Will Palestine join “phantom republics”?
Anonymous Palestinian Statehood Why does the USA want a palestinian state isn’t that what we’ve wanted for years, two state solution? Bill Weinberg Ironic or naive on Palestinian statehood? When…
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“Ecoterrorist” Briana Waters gets six years
Bill Weinberg Fugitive “eco-terrorist” busted for cannabis in China From AP, Nov 28: The father of an American wanted for ecoterrorism attacks in the western United States said Saturday that…
Ukraine, Thailand, Italy: hope and contradiction
Bill Weinberg Anti-Semitism in Ukrainian protest movement No surprise there. JTA reported Dec. 8: “A number of young Jews are involved in the protests, which have drawn together a diverse…
Colombia: US hand in Raul Reyes hit?
Bill Weinberg What became of “Rojas”? Bloomberg offers some clues, as well as a few other tidbits: Colombia Pays Rebel in Boss’s Murder as FARC Weakens March 14 — Colombian…
Nazis occupy Afghanistan —really
Bill Weinberg Czech Nazi nostalgist served in Kosova? One of the Czech soldiers who wore an SS unit symbol on his helmet in Afghanistan may be a deserter from the…
Protests shut down Port of Oakland
…at Oscar Grant Plaza. Protesters are denying the shooting has anything to do with them, while the Oakland police say they are investigating. (San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 11) Bill Weinberg…
Middle East gastro-wars push limits of absurdity
Bill Weinberg Lebanon scores victory in Middle East hummus wars From the Village Voice food blog Edible News, May 10: (Chick)Peas in the Middle East: Lebanon Defeats Israel in Ongoing…
“Peak Oil Day” dodges political roots of crisis
…even scarier problem of limits to growth. Bill Weinberg How about a little clarity? If you think I’m an “Alex Jones fan,” you are way off base. And nothing I…
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ann Coulter united in Jew-hatred
brian Bill weinberg a zionist? Now Bill wouldnt happen to be jewish would he? And he wouldnt be an iranian hater would he? So why is he ignoring the fact…
Syria: reject Arab-Kurdish ethnic war
Bill Weinberg Kurdish dissidents on hunger strike in Rojava: report In another worrisome sign, the left-opposition Syria Freedom Forever website reports that detained followers of the Kurdish National Council (KNC), a…
Podcast: Libertarian Socialism—not an oxymoron
In Episode 20 of the CounterVortex podcast, Bill Weinberg discusses the forgotten legacy of libertarian socialism—considered by many today a contradiction in terms. While the word “socialism” is suddenly viewed…
Egypt: revolution redux or military rule?
Bill Weinberg Was it a coup? Mona Eltahawy says no. Bill Weinberg Reuters’ garbled analysis of Egypt & Syria A Reuters analysis of July 7, “Syria’s Islamists disenchanted with democracy…