by Dave McGill
With an 80% popularity rating and what seemed to be a “coronation” before a joint session of Congress last evening, President Obama is riding high. But at this point in his presidency, it’s purely a case of style over substance. It’s far too early for “substance” to be evaluated, and that is not [...]

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by Stephen Lendman
Its roots are from the late 19th century when Theodor Herzl founded modern Zionism at the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland in 1897.
In his book “Overcoming Zionism,” Joel Kovel writes:
Zionism seeks “the restoration of tribalism in the guise of a modern, highly militaralized and aggressive state. (It) cut Jews off from (their) [...]

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by Dave McGill
Osama bin Laden has been tracked down by a group of sleuths to one of three buildings in the northwestern Pakistani city of Parachinar, and the trail was determined by the employment of assumptions that have been used successfully in past manhunts.

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by Immanuel Wallerstein
Every day, I read another economist, journalist, or government official opining on how best to achieve economic recovery in this country or that. Needless to say, the remedies all contradict each other. But almost all of these pundits seem to me to live in fantasyland. They actually seem to believe their remedies will [...]

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Dave McGill
Let’s look at some big numbers.  Last September, AIG, the insurance giant, was given an $85 billion loan by Uncle Sam ’s Treasury Department.  It was secured by an 80% equity interest which, without any additional information, sounded pretty good at the time.

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