Mesmerized by Melodic Rhetoric (Joel S. Hirschhorn)

Armageddon is closer than most Americans realize. Beyond catastrophe lies mob rule, a doomsday post-democracy, disintegration, collapse, chaos. Americans sucked into the economic abyss where violence ...

The PLO: Why an Alternative and Why the Panic? (Ramzy Baroud)

Feb. 13, 2009 -- When Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal declared before a cheering crowd in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 28, the need for a new leadership, his words generated panic amongst leaders of the West Bank-b ...

A Commodity Called Misery (Joe Bageant)

Here in Hopkins Village, darkness has come and brought with it good old Eljay, ready to split a bottle of the local bitters on my porch. The night winds are rising and with them comforting assurance ...

Biden Vows to Continue Bush Policy Towards Iran (Jeremy R. Hammond)

So far, the Obama administration has offered little in the way of evidence that it represents a significant “change” from the previous administration.

Change The Lobby (Ramzy Baroud)

Feb. 6, 2009 (World News Trust) -- One cannot emphasize enough the stranglehold Israel’s lobbying infrastructure has on U.S. foreign policy. The events of recent weeks undoubtedly attest to this.

Hillary's Campaign Debt -- Congrats Hillary Supporters Re: Payment

Now that we can no longer legally give donations to retire Hillary's campaign debt, I thought it might be a good time to reflect on the history of that debt since the end of the primary.

Tax Solution to Wretched Greed (Joel S. Hirschhorn)

Enough already. Drastic action is needed to achieve some justice.

For Palestinians, Obamaâ€™s Message is Crystal Clear (Ramzy Baroud)

Jan. 29, 2009 (World News Trust) -- When former President George W. Bush departed for his final trip home, that very moment represented an end of a long and unbearable nightmare, one that Bush epitom ...

Breaking Gaza's Will: Israel's Enduring Fantasy (Ramzy Baroud)

"Freedom or death," is the popular Palestinian mantra. These are not simply words, but a rule by which Palestinians live and die. Gaza is the proof and Israeli leaders are yet to understand.

Gaza: A New Middle East Indeed (Ramzy Baroud)

Jan. 16, 2009 (World News Trust) -- As Israel unleashed its military fury against Lebanon for several weeks in July-August 2006, it had one major objective: to permanently ‘extract’ Hezbollah from th ...

Is Israel Winning the 'Media War' over Gaza? (Ramzy Baroud)

Jan. 9, 2009 (World News Trust) -- "We are all Hamas," screamed a scrawny Mauritanian, repeatedly, as he determinedly drew his face closer to a TV camera. Behind him, thousands more protesters tunefu ...