George Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) In contemporary comedy, he was in a class by himself. GEORGE CARLIN, the fierce, imaginative and uncompromising social critic who spent decades castigating America’s colossal hypocrisy behind the comedian’s mask, has died at 71. His passing, in contrast to the mawkish outpouring of grief routinely engineered by the corporate media on [...]
By Stephen Gowans Original dateline: August 2, 2002 / Reposted as a classic essay, since “anti-semitism” continues to be used as a cudgel to beat opponents of Israeli policy into submission. How comforting to know my local newspaper, the Ottawa Citizen, is on the lookout for undesirables, striking an alarm whenever a persona non grata pays [...]
By Stephen Lendman Dateline: MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2008 Rupert Murdoch has a corrosive effect on whatever he touches, and this writer once tangled with him in an article called Lies, Damn Lies and the Murdoch Empire. Former Chicago columnist Mike Royko also did and remarked that “no self-respecting fish would (want to be) wrapped in [...]
By Stephen Lendman [This is a republishing of a classic but necessary article. (Original dateline: 9/2006)] The Venezuelan leader’s New World Vision puts to shame the treacherous policies followed by “Western” governments- that’s why the permanent Washington mafia wants him dead. After agreeing to supply discounted oil to the richest city in Europe – [...]