Israeli court convicts two soldiers (for using child as human shield)

from Al Jazeera An Israeli court-martial has found two soldiers guilty of forcing a nine-year-old Palestinian boy to search for suspected booby-traps on their behalf during the 2008-2009 war in the Gaza Strip. The conviction on Sunday, which could carry jail time, was Israel’s latest legal reckoning over a three-week offencive that enjoyed domestic support [...]

Banks foreclose on homes that they don’t own

(H/T to What Really Happened)

“Waiting for Superman” Is Just Neoliberal Propaganda Marketing Pinochet’s Class Based School System to the American Left

by Scott Creighton There are billions upon billions of dollars to be made by the corporate elite and 1%ers who are currently waiting for superman to come along and help sell the privatization of every public school system in America.  The privatization of public schools has been a mainstay in the neoliberal economic reform platform since [...]

Israeli Propaganda in US Media