Hillary Clinton’s Latest Title, ‘Grandmother’
By Peter Rosenstein.
What title could Hillary Clinton add to her resume that would make her even more appealing to voters than those she already has on her resume? That question was answered recently when Chelsea announced that she and [...]
Machopolitik: Why America Still Needs a Strategic Britain
By Julian French.
Alphen, Netherlands. 12 May. Seventy years ago to the day on 6 June 61,715 British troops landed on the Normandy beaches alongside 57,500 Americans and some 21,500 Canadians. The liberation of Western [...]
Who are you, Mahmoud Abbas?
By Yoram Ettinger.
Will the April, 2014 accord between Mahmoud Abbas, Hamas and Islamic Jihad transition these two Islamic terrorist organizations to moderation, or does it shed light on Mahmoud Abbas’ core ideology?
Unlike Western [...]
Better Love It or Leave It, Because We Cling to Guns
By Allen Schmertzler.
The times they have a changed. I remember when the extreme right-wing nuts were social pariahs. No mainstream politician or national media organization would openly embrace or advocate for them. They were either [...]
Are Reid & Pelosi Despicably Partisan or Senile?
By Frank Salvato.
When one looks at the statements made by both Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a valid question arises. Are they both horrifically partisan to the point that they would attempt [...]
Two Potential 2016 GOP Presidential Candidates Face Re-Election Hurdles
By Rich Rubino.
With the U.S. Congress suffering from single-digit job approval ratings, governors are likely to be in vogue as potential presidential candidates in 2016. Two swing state governors, John Kasich from Ohio and Scott [...]
Opinion: Japan, Russia walk energy tightrope over Ukraine
By Emanuele Scimia.
It is difficult for Japan to ignore Russia’s relevance in its search for a diversified set of oil and gas suppliers. But the spat between Moscow and the West about Ukraine puts Tokyo in a geopolitical quandary.
Ukraine [...]
An Obama Doctrine…Apparently
By Julian French.
Alphen, Netherlands. When asked by a journalist back in the 1960s what worried him most patrician British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan allegedly replied, “Events, my dear boy, events”.
President [...]
An Oligarchy and Not a Republic? No Kidding?
By Frank Salvato.
The Washington Times is reporting that a study by Princeton and Northwestern Universities has determined that the fundamental transformation of the United States of America has already taken place. We have transitioned [...]
Christianity in Troubled Times
By Alan Caruba.
The vast ignorance of American history by far too many Americans is perhaps demonstrated in the failure to understand that it was the free practice of their interpretation of Christianity by the pilgrims that led [...]
Your doctor is worried
Lawrence Wittner.
Your doctors are worried about your health―in fact, about your very survival.
No, they’re not necessarily your own personal physicians, but, rather, medical doctors around the world, represented by [...]
The War Within the GOP
Alan Caruba
I started out a Democrat because my parents were Democrats. When I was old enough to conclude that the Democratic Party was so socialist I could not remain one, I became a Republican. In her nineties, even my Mother registered as [...]
Gambling With American Democracy Vegas Style
By Allen Schmertzler.
“What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” Never! This is just a clever marketing slogan to give folks cover and license to entertain their fantasies in the “family friendly” world of gambling. [...]
Eastern Ukrainian Resistance
By Stephen Lendman.
Thousands of Eastern Ukrainians reject Kiev putschists. Perhaps millions. They want local sovereignty. They want autonomy rights.
They want them respected. They reject fascist rule. They demand their own referendum. [...]
Is Israel Isolated?
Is Israel Isolated?
According to Secretary John Kerry, “if we do not resolve the issues between Palestinians and Israelis; if we do not find a way to find peace; there will be an increasing isolation of Israel.”
However, a thorough [...]
Regaining our Inspiration to Explore
As an unapologetic space geek, I am excited to see the remake of COSMOS on Fox/National Geographic and its mission to re-ignite excitement for space exploration and science in general. As someone who wanted to be a pilot and astronaut, [...]
Will the Carpetbagger Card be Effective Against Scott Brown in the New Hampshire U.S. Senate Race?
By Rich Rubino.
Former U.S. Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) has packed his truck and moved full-time to his former vacation home in Rye, New Hampshire. He is running for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen [...]
The Hobby Lobby Contraception Case and the Rights of LGBT Individuals: Beware the Insidiousness of the Far Right
By Peter Rosenstein.
While it may not be obvious at first glance, there is a clear intersection between the Hobby Lobby case on contraception now being decided by the Supreme Court and the rights of LGBT individuals. If the Supreme Court [...]
Another False Flag Chemical Weapons Attack Planned
By Stephen Lendman.
Jobar is a Damascus area suburb. On April 1, Syria’s permanent UN envoy Bashir al-Jaafari said terrorists plan attacking it with chemical weapons.
He knew days earlier. He sent two identical [...]
America in Decline
By Barry Shaw.
When Barack Obama was running for president he promised, some say threatened, to fundamentally change America. The doubters now say he has fundamentally ruined America. Whichever way one views it, America is in serious decline.
For [...]