Iraqis Use 9/11 Victims Bill To Demand Compensation From US For 2003 Invasion

Published on mint press news, by Sputnik News, Oct 3, 2016.

In light of a bill passed by the US Congress allowing families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia, Iraqis have asked their parliament to demand compensation for the US invasion of Iraq.   Continuer la lecture de « Iraqis Use 9/11 Victims Bill To Demand Compensation From US For 2003 Invasion »

(US) Wages are so stagnant even the Federal Reserve has begun to notice (pardon, to confess)

Published on Systemic Disorder, Sept 29, 2016.

You are working harder while not making more. It isn’t your imagination. The latest research demonstrating this comes, interestingly, from the St. Louis branch of the United States Federal Reserve. Continuer la lecture de « (US) Wages are so stagnant even the Federal Reserve has begun to notice (pardon, to confess) »

Unreliability, Spinelessness of the Western “Left”

Published on Dissident Voice, by André Vltchek, Sept 30, 2016.

… For years and decades, the so-called ‘left’ in the West has been moderately critical of North American (and sometimes even of European) imperialism and neo-colonialism. But whenever some individual or country rose up and began openly challenging the Empire, most of the Western left-wing intellectuals simply closed their eyes, and refused to offer their full, unconditional support to those who were putting their lives (and often even the existence of their countries) on the line.   Continuer la lecture de « Unreliability, Spinelessness of the Western “Left” »