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9-11 AT NINE

The Conspiracy Industry and the Lure of Fascism by Bill Weinberg, World War 4 Report New York City’s WBAI Radio—flagship of the progressive, non-profit Pacifica Network, where I am a producer—unfortunately provides a case study in the increasing embrace of right-wing conspiracy… Read more9-11 AT NINE

Our New Pamphlet: Deja Vu in Peru

Dear Readers: A big thanks to all of you who responded to our mailing last month and answered our Exit Poll. Please keep the communication coming so we know you are out there. Those of you who have long been… Read moreOur New Pamphlet: Deja Vu in Peru

THE POLITICS OF DENIALISM

The Strange Case of Rwanda Book Review: THE POLITICS OF GENOCIDE by Edward S. Herman and David Peterson Monthly Review Press, New York, 2010 by Gerald Caplan, Pambazuka News Edward Herman is a professor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania… Read moreTHE POLITICS OF DENIALISM

BLOCKADE!

Dockworkers Worldwide Respond to Israel’s Flotilla Massacre by Greg Dropkin, LabourNet, UK Three weeks after the massacre on the Freedom Flotilla, ILWU dockworkers in the San Francisco Bay area delayed an Israeli Zim Lines ship for 24 hours, the Swedish… Read moreBLOCKADE!

BP: THE CASE FOR PUBLIC OWNERSHIP

by Billy Wharton, In These Times If arrogant disregard for humanity and the natural world were qualities that triggered the seizure of assets, BP would have been under public ownership long ago. It still isn’t. But BP’s criminal act of… Read moreBP: THE CASE FOR PUBLIC OWNERSHIP

Does World War 4 Report Have Readers?

Dear Readers: We have a very important question for you. Do you exist? No really, we need to know. We work hard on World War 4 Report every day. A month ago, with our June issue, we both asked for… Read moreDoes World War 4 Report Have Readers?

IT’S OFFICIAL: THE U.S. IS NOT A SAFE HAVEN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS

by Pamela Merchant, Center for Justice and Accountability This month, in one of the most significant human rights cases to be heard by the Supreme Court in years, the Court unanimously ruled that former foreign government officials who come to… Read moreIT’S OFFICIAL: THE U.S. IS NOT A SAFE HAVEN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS

COLOMBIA’S PRESIDENT RAILS AGAINST JUSTICE, CLINTON STANDS BY

by Lisa Haugaard, Colombia Peace Update Colombia’s outgoing President Alvaro Uribe has launched an assault against his country’s courts for taking some initial steps to bring high-ranking military and government officials to justice for their role in murder, illegal wiretapping,… Read moreCOLOMBIA’S PRESIDENT RAILS AGAINST JUSTICE, CLINTON STANDS BY

THE WILDCAT STRIKES IN CHINA

Towards an Independent Labor Movement? by Lance Carter, Insurgent Notes The wildcat strike at the Nanhai Honda factory which formally ended on June 4 with a partial victory for workers, has subsequently inspired two other Honda factories in the Pearl… Read moreTHE WILDCAT STRIKES IN CHINA

PRIVATE PRISONS, PUBLIC PAIN

In prisons run by private companies, the bottom line is the only thing that matters. by Peter Gorman, Fort Worth Weekly Reeves County straddles Interstate 20 in far West Texas, between Odessa and El Paso. The county seat is Pecos,… Read morePRIVATE PRISONS, PUBLIC PAIN

Please Support Our Summer Fund Drive

Dear readers: World War 4 Report remains deeply in debt after our travel to Bolivia to cover the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth. On the evening of June 18, we will be hosting… Read morePlease Support Our Summer Fund Drive

HAITI: STRUGGLE AND SOLIDARITY AFTER THE CATACLYSM

An Interview with Batay Ouvriye by David L. Wilson, World War 4 Report It is now more than four months since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, leveling much of the Port-au-Prince area and killing nearly a quarter of a… Read moreHAITI: STRUGGLE AND SOLIDARITY AFTER THE CATACLYSM