by Tom Engelhardt | Sep 13, 2016 | Redev, War & Peace
On the morning of September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda launched its four-plane air force against the United States. On board were its precision weapons: 19 suicidal hijackers. One of those planes, thanks to the resistance of its passengers, crashed in a Pennsylvania field. ...
by Conn Hallinan | Aug 31, 2016 | Redev, War & Peace
As the dust begins to settle from the failed Turkish coup, we can start to identify some winners and losers, although predicting things in the Middle East these days is a tricky business. What is clear is that several alignments have shifted, and those shifts could...
by Phyllis Bennis, Kareem Faraj | Aug 12, 2016 | Redev, War & Peace
It was after midnight when the small refugee Olympic team strode into the stadium in Rio, the very last before host country Brazil’s huge contingent danced in to the samba-driven opening ceremonies. Ten amazing athletes, originally from four separate countries but...
by Keith K C Hui | Jul 21, 2016 | Labor, Trade, & Finance, Redev
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) June 2016 research report “Neoliberalism: Oversold?” which was described as “a political bombshell … that caused a near-panic among advocates of free market policies” by the Foreign Policy analyst Rick Rowden [Note...
by Rob Prince | Jul 20, 2016 | Democracy & Governance, Redev
Cross-posted from View from the Left Bank. Some Background The aftershocks of the failed military coup in Turkey are resonating. Nearly 2,500 upper level military personnel, including more than 100 generals sacked and many arrested. 6,000 members of the judiciary, who...
