Barack Obama’s Legacy of Impotence

January 13, 2017 The President Who Wasn’t There: Barack Obama’s Legacy of Impotence by Jeffrey St. Clair Barack Obama was in Brasilia on March 19, 2011, when he announced with limited fanfare the latest regime change war of his presidency. The bombing of Libya had begun with a hail of cruise missile attacks and air strikes. … Continue reading Barack Obama’s Legacy of Impotence

Be Gone, Bush-dark!

January 12, 2017 Obama’s Farewell by Jack Rasmus Tuesday night Barack Obama gave his farewell address to the nation. The scene was a strange and disappointing attempt that failed, to replicate the hope, the energy, and optimism of his first 2008 address to the nation.  Instead of celebrating the unity of all those who joined to put him … Continue reading Be Gone, Bush-dark!

Dancing to His Masters’ Tunes

The Liberal Apologies for Obama’s Ugly Reign by PAUL STREET “Fact and Scrutiny” So this is how Barack Obama is moving into the final 20 months of his dismal neoliberal presidency, which he once (proudly) described as ideologically akin to the Eisenhower White House. He is nauseating much of his own Wall Street-captive party’s electoral … Continue reading Dancing to His Masters’ Tunes

Forget Everything You Thought You Knew About Our Government — It’s Much Worse

Published on Thursday, March 19, 2015 by The Intercept US Threatened Germany Over Snowden, Vice Chancellor Says by Glenn Greenwald   German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel walks with Chancellor Angela Merkel. (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images) German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel (above) said this week in Homburg that the U.S. government threatened to cease sharing intelligence with … Continue reading Forget Everything You Thought You Knew About Our Government — It’s Much Worse

Death to the New Fascism!

Why the Rise of Fascism is Again the IssueBy John Pilger February 27, 2015 “ICH” – The recent 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz was a reminder of the great crime of fascism, whose Nazi iconography is embedded in our consciousness. Fascism is preserved as history, as flickering footage of goose-stepping blackshirts, their criminality … Continue reading Death to the New Fascism!

The U.S. Empire and ISIS: A Tale of Two Death Cults

“Obama is a flame-thrower, a fire-spitter, a pyromaniac on a mission to incinerate humanity’s capacity to resist – a vision shared by the jihadist death cults.” By Glen Ford February 20, 2015 “ICH” – “BAR” – President Obama is a master of military supply and demand. His operatives and allies supply jihadists with enough weapons, … Continue reading The U.S. Empire and ISIS: A Tale of Two Death Cults