By Nile Bowie. Republished from Information Clearing House. On a recent trip to West Africa, the newly appointed managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde ordered the governments of Nigeria, Guinea, Cameroon, Ghana and Chad to relinquish vital fuel subsidies. Much to the dismay of the population of these nations, the prices of [...]
By Phil Rockstroh African Wild Dog. Image from Wellington Zoo It is laughable (in a weeping outright sort of way) that Obama and his fellow Democratic Party supporters and apologists can’t find a more resonant campaign theme than, “We carry out the agendas of the national security/bankster/militarist state (i.e., the one percent) while appearing to [...]
By John Feffer. Republished from Foreign Policy in Focus. John F. Kennedy essentially bought his way into politics. His father, the wealthy Joseph Kennedy, picked out a nice congressional seat in Massachusetts and basically paid the occupant of the position to step down and run instead for the Boston mayoralty. JFK’s father then tried to [...]
By Patrick Martin. Republished with permission from WSWS. Picture of Obama signing NDAA courtesy of Forbes. President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law on New Year’s Eve. The bill provides a massive $662 billion for the US war machine and makes unprecedented inroads into democratic rights, authorizing the US military [...]
By Rowan Wolf Ron Paul It is quite possible that Ron Paul could win the Iowa caucuses. It is even possible that Paul could come out quite strong in a number of other primaries.While it is a long shot, Ron Paul could even take the Republican nomination; however, this latter is highly unlikely. Namely because [...]
by Tom Burghardt Antifascist Calling… Reacting to American threats to crater their economy, Iran’s first vice president Mohammad-Reza Rahimi said last week that the Islamic Republic would retaliate by blocking all oil shipments through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Following a sustained covert terror campaign by the U.S. and Israel, Rahimi declared: “If they impose [...]
By Rowan Wolf Please donate to the Red Cross by clicking the logo at the left. As 2011 closes, I would appreciate your considering throwing a few bucks to the Red Cross. They are a worthy organization, and they are being called on more an more frequently – here and abroad – to meet the [...]