Hey Okinawa! Some of us on this boat are from Hawai‘i. Our hearts are so sad to see this construction because we are island people too. We love our fish, we love our seaweed and we love our ocean, and we know our life comes from the ocean. We have places in Hawai'i that are poisoned by the military. We don't know if they are going to be OK. We don't know if we can heal those … [Read more...] about Women activists join struggle for peace in Okinawa
Being Honest About Venezuela
By Mike Gonzalez Source: Jacobin Magazine July 9, 2017Venezuela descends deeper into a political and economic crisis every day. The death toll rises relentlessly, and the vicious street battles show no signs of abating.On June 27, looters trashed the city of Maracay; they burned shops, public transport stations, government buildings, and homes in a single night of … [Read more...] about Being Honest About Venezuela
America at War Since 9/11
The headlines arrive in my inbox day after day: “U.S.-led airstrikes in Syria killed hundreds of civilians, U.N. panel says.” “Pentagon wants to declare more parts of world as temporary battlefields.” “The U.S. was supposed to leave Afghanistan by 2017. Now it might take decades.” There are so many wars and rumors of war involving our country these days that it starts to feel a … [Read more...] about America at War Since 9/11
Killer Drones in the Empire State
By Norman Solomon (in Z MAGAZINE; May 27, 2017)At dusk I stood on a residential street with trim lawns and watched planes approach a runaway along the other side of a chain-link fence. Just a few dozen yards away, a JetBlue airliner landed. Then a United plane followed. But the next aircraft looked different. It was a bit smaller and had no markings or taillights. A … [Read more...] about Killer Drones in the Empire State
Hersh’s New Syria Revelations Buried From View
June 27, 2017 CounterpunchJonathan CookVeteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, the man who exposed the Mai Lai massacre during the Vietnam War and the US military’s abuses of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib in 2004, is probably the most influential journalist of the modern era, with the possible exception of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the pair who … [Read more...] about Hersh’s New Syria Revelations Buried From View