Americans like the idea of promoting “democracy,” but prominent U.S. commentators praised the ouster of democratically elected leaders in Egypt and Ukraine, siding with military coup makers in Egypt and right-wing rioters in the streets of Ukraine. That suggests “democracy”…
Category: Media
A New Neocon Push for Syrian War
Neocons and the Ukraine Coup
Seeing Evil in the New Russia
Standing Up to War and Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton’s Unlearned Lessons
Exclusive: The Democrats sound self-satisfied that there is so little internal opposition to Hillary Clinton for President, but this rush to a coronation is ignoring questions about her judgment as a New York Senator and Secretary of State — and…
The Best and Worst US Presidents
Does Nixon’s ‘Treason’ Boost LBJ’s Legacy?
Syria at the Edge of ‘Shock Doctrine’
Does the Media Hate the Poor?
At a moment in history of unparalleled human wealth, the world confronts unprecedented poverty and even sharp declines in the middle classes of Western countries. But status-quo thinking by elites, including the U.S. media, obstruct solutions, says Danny Schechter.