Julian Assange has been under grave threat since founding Wikileaks in late 2006. Wikileaks promised to open a window onto high-level cor...

Many years ago I learned in school that most states holding nuclear weapons have agreed in theory to cut back; in exchange, the many state...

Last weekend a women's group of prominent activists walked to the Korean border, drawing attention to more than 60 ...

Dark & selfish interests would like Europe to fall apart. There'd be much more defense spending, and many more huge weapons sales...

We live in a world where our representatives are powerless. Democracy is kept in the dark. Fast Track gives corporate insiders the rig...

I've not yet seen the Amirani film "We Are Many" opening today. But look at the trailer (here) and recognize:   we'r...

Major meatpackers join sweatshops & convict labor operations to celebrate a WTO finding: labels mean restraint of trade . Because con...

Fast Track legislation on secret trade deals guts protective laws. Corporate giants and big capital, free to do much as they wish, can clai...

Yankee & Co. imprison, torture, and kill without trial or remorse. Such acts are unjust and criminal. But the world does little or no...

There's no back-story available for people we kill with drones. Many hundreds, perhaps thousands of people enjoying innocent quiet live...

The top-secret TPP was given a sharp stick up its arse by the US Senate, which refused to allow the Executive Branch ability to "fast ...

Exclusionism is an abiding part of life in Korea & Japan. If somewhat or somehow different, you're sure to be attacked. Anyone not ...

The UK election results are still not wholly reported, but one clear result: the Liberal Democrats were crushed. This is the party whose ...

Japan & Korea celebrated Children's Day on 5th May. Dedicating a national holiday to children is nice, but children's lives a...

The hobbled American government is now debating The USA Freedom Act . The new legislation supposedly will roll-back surveillance and limi...

Monday this week the OECD published a report (link) about systematic decline in Sweden's schools. Findings strongly suggest the teach...

Does anyone believe it's healthy to be Black in America? U.S. polarization makes Justice trivial and senseless. People are afraid of ...

Yes -- Knowledge is Power. That's why our political masters try to keep us in the dark. In Western nations (before these ruler-joke...

The European Parliament is debating if nutritional contents should be added to alcoholic drink labels . All other mass-produced drinks an...

This week is memorial to ANZAC, the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps. Especially remembered are fighting & losses in 1915 at Gallip...

Why's Government keeping trade concessions secret? Why can't the people know? It's Piracy laddie! A corrupt insider scam. ...

A ruthless response Smothering debate with guns Cocky right-wing thugs Gunned down in the street Is Karachi beyond shame? Two unarme...

Former CIA Director David Petraeus mishandled highly sensitive information and violated the U.S. Espionage Act, sharing classified nationa...

This sensitive report will require more care to cover properly. But bare bones focus is three topics (as signified by "maa"): M...

Overloaded ferry Sewol 세월호 sank a year ago due to overloading, poor seamanship, and corrupt management. Hundreds of high-school students d...

The security services (NSA, FBI, GHQ, MI6, Mossad, etc.) collect and share massive amounts of information. They process and sort the inform...

Nuclear reactor restart is very unpopular in Japan, with only 27% in favor . But Prime Minister Abe's in a heap of hurry to restart Nip...

Careless billionaires Hungry spawn of Dr. Hwang Sewol Splashing Politician tears! So dry beside the ocean Sinking Gangnam style Hi...

Obama and close friends seek FAST Track authority to consummate new TPP laws ( Trans-Pacific Piracy laws ). FAST is spelt: F %#k  A me...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia banned slavery in 1962, under reported pressure from U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Of nearly a half-million f...