Before I can explore the issue of Palestinian statehood, it is now almost obligatory for human rights activists to discuss what Israeli scholar Norman G. Finkelstein calls the “misuse of anti-Semitism.” This article is the first of no less than three quick articles that explores the question of the Palestinians recent bid for the recognition of statehood. As the title implies, the first article addre ...

Current reports indicate that up to 100 arrests have been made at the Wall Street protest. Those arrested are reported to include members of the media team posting the live video on Livestream. See the live video feed of the peaceful ongoing occupation of Wall Street at this link. Most of the police have not been interfering with the protesters, and many have expressed support for the protesters’ concerns. ...

By Saul Landau Now that the 9/11 celebrations of memories, oaths of determination, endless renditions of God Bless America and Nowhere else, and flying of flags have become old news, my wife and I take an overnight vacation. Driving north on scenic Highway 29 in Napa County, admiring the endless acres of grapes which will magically – and with lots of labor – become wine, I wonder who will drink the millions ...

If you’re a casual observer of the education debate, today might seem monumental: George W. Bush’s controversial No Child Left Behind (NCLB), which created a system of extensive high-stakes testing for students and schools nearly a decade ago, is finally being “revamped” by President Barack Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, according to a report in the Washington Post, and across the national pr ...

source: Carl Herman In the story, The Emperor’s New Clothes, a single clear voice broke the public’s confusion. At once, the public recognized what was before their eyes. The illusion of the emperor and minions was over. The United States is in a similar condition. The public knows something is terribly wrong with what appear to be unlawful wars and related War Crimes, economic looting in the trillions, and ...

See the live video feed of the peaceful ongoing occupation of Wall Street at this link. Sources report similar protests are occurring in cities across the United States and the rest of the world. Naturally, the "news" media cartel will continue to do their best to cover up the protests and the banksters' crimes. The banksters have committed fraud in loan origination, securitization, servicing, and foreclosu ...

Beginning September 21st at 6am, about 2,500 Kaiser Permanente employees throughout Southern CA were out on the picket line to protest Kaiser’s unfair labor practices and refusal to bargain in good faith toward a fair contract that protects patient care and leaves workers’ benefits intact. Today, September 22 they are joined by approximately 1,500 NUHW members in Northern California as well as 17,000 Regist ...

In the months following an outcry of alleged abuse in university departments on the campus, students are looking to places as far away as the Dominican Republic for inspiration to change this behavior.  Internationalizing the issue of workers' rights is exactly what is needed now that capital crosses borders with a key stroke while workers have no mobility.            Nearly 50 students from UMD attended a ...

source: Carl Herman Credit can, and should, be created to maximize public benefits. California’s legislative chambers passed AB 750 to fund a formal study of benefits of a state-owned bank. The bill is before Governor Brown for his approval or veto. A state-owned bank for California has several and immediate benefits. Ellen Brown expertly explains and documents: North Dakota, the one state that currently ha ...

 picture of the Saugatuck Dunes forest Citizens of Michigan and those following the proposed changes in the legal system in the state know that the issue that the state is facing is growing authoritarianism and totalitarianism that strips citizens of decision making and puts control in the hands of corporations and tyrants.  Corporations and their silk-backed thugs are looking to simply take the land they w ...