Analysis

By Stephen Lendman

In his book "Freedom Next Time," John Pilger used CIA Vietnam terminology calling Afghanistan "the grand illusion of the American cause," describing long-suffering Afghans victimized by conflict, violence, occupation, extreme deprivation and genocide.

Read more: Afghans: Victimized by Conflict, Occupation, Extreme Deprivation and Genocide

By Sheldon Richman

Despite the horror with which the war party has received the WikiLeaks dump of secret diplomatic cables, at least some of the revelations were cheered. Those who have been agitating for an attack on Iran were pleased to see cables apparently reporting that the heads of Arab states also favor war.

Read more: Beware the Campaign for War against Iran

By Robert Jensen

All That We Share is an exciting and exasperating book. The excitement comes from the many voices arguing to place “the commons” at the center of planning for a viable future. The exasperation comes from the volume’s failure to critique the political and economic systems that we must transcend if there is to be a future for the commons.

Read more: 'All That We Share' isn’t enough

By MWC News

By Anthony Lawson

Carbon dioxide, chemical name: CO2 is very much in the news, these days, because some people are trying to convince us that it is building up in the Earth's atmosphere and causing what they describe as "global warming", and if this trend is not stopped then the outlook for our home planet is very bleak. I don't think that this case has been made, mainly because there appears to be abundant evidence that atmospheric CO2 has reached far higher levels, in the past, and what could be more provable than the fact that we are all still here?

Read more: Carbon Dioxide and the 'Holocaust'

By Stephen Lendman

A November 10 Qatar News Agency article headlined, "Israel Plans to Rebuild Old Jerusalem - Palestinian Official," saying:

Attorney Ahmed Al-Ruwaidi, "responsible for the Jerusalem unit in the Palestinian Authority (PA), said Israel plan(s) to build new settlement homes in old Jerusalem where the ancient walls of the city will be overshadowed by modern bridges, synagogues and gardens spreading from the Arab neighborhoods of Sheikh Jarrah to Wdi Al Joze and Suwaneh."

Read more: Israel's Jerusalem Master Plan 2020