The prosecution took a liking to its own roman. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamasov Published on http://truth-out.org We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies.... Read more
Each society determines which thoughts and feelings shall be permitted to arrive at the level of awareness and which have to remain unconscious. Just as there is a social character, there is... Read more
Published on http://www.truth-out.org The closer your political platform gets to allowing everyone to do as they want and at the same time pointing out and berating what’s interfering... Read more
“The society that loses its grip on the past is in danger, for it produces men who know nothing but the present, and who are not aware that life had been, and could be, different from... Read more
Published on http://bad.eserver.org/ The question of what remains of JFK’s legacy now, fifty years after his death, or, the question of whether we are as divided now as to what JFK... Read more
United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay is calling for an independent investigation into war crimes allegedly committed by Syrian rebel fighters. . .Pillay said those on both sides of... Read more
“The military is a voluntary thing. I’ve got a ton of respect for those who do it and make a huge sacrifice for this country. I chose a career 16 years ago that took me down a differen... Read more
“There is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself.” Herman Melville Lets’ contrast a “Truth Era” that we were in... Read more
“This is our first task, caring for our children. It’s our first job. If we don’t get that right, we don’t get anything right. That’s how, as a society, we will be judged. And by that... Read more
If Occupy Wall Street is correct, this election should be a shoe-in for President Obama: 1% opposed by 99%. No one expects that to be the case. What we expect will be more like the ch... Read more
The longest-serving Senate leader is relinquishing his post in the next Congress and planning to use his influence in ways that could put him at odds with President-elect Donald J. Trump. [...]
Natalie Harp, a 33-year-old former anchor on a right-wing cable show, is poised to become the gatekeeper for information to and from the president. [...]
Steve Witkoff’s involvement with two sovereign wealth funds as he bought and then sold Manhattan’s Park Lane Hotel demonstrates the potential conflicts his new role will present. [...]
The president-elect has named wealthy financiers for key economic positions, raising questions about how much they will follow through on promises to help the working class. [...]
Donald J. Trump is set to regain office without clarity on the scope of presidential immunity and with a lingering cloud over whether outside special counsels can investigate high-level wrongdoing. [...]
The administration is pressing the World Anti-Doping Agency to allow an outside audit after it failed to suspend Chinese swimmers for positive tests. [...]
