A fear about the U.S. “surveillance state” has been that it might merge with private tech companies that already collect vast amounts of data on private citizens, a nightmarish scenario that has become more plausible with Amazon’s collaboration with the CIA, writes Norman…
Category: Obama Administration
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…
Treating Netanyahu Like Winston Churchill
When Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed Congress for his second time in 2011, both parties competed in jumping up and down to applaud. Now, Netanyahu’s fans want him back a third time, an honor only bestowed on Great Britain’s Winston Churchill, notes ex-CIA analyst Paul…
Iran Nuke Deal Must Have Balance
The Best and Worst US Presidents
Trying to Sink Iran Nuke Deal
Cuba Inches Toward New Future
Waiting to Launch Armageddon
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.