El costarricense es racista, sexista, homofóbico y xenófobo por Jacques Sagot 13 de agosto, 2009 El costarricense es ladino. Estamos envenenados por el prejuicio. Más que la mayoría de los pueblos que, hoy por hoy, alientan sobre la faz del planeta. Lo digo como lo veo. Lo digo como lo siento. Lo digo como lo constato día tras [...]

by Jeremy Scahill October 5, 2009 In the wake of the Congressional witch hunt against the community organization ACORN, initiated by Republican minority leader John Boehner and supported by all but seventy-five Democrats in the House and ten in the Senate (Independent Bernie Sanders also voted no), a small number of Democratic lawmakers are pushing back. Last [...]

by Bill Fletcher Jr. October 1, 2009 Last week’s announcement of the discovery of a previously unknown but suspected nuclear research and production site became a major story in the Western media. The Obama administration, along with its allies in Europe, saw this as evidence of Iranian duplicity on the matter of its nuclear intentions. Though Iran [...]

Cure Millions of Leprosy — or Just Give Hank Paulson a Tax Break? by Matt Bivens October 4, 2009 There are many possible responses to the news that we have committed more than four trillion public dollars to Wall Street. Mine is a roar of admiration. Four trillion dollars! Holy hell! I didn’t even know that was possible! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! After all, [...]

por Bartolomé Clavero 22 de septiembre, 2009 Hay casos particulares que revelan pautas generales. Si son graves de por sí, resultan todavía más graves por lo que ponen de manifiesto. A mediados del pasado mes de septiembre, una comunidad guaraní en Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil, ha sido desahuciada de su tierra por el método de incendiar [...]

by Stephanie Nebehay September 29, 2009 GENEVA – The United States called on its close ally Israel on Tuesday to conduct credible investigations into allegations of war crimes committed by its forces in Gaza, saying it would help the Middle East peace process. Michael Posner, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, said that Hamas leaders also had a responsibility [...]

by Jason Leopold September 27, 2009 In recent days, The Washington Post, The New York Times and other major news outlets have recounted the “troubled” history of the poor people’s advocacy group ACORN, but left out the five-year anti-ACORN campaign led by White House adviser Karl Rove and other Republican operatives. Dropped down the memory hole is the [...]

by Glenn Greenwald September 26, 2009 Anonymous Obama officials yesterday dictated to Helene Cooper and Mark Mazzetti of The New York Times their version of the dramatic and exciting behind-the-scenes events that led to the administration’s announcement this week about Iran’s nuclear facility — a late-night strategy session; secret consultation with allies; high-level diplomatic wrangling; the White [...]

por Roberto Bissio 24 de septiembre, 2009 A un año del estallido de la crisis financiera, en una semana muy cargada, los presidentes del Grupo de los 20 (G-20) se reúnen en Pittsburgh y las Naciones Unidas inicia su nuevo periodo de sesiones con la reforma de la economia mundial en la agenda. La red de organizaciones [...]

The U.S., Iran, and Nuclear Terror by Anthony DiMaggio September 26, 2009 Iran’s admission that it is enriching uranium at a second nuclear site was greeted with alarm in the halls of Washington and in American newsrooms on Friday.  Obama has long warned about the “existential threat” that Iran poses to the U.S. and its allies.  Concern over [...]