AGUA FOR HAITI It has been 3 months since we launched the appeal for our new project, Agua for Haiti. The response from many of you has been wonderful. Our first objective (financial) for this project is to raise $4,000 which will enable us to send a full truckload of potable water... » read this article

A Promo for Shadia Mansour's music video, "EL KOFEYYE 3ARABEYYE" follows this BBC article below. Hebron - The 24-year-old has been on tour in the West Bank "It's a musical intifada, a musical uprising," says Shadia Mansour squinting in the sunshine outside the hip hop workshop she is running in... » read this article

Selig Harrison loses no opportunity to show that Pakistan’s disintegration is only around the corner and to prove that Sino-Pakistan relations threaten US interests. Among those who lay claim to scholarship, yet instead of being objective in their analysis they openly promote bias, readily lend their pen to support vested... » read this article

"The destruction of Iraq isn’t a “failure” or “incompetence” on the part of the U.S. administrations, as suggested by those who pretend to oppose the war and the Occupation. It is premeditated and deliberate wanton destruction." September 6, 2009, Axis of Logic - If you believe U.S.-Western politicians and their... » read this article

Journal Entry #3 Andrew Levine's article, "Existential Threat" (below) honestly and accurately exposes decades of Israeli maneuvering around and out of any serious peace process. Already in the first Camp David accords with Egypt, Menachim Begin was recorded saying that he would rather cut his arm off than sign any... » read this article

The Venezuelan Government is taking concrete steps to combat a rise of criminal activity and insecurity in the country by also addressing the root cause of violence: Poverty The New York Times mistakenly headlined last week that violence in Venezuela is worse than Iraq. The sensationalist and distorted article, authored... » read this article

Journal Entry #2 Eine Schande (A Disgrace) After the shameful Annapolis “peace talks”, I never thought I’d see more shameful and degrading talks such as the ones currently being conducted in Washington.  What “peace” is there to discuss?  The “peace” that comes through daily Israeli air strikes, land annexations, house... » read this article

Editor's Comment: The author of the article below, James Petras, is one of those rare intellectuals in the world who understand the ubiquitous, corrupting power of Zionism within the social fabric and political life of the United States. There are many who mouth harsh words of Israel as necessary for leftist credentialing... » read this article

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 Sunni Patterson, poet and performer, gives us a heart-stopping message in verse about the injustices committed by the state in New Orleans and the strength and resolve of the people to fight for their dignity and human rights. Sunni is from the Lower Ninth Ward, but like thousands of the city’s residents has been forced... » read this article

Axis of Logic Columnist, Shahid R. Saddiqi wrote us a letter and sent us these photos to us from Pakistan, calling them "a glimpse into the devastation caused and the poor people's struggle to hang on to life." Torrential rains in these areas of Pakistan have caused the most severe flooding in... » read this article

Blame it on George Clooney. When a devastating earthquake hit Haiti on January of this year he was at the forefront of Hollywood’s response to the disaster. As a result of him jumping on board, many A-list celebrities followed fashion and raised awareness by doing what they do best: Entertain.... » read this article

This notorious private contractor is spreading its tentacles in Pakistan for undercover activities on behalf of the US agencies     Not too long ago a wave of concern had swept through Pakistan when the local media began screaming about Blackwater's growing infiltration in the country and its dubious activities. The... » read this article

هل تسمحون لي Would You Permit Me? في بلاد يغتال فيها المفكرون، ويكفر الكاتب وتحرق الكتب، في مجتمعات ترفض الآخر، وتفرض الصمت على الافواه والحجر على الافكار، وتكفر اي سؤال، كان لابد ان استأذنكم ان تسمحوا لي.. In a country where thinkers are assassinated, and writers are considered infidels and... » read this article

26th August 2010 - Ecuadorian Luis Fredy Lala told authorities he was the only person to escape alive when gunmen massacred the 58 men and 14 women at a rural ranch just 100 miles from the U.S. border. In an interview from his hospital bed, Lala said he was among... » read this article

Editor's Comment: President Nicolas Sarkozy's expulsion of the Roma (Gypsies) from France is a flashback to 1940 when the Nazis did the same thing. Sarkozy's just doing it in planes instead of cattle cars. How can this be when there is free movement across borders in Europe? His move to... » read this article

Editor's Note: We originally published this article on March 12, 2009. We are now updating and bringing it to the fore as it relates to current developments with the French builder, Veolia, also referenced among my comments below. - LMB Israel's Racist Rail System. Whom does it serve and who is paying... » read this article

The Revolutionary Work of Derrick Jensen and Frank Lopez Taking the long view Endless economic growth has turned into a global economic crash. What will the next hundred years bring? Students of history know that all civilizations eventually come to an end. The ancient Mayans, the dynasties of China, and... » read this article

A boatload of people fleeing from Sri Lanka landed on Canada’s west coast earlier this month, after several months at sea. They had been turned away by Australia, and finally ended up here. They are (presumably) all Tamils, and in the press they are described variously as refugees, asylum seekers,... » read this article

23 August 2010 The World Socialist Web Site denounces the ongoing campaign by the US government and its military and intelligence agencies against WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange. The rape charges against Assange, announced Friday by Swedish prosecutors and then withdrawn Saturday, bear all the hallmarks of a US-inspired... » read this article