services Committee last week that Iran is complying with the agreement and that the United States would suffer negative consequences if it pulled out of the deal.
