The drugs do work – for a lot of people

The Guardian Nice People Take Drugs – it’s not a controversial statement. We all know people who have. The last three US presidents have admitted to it. Much has been suggested about the likely next UK prime minister. Nowadays if a politician admitted to it, the tabloids would struggle to make a story stick let [...]

The Grim Picture of Obama’s Middle East

(When I first read Obama’s Cairo address,  it struck me as nothing more than a carefully scripted jumble of misinformation, rhetoric, and spin. But then I realized that it wasn’t what he was saying that offended me the most, but instead it was what he wasn’t.) Noam Chomsky, Common Dreams A CNN headline, reporting Obama’s [...]

Wall Street, Obama administration conspire to block financial regulation

by Barry Grey, WSWS In the guise of enhanced regulation, the Obama administration is working with major Wall Street banks to sanction a continuation of the speculative practices that precipitated the financial meltdown and deepest economic slump since the Great Depression.