Sweden is changing—rapidly—says the author, but much of it is not for the best—or has it always been a mirage? Report: A tale of two very different Swedens Dalarna, Sweden By Ritt Goldstein Copyright August 2012 The attack came at the afternoon’s end, this making the fourth I would report to…

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By Stephen Lendman America’s way is imperial global ravaging. Past and present leaders reveal the soul of their nations. Arguably America never had one. Current domestic and foreign policies provide convincing evidence.  Past and present leaders reveal the soul of their nations. Arguably Ameri…

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By Paul Craig Roberts The morons who rule the American sheeple are not only dumb and blind, they are deaf as well. The ears of the American “superpower†only work when the Israeli prime minister, the crazed Netanyahu, speaks. Then Washington hears everything and rushes to comply.  Israel is a ti…

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By Stephen Lendman Editor’s Note: We perfectly understand our colleague’s doubts and reservations regarding Julian Assange’s dealings with major Western media—all tainted and complicit in imperial crimes by definition. However, in his defense, we think that he thought his informat…

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Miércoles 4 de agosto 2010 Los excesos de la Ley Antiterrorista Por Loreto Soto, RADIO.UCHILE.CL [This is an archival report on a conflict that has not been resolved. Read the addendum, too for an account in English of the same topic.] Testigos sin rostro, largos periodos de prisión preventiva sin…

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Eric Holder. If it weren’t for his boss, who surpasses him, he’d be the biggest careerist wimp today in the American government. Alex Wong/Getty Images By Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone I’ve been on deadline in the past week or so, so I haven’t had a chance to weigh in on Eric…

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By Stephen Lendman Goldman again got off scot-free. On August 9, the Justice Department dropped criminal fraud charges. Evidence the equivalent of enough firepower to sink a carrier battle group was buried and forgotten. More on what happened below. Black’s Law Dictionary says: “Fraud co…

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“See Them Burn! Hear Them Scream!” The Most Sickening TV Show in History by JOHN ESKOW Surely we have reached some hideous moral low—if only a temporary one—when a TV “reality†show like NBC’s “Stars Earn Stripes†can reduce the blood-soaked, brain-spattered canvas of war to…

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By Bill Van Auken, WSWS.ORG A leaked memo that surfaced Wednesday provides a detailed blueprint for an unprovoked Israeli war against Iran. The publication of the memo coincides with multiple Israeli media reports indicating that such an attack may be imminent. The memo was first published by US blog…

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YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS STORY ALREADY, but if you haven’t here it is again. It’s a simple story. The tale of a man—John Unger— and his (rescued) dog—Schoep— now almost 20, approaching the end of his life enveloped in the loyal love of his human companion.  In a world so…

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By Black Agenda Report editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley

The presidential election cycle is underway, which means that Michael Erick Dyson is pledging his undying love for Barack Obama. Apparently, the president’s handlers have favored Dyson with “access†– a quality that is wor

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By Patrice Greanville

Note:  This is by way of commentary on Diane Gee’s prior piece on the private ownership of guns, an issue which seems to cause enormous division… Read full post »

There is nothing that can show the binary thinking of modern man more a tragedy in the US. Tragedies are tragic in every sense, but somehow American Exceptionalism feeds into some need for a 24/7 media frenzy disproportionate to the reality of what same Exceptionailsm wreaks upon the rest of the… Read full post »

Email not displaying correctly? Click here for Too Much online | Subscribe | Share July 30, 2012 THIS WEEK Every summer the United Nations releases a survey on how well efforts to help the world’s poor are going. The just-released latest World Economic and Social Survey d/…

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By Rowan Wolf,  Editor, Cyrano’s Journal Today

By Wayne Madsen

The Olympic Games, particularly the 2012 London Summer Olympiad, are a celebration not of amateur sports and universal human competition but of corporate greed, international conformity to the “new world order,†and global oligarchs and elites.

The modern Olympics were the… Read full post »

By David Cromwell, MediaLens

How many war crimes does a western leader have to commit before he is deemed persona non grata by the corporate media and the establishment? Apparently there is no lim… Read full post »

By Stephen Gowans, What’s left

By Larry Everest

Why we should reject putting America and American lives first – and how we can make a bold statement for the planet on July 26.

Don’t get me wrong, I love most sports. But I’m going to have my TV remote (with mute!) at the ready for… Read full post »

As tersely reported in the Canadian business press—
A long anticipated development

By Michael McCullough  | CanadianBusiness.com
(Originally: March 19, 2012)

By BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley

Being President of the United States requires moral multi-tasking. One minute you’re gloating over the bodies of people you’ve targeted for death, the next you’re bemoaning all the senseless violence in the world. “As the United St… Read full post »

By Black Agenda Report  managing editor Bruce A. Dixon

Fracking is about as ethical and responsible as the brain deciding to mine the liver and sell its contents…But the US is run by capitalists, and for them fracking makes good sense. Capitalism after all, is based upon externalizing, offload… Read full post »

By Peter Hart, FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting)
Paul Krugman writes today (New York Times, 7/16/12) on media’s failure to factcheck campaign claims:

Perhaps in a better world we could count on the news media to sort through the conflicting claims. In this world, however, most voters… Read full post »

By Stephen Lendman

“Venezuelans are rated as among the happiest in Latin America and the world…Social investment is why. Around 60% of government revenues go for healthcare, education, and other social and cultural benefits.  [By contrast and with obvious results] America’s budget… Read full post »

By PAUL KRUGMAN
Suggested by Gloria  Stevenson
 

A couple of weeks ago the Northeast was in the grip of a severe heat wave. As I write this, however, it’s a fairly cool day in New Jersey, considering that it’s late July. Weather is like that; it fluctuates.

And this banal… Read full post »