Watching the Shadows

I’ve looked at hate from both sides now

Your trusty blogger, long threaetened by Zionist hoodlums for supporting Palestine, now finds out that he has an entry on "Metapedia," the Wikipedia for neo-Nazis.

Watching the Shadows

ACLU challenges NSA surveillance measures

Claiming standing as a Verizon customer, the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit against the National Security Agency, challenging its recently revealed phone data collection. 

East Asia

Edward Snowden a hit on Sina Weibo

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has been a big hit among freedom-hungry Chinese cyber-cognoscenti, placing Beijing in a bind on whether to support or betray him.

East Asia

Tiananmen Square revisionism —again

Commentators in China and the West alike portray the Tiananmen massacre as a legacy of Maoism. But was the repression in spite of China's capitalist transition, or a function of it? 

Greater Middle East

Bahrain court sentences protesters up to 15 years

A Bahrain court issued sentences to three activists for taking part in anti-government protests as well as attempting to kill a police officer in a clash at a Shi’ite village.

South Asia

Workers’ uprising in Bangladesh

Garment workers in Bangladesh walked off the job, blocked roads, attacked factories and smashed vehicles, paralyzing at least three industrial areas outside Dhaka.