By Rowan Wolf I am publishing two excellent student papers simultaneously as they are almost the flip side of the same issue – namely privilege and what comes tripping off the tongues of the privileged. The first paper is “Divorcing a Friend” and looks at the sad experience of racism in a group of friends [...]
By Devryck Weaver – Spring 2011 I realized quickly when I knew I should That the world was made up of this Brotherhood of Men For whatever that means. ~ Linda Perry I do not know what the process of permanent separation is for a long term friendship. I have only ever lost touch with [...]
By Jason Brown I sit in the passenger seat of my friend’s jeep. We are bulldozing our way through NYC traffic, trying to get to the Holland tunnel via Canal St. Every week we head out to Jersey and meet up with a group of guys that get in armor and hit each other with [...]
By Stephen Lendman Escalated intervention keeps incrementally building toward sending combat troops against Gaddafi, French and UK leaders signaling what may, in fact, have been planned all along, perhaps including US marines. More on that below.
By Ramzy Baroud “Dear Mary,” wrote Italian justice activist Vittorio Arrigoni to a friend. “Do you (know who) will be on the boats?… I’m still in Gaza, waiting for you. I will be at the boat to greet you. Stay human. Vik.” “Mary” is Mary Hughes Thompson, a dedicated activist who braved the high seas [...]
By Stephen Lendman A previous article discussed the dirty game, accessed through the following link: http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2011/04/republican-plan-to-end-social-security.html
By John Fefffer. Republished from World Beat at FPIF. Washington is a slaughterhouse these days, as politicians from across the political spectrum take their knives to the budget. Going under the blade are dozens of social programs that provide food for low-income women and children, energy assistance to folks who can’t pay their heating bills, [...]
by Stephen Lendman In his powerful 2006 book titled, “The Power of Israel in the United States,” James Petras explained the enormous Jewish Lobby influence on US Middle East policies. Often harming American interests, they’re pursued anyway because of its grassroots and high-level control over government, business leaders, academia, the clergy and mass media since [...]