Arizona Breaks from the Neoliberal Plan for America… Therefore They Must be Nazis

by Scott Creighton (updates added) Insiders report Sumner Redner was quoted as saying “Who the fuck is going to clean my theatres?” Sources tell us Rupert Murdoch raved “You ain’t taking my goddamn slaves! We’ll just see about that” Bill Clinton couldn’t be reached for comment… he’s picking out drapes for his new plantation down [...]

Educating Jon

by Scott Creighton Absent the naive expectation of any meaningful catharsis on the part of Jon Stewart (after all “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it” Upton Sinclair), the ambition of the following revelations rests primarily in the “hearts and minds” of his [...]

Israel’s Big and Small Apartheids: The meaning of a Jewish state

by Jonathan Cook, Global Research Israel’s apologists are very exercised about the idea that Israel has been singled out for special scrutiny and criticism. I wish to argue, however, that in most discussions of Israel it actually gets off extremely lightly: that many features of the Israeli polity would be considered exceptional or extraordinary in [...]

Rabbis Condemn Israel for War Crimes Committed in Gaza: Open Letter to Judge Goldstone

Dear Judge Goldstone, As rabbis from diverse traditions and locations, we want to extend our warmest mazel tov to you as an elder in our community upon the Bar Mitzvah of your grandson. Bar and Bat Mitzvah is a call to conscience, a call to be responsible for the welfare of others, a call to [...]

Gaza’s Calm Determination

by Norman Finkelstein, Information Clearinghouse To preserve my sense of purpose, and keep the Palestine struggle from becoming a lifeless abstraction, I need periodically to recharge my moral batteries by reconnecting with the actual people living under occupation and by witnessing firsthand the unfolding tragedy. From each trip I invariably carry away a handful of [...]