History shows that, more often than not, loss of sovereignty leads to liberalisation imposed in the interests of the powerful.
Noam Chomsky
American imperialism is often traced to the takeover of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii in 1898.
The old-fashioned idea is that responsibility falls upon those who borrow and lend. Money was not borrowed by campesinos, assembly plant workers, or... →
I have often thought that if a rational Fascist dictatorship were to exist, then it would choose the American system.
It cannot be too often stressed that Israel had no credible pretext for its 2008-9 attack on Gaza, with full U.S. support and illegally using U.S.... →
It is a virtual reflex for governments to plead security concerns when they undertake any controversial action, often as a pretext for something else.
My father was a great sympathizer of Ahad Ha'am. Every Friday night we would read Hebrew together, and often the reading was Ahad Ha'am's... →
Intellectuals are in a position to expose the lies of governments, to analyze actions according to their causes and motives and often hidden... →
The Latin American debt that reached crisis levels from 1982 would have been sharply reduced by return of flight capital - in some cases, overcome... →
Violence can succeed, as Americans know well from the conquest of the national territory. But at terrible cost. It can also provoke violence in... →