Politics

By Jacob Hornberger

by Jacob G. Hornberger

Conservatives are on the warpath over the reelection of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. They’re saying that Venezuelans have made a huge mistake in extending Chavez’s term as president, pointing out that Chavez’s socialism is destroying Venezuela’s economy. They’re also pointing out how unfair it is that Chavez used the powers of incumbency to buy votes with federal money in the run-up to the election.

Read more: Conservatives and Chavez

By Bob Boldt

I would like to make a few reality resets to the long-celebrated character of Christopher Columbus and the so-called glory of his accomplishments. Anyone who reads the unredacted account of Columbus’ landing on an outlying island in the Caribbean and subsequent events, might want to consider reestablishing the holiday in the name of some relatively more moral and decent historical or fictional Italian-American like Alphonse Capone or Anthony Soprano.

Read more: Incursion Day?

By Gideon Polya

The neo-liberal agenda of the Republicans  – maximum freedom for the advantaged to exploit the disadvantaged - means that over 1 million Americans die preventably each year due to deadly policy perversions that promote militarism, war, violence and dangerously unregulated capitalism. While President Obama backs regulation and preventive medicine, his opponent Mitt Romney’s fanatical Republican neo-liberalism will make this appalling situation much worse.

Read more: Romney unfit to be President

By Stephen Lendman

On September 17, the New York Post quoted Henry Kissinger saying:

"In 10 years, there will be no more Israel. I repeat: In 10 years, there will be no more Israel."

Read more: No More Israel in 10 Years

By Gilad Atzmon

Is it really possible that not a single Palestinian or Palestinian solidarity activist would stand for Greta Berlin, one of the founders of the Free Gaza Movement and its spokesperson for the last several years? Is it possible that not a single peace activist would rush to defend the person who was directly and physically involved in every naval attempt to break the siege on Gaza? Apparently, yes.

Read more: Abunimah Did It Again