Category: Politics
Tax Havens and the Return of the Pirates
by Daniel Innerarity | May 6, 2013 | Economy(Last summer, the Tax Justice Network released a study estimating around $21 trillion is being held in offshore tax havens, which is equal to the annual GDPs of the U.S. and Japan. Tax havens, says philosopher Daniel Innerarity, exemplify our new age of piracy: TJN) Piracy is no longer a historical curiosity or a simple […]
Yvette Carnell: Why Are White Liberals Afraid of Black Liberals?
by Yvette Carnell | May 6, 2013 | Politics(The white liberal establishment, says the author, was quiet in the face of Melissa Harris-Perry’s baseless accusations of racism in a 2011 column in The Nation.) The question itself is already a provocation. As I conjure up the words, I envision the Rev. Al Sharpton rousing the peanut gallery, readying himself to shoot me down. […]
The Failed Neocon Attempt to Destroy an American Anti-war Organization
by M.J. Rosenberg | May 5, 2013 | Foreign Policy(Daniel Pipes hoped to destroy the National Iranian American Council. His plan backfired: AP) The war over war with Iran has many battlefronts. Inside Washington, the battle line is between a small coalition of peace and security, non-proliferation and religious groups opposing war and favoring a peaceful solution to the stand off with Iran, and […]
Did Bain and 9 Wall Street Firms Conspire to Slash Stock Prices of Companies They Raided?
by Darwin Bondgraham | May 3, 2013 | Economy(Bain Capital is now famous for being founded by former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, center, whose estimated worth is $250 million. Bain Capital is one of 10 private-equity firms defending itself in a civil case that alleges they conspired to defraud investors. This photo is from 1984. Source: WP) Private equity is poised to […]
Nullification: How States Are Making It a Felony to Enforce Federal Gun Laws
by Lois Beckett | May 2, 2013 | Politics(In 2004, Gary Marbut drafted a law that said guns made in Montana were exempt from federal law. The law would prove to be a model for 37 states and set off a trend in “nullification.”: HCN) In mid-April, Kansas passed a law asserting that federal gun regulations do not apply to guns made and […]
Bad Faith Documentary
Bad Faith
“A great and powerful and timely film” – Ken Burns
Critics are raving about BAD FAITH, the sensational expose of Christian Nationalism from directors Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones
“One of the Ten Best Films of 2024” – Variety