Britain’s downgraded credit rating: Moody’s wake-up call must trigger a change of course

by Observer Editorial February 25, 2013 (TSR) - For more than three years, the maintenance of Britain's AAA credit rating has been the explicit and totemic aim of economic policy....

Endgame Scenarios: Saudi Arabia vs. Qatar on Syria

by Peter Lee January 30, 2013 (TSR) - With all the reams of reporting on Syria, I am surprised that relatively little is written, in English anyway, about the divergence...

The All Powerful Federal Reserve and the US Housing Market

by Mike Whitney, American Freelance Writer January 30, 2013 (TSR) - Has housing really turned the corner? According to Calculated Risk— the nation’s number 1 economics’s blog– it has. Back in...

Sex, Homophobia, and Women: The Rise of Lesbian Feminism Part 2

by Devon DB Author’s Note: Please note that this is only an examination of the origins and difficulties between second wave and lesbian feminism. I understand as a male that...

History will judge our tweets: U.S. Library of Congress begins collecting all Twitter Posts

by Nafari Vanaski January 15, 2013 (TSR) - This might go down in history as the most bird-brained idea ever. We are talking here about Twitter, whose logo is a bird. The...

The Age of the Siege: Nazi Military Tactics Revisited Versus US-NATO Strategies, Economic Sanctions...

by Felicity Arbuthnot, critically-acclaimed journalist and Senior Researcher with former UN Assistant Secretary General and UN Co-ordinator in Iraq, Denis Halliday and John Pilger's Award Winning Documentary "Paying the Price...

Syria Swings between Hell and Dialogue

by Dr. Ismail Salami, Iranian Writer, Political Analyst and Chief Editor of Press TV website January 2, 2013 (TSR) - It is admittedly not hard to imagine how someone can predict a vision...

Gun Control and Arms Control: Can the UN Ever Become a Real Force for...

by Lawrence S. Wittner, Award-winning American Historian, Writer, and Activist for Peace and Social justice January 2, 2013 (TSR) - In a number of ways, gun control issues are remarkably...

Mali New Prey to West Imperialist Quest

by Finian Cunningham, Irish journalist and writer January 2, 2013 (TSR) - The UN Security Council approval this week of a French-led resolution for military intervention in Africa’s vast Sahel...

Obama and Netanyahu Disregards Laws and Facts: Why the Self-Defense Doctrine Doesn’t Legitimize Israel’s...

by James Marc Leas, Co-Chair of the National Lawyers Guild Free Palestine Subcommittee Dec. 29, 2012 (TSR) - Supporting all aspects of the Israeli assault on Gaza in November, President...

U.S. Covert Foreign Policy : Obama prefers to keep it hidden

The United States can no longer afford to launch major wars like Korea, Vietnam or Iraq. Obama prefers to intensify secret military action. Manlio Dinucci lays out the plan.

U.S. Major Global Export and Newtown: America’s Addiction to Violence

by Mark Graham Dec. 17, 2012 (TSR) - The United States is the number one supplier of weapons on the planet, its military the world’s largest employer.  Violence has become...