1. Taking politics seriously
(Newsletter)

...rica’s wars of aggression against Viet Nam and Iraq might not have been waged if there had not been widespread suppression of the true story of the widespread atrocities American troops committed in t...

2. \'Swan Lake\' Painting
(Newsletter)

... on a hot dog bun. Float like an elephant. Sting like a frog. CONTINUE... Greg Palast on Vote Rigging and Suppression Investigating Reports By Greg Palast    Thursday, 09 October 200...

3. Republicans Trying to Block Foreclosed Homeowners
(Newsletter)

...mocratic National Committee and the Obama campaign have filed a federal lawsuit to block a controversial voter suppression tactic in Michigan. The Michigan Messenger reported this week that the chairm...

4. Piracy not of the High Seas
(Newsletter)

... warned of "serious international consequences" for the country's ruling regime following its brutal suppression of pro-democracy protesters. CONTINUE...   US raid in Iraq kills 'civ...

5. Obama tells Myanmar to free Suu Kyi
(News/Global)

... avoided direct contacts with leaders of Myanmar for decades, citing the regime's poor human rights record and suppression of democracy. A joint statement issued after the summit - the first ever betw...

6. Charges over Thai king 'rumours'
(News/Economy)

...old king that triggered a slide in stock prices last month. Suttichai Tienbhodhi, a captain in Bangkok's crime suppression division, said the pair had been charged with "feeding untrue informatio...

7. Arab journalists urge more freedom
(News/Culture)

... or humiliated in their countries every year." While many speakers blamed Arab governments for making the suppression of freedom of speech a priority, several others suggested that the Arab publi...

8. Danny Schechter's 'The Crime of Our Time'
(Opinions/Review)

... includes inflating multiple market bubbles, pump and dump schemes, naked short selling, precious metals price suppression, and active market intervention by Washington and the Fed that lets powerful ...

9. Obama Nobel Says War is Peace
(Editor/Editorial)

...eople killed and excess deaths from violence and deprivation of 0.4 million. Similarly, the US-backed military suppression in Guatemala (with genocidal Israeli involvement) was associated with 0.2 mil...

10. Ineffectiveness and Dangers of Flu Shots
(Opinions/Bulletin)

...oses, ear infections, pneumonitis, (and) bronchiolitis. It is only a matter of degrees, which indicates immuno-suppression, (not immunity). It indicates the opposite. So I never use the word immunizat...