Highlighted by Jeff Syrop
From “Is the Price Worth It?” The Crippling Effects of U.N. Sanctions in Iraq by Mack DeGeurin
…it.” For Stahl, this historic interview would result in an Emmy award and wide journalistic praise. For Secretary Albright, however, her choice of words would spark a heated response from swath of the Arab world and would reinforce a narrative of anti-US sentiment festering since the very inception of the Iraq…
From The Oligarchy’s Plans For Our Future Keep Getting Dumber by Caitlin Johnstone
…e that it’s nothing but boring desert wasteland that’s really really hard to get to and survive on? Have you ever been trapped for a long time surrounded by nothing but man-made things, like on an airplane or a cruise ship? Picture that, but way worse and for much longer. It would be a sterile, artificial existence; even if you managed to bring in plants and animals it …