by John Reimann The world powers are playing out a drama in Syria. In this drama, the human beings are but bits of scenery on the stage of history. The young child who […]
Syrian Civil War: From Popular Uprising to War by Proxy
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March in Turkey
Here is a video of a mass march in Turkey. It is absolutely massive. Note that the police have not attacked it. Maybe this is significant.
Josh Fox tears up proponents of fracking
Here is Josh Fox, maker of Gasland and Gasland II, being interviewed on the Maher show. He is attacked by some proponents of fracking and gives no quarter. He is not intimidated […]
Meanwhile in Bahrain
Assad is a brutal dictator but the Saudi and Bahraini regimes are perfectly fine; political assassinations are terrorist acts, the worst sin in the world, unless they are carried out by drones; […]
Statements from SyriaFreedomForever
Here are two statements from a revolutionary group in Syria called Syriafreedomforever. We do not know anything about this group other than what is revealed through their statements. We think it is […]
Flood Report
Parts of eastern Europe have been flooded… again. The last such flood was in 2002 and was called a 1000 year flood, meaning such floods come once every 1000 years. So 1000 […]
Syria: Can a Disaster be Averted?
NOTE: This commentary was written a year ago. It provides a little background to the present situation. As the war is heating up there, and as the Obama administartion, along with […]
Who Really Rules the Planet?
This article from Truthout.org details the concentration of wealth as well as the interconnections of the wealthy and their corporations. Of course, it doesn’t say what to do about it, but the […]
Update from Greece
Update 14.06.13 Demos continued all day outside ERT in Athens. 75 cadres of PASOK led by Skandalidis want Venizelos (party Leader) to drop out of the governing coalition. There are severe frictions in […]
World Labor Hour Sat. June 15
WORLD LABOR HOUR SATURDAY JUNE 15th 11am – 12 Noon U.S.Central Time 90.1 FM and webcast LIVE world-wide at ; http://www.weft.org TY MOORE Socialist Alternative Candidate running for Minneapolis City Council. […]