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Empire’s Ally: What Happened to Canada?

January 30, 2014

Can international capital explain why Canada has become so subservient to the U.S. in Afghanistan and beyond?

To Washington, Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan Has Gone Off the Reservation

January 3, 2014

Recep Tayyio Erdogan’s political instincts seem to have deserted him.

Conn Hallinan’s 2013 “Are You Serious?” Awards

December 19, 2013

Each year Conn Hallinan looks aghast at news stories and newsmakers that beggar belief.

Is Iran Granted the Right to Enrich Uranium by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty or Isn’t It?

December 6, 2013

Those who seek to deny Iran the right to uranium enrichment attempt to twist the NPT to their own ends.

Remembering Mandela in Berkeley

December 6, 2013

A tribute to Nelson Mandela from San Francisco's East Bay, birthplace of the U.S. anti-apartheid movement.

Pandora and the Drones

December 3, 2013

Drones are a growth industry with, aside from the U.S., states such as Israel, Britain, Sweden, Iran, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, and even Lebanon in possession of the more lethal varieties.