The White House has issued a statement on the Russian troop invasion of Crimea. Here, in part, is what they said along with a translation: White House statement: President Obama spoke for 90 […]
Obama statement on Ukraine
The U.S., Iran & China
by John Reimann On Sunday, Nov. 24, the US and Iranian regimes reached a deal concerning Iran’s development of nuclear energy, specifically its refining of nuclear fuel. Three days later, the Obama […]
Patriotism and the Stockholm Syndrome
by John Reimann In the world of human psychology, sometimes a victim bonds with is or her abuser. It’s called the Stockholm syndrome, and Wikipedia describes it as ‘a form of traumatic […]
Who is responsible for the poison gas?
Note:This article is mistaken. We are leaving it up because we don’t want to pretend that we’ve never made mistakes, including serious ones like this one. Assad most definitely was responsible for […]
John Kerry’s “Colin Powell moment”
from wsws.org web site: John Kerry’s “Colin Powell moment” On the eve of war with Syria 27 August 2013 Yesterday, US Secretary of State John Kerry appeared on national television to deliver […]
End of US Capitalism’s Hegemony
It’s now officially over. Even the Wall St. Journal admits it. And who would have thought that the official end would come about over something like being unable to extradite an alleged […]
Preparing for Revolution
Note: The document below was produced by the Workers International Network (WIN) in 2009. It tries to lay out some of the main developments in the world today, but WIN does not […]
Syrian Civil War: From Popular Uprising to War by Proxy
by John Reimann NOTE: sparked by a critixism of another article on use of poison gas in Syria, we are reviewing other early articles on the Syrian revolution and counter-revolution. This article is […]
Turkey: Some General Points
Here is a general run-down of Turkish politics since the days of Kemal Ataturk. It explains the deep divisions in society, especially apparently between the more conservative rural areas and the cities. […]
How long can the Turkish regime last?
Watch this video. The youth rush a group of police and force them to flee. I think the regime is in serious trouble as these youth show no fear whatsoever. And it seems […]