Columbo: Somebody killed the Gulf of Mexico, Sir. Your fingerprints are all over the place.
Barack Obama: Sorry Lieutenant. Did you ask Bobby Jindal, Mary Landrieu. or Ken Salazar?
The Right is never appeased, never satisfied. And this ludicrous demand to honor Reagan once again is proof of it. The manufactured infatuation with the hypocritical Ronald Reagan, one of the most nefarious servants of the American empire, is yet one more triumph for the mind managers. Thus we now find this phony’s name on [...]
The murder of the oceans: chronicle of a death foretold. Editors’ Note—Problems like these, which in reality have simple solutions, become as tough as advanced cancers when humanity attempts to control them using the rules of the capitalist system, which, incidentally, creates them in the first place. Leaving aside the scandalous question of why we [...]
The best in social & political commentary without all the eyestrain We’re pleased to finally inaugurate our audio section with materials we’re certain you’ll appreciate for their lucidity, moral vision, and lasting relevance to the struggle to construct a new political system based on social justice and genuine democracy. Time permitting we will be adding [...]
Editor’s Note—The Goldman-Sachs scandal is not about the “excesses” of an “out-of-control” greedy bunch of executives but of system in which chastising one firm—if that were to happen in earnest, which surely won’t—is useless because others will soon take its place. Just like believing that a mere change in personnel at the White House would [...]
President Evo Morales and his people lead the way in opening a more serious discussion of ecosocialism Cochabamba: Climate Justice Has a New Program and New Hope for Victory Ian Angus On April 22, a mass international assembly in Cochabamba, Bolivia, adopted a charter (see BONUS FEATURE BELOW) for action to protect our planet from ecological [...]
Noam Chomsky interviewed by Dan Mossip-Balkwill The struggle to get a movement going capable of rolling back the American system’s pathologies is a hard one, but desperation should not spawn self-defeat. In this piece, Chomsky offers a few thoughts on how to break the impasse and begin the process. BRIARPATCH MAGAZINE, July/August 2009 / Reposted [...]
The more it changes…the more it stays the same. A “reform” calculated to pacify the masses, who in turn must rely on the media to judge whether the new bill does the job or not. Under the best of circumstances this is a next to impossible job for most reporters, since few understand Wall Street [...]
The Anti-Empire Report As long as The Lie prevails, the System will be safe. Its Ministry of Truth, oops!, I mean the corporate media, will make sure of that. By William Blum www.killinghope.org First edition March 8th, 2010 / Reposted April 27, 2010 Informed consent A B O U T half the states in the [...]
The Anti-Empire Report Human chauvinism, media cowardice, and the politicians and religious people who cater to this form of species narcissism are directly responsible for the population explosion which continues unabated. Reposted April 27, 2010 by William Blum www.killinghope.org The forbidden “P” word <<—Jon & Kate Gosselin, shameless breeders, are part of the crowd cashing [...]
When tedium is totalizing Many J-schools continue to regard PBS’ Mac Neil-Lehrer Report as the gold standard for “professional journalism” but this adoration only underscores the myopic acceptance of corporate values in the reporting of reality. Meantime, the Report continues to exude the priggish civility of those who can speak of great injuries at several [...]
