By Gareth Porter* WASHINGTON, Apr 23, 2010 (IPS) - The Barack Obama administration's declaration in its Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) that it is reserving the right to use nuclear weapons against Iran represents a new element in a strategy of persuading T
March, 2009 | AMY GOODMAN interviews Bernie Sanders on credit default swaps, glass-steagall, etc. "Gensler worked to exempt credit default swaps from regulation, which led to the collapse of A.I.G. and has resulted in our massive bailout. " "what Barack
Björn Elmbrant: "När politiken alltså knappast kan lindra krisen alls, kom ändå amerikanska riksbanken, Federal Reserve, igår kväll till undsättning med ett gigantisk stimulanspaket för den amerikanska ekonomin. Riksbanken ska under ett år köpa upp statsp
Aug 2009 article by Elaine Grossman, final para: "Without clear direction from Obama, now president, "we essentially signal [to the world] that the president's nuclear elimination pledge is just another ultimate goal and not different from what any other
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Middle Eastern Affairs Colin Kahl and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Michael Corbin presented the administration plan for what they called a "transition from a military to civilian re
Om sjukförsäkringsreformen nu går igenom, även i dess svaga form[....], kan republikanerna hamna(r) i långvarig politisk maktlöshet och deras aktivister förvandlas till partiets extremistproblem. "Sjukförsäkring är nyckeln till USA:s politiska framtid", P
Feffer 23.12. jämför Obama med Nixon. Å ena sidan START, vapenkontroll och (eventuellt) nedrustning. Å andra sidan krig och imperialism. "This bifocal view of Richard Nixon reveals one of the great paradoxes of the U.S. peace movement. Peace activists div
The $400 billion, 40 year oil and gas deal between China and Russia is a response to the new cold war pressure and sanctions on Russia, says economist Michael Hudson
"The contradictions and confusions in U.S. policy in South Asia were on full display during Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's recent visit to India. U.S. support for India, which centers on making money, selling weapons, and turning a blind eye to the c
Gråansiktena James Jones och Tom Daschle förbereder angrepp på Iran. När de väl har satt igång hangarfartygen kommer Obama att tala i teven igen, förutspår Mikael Nyberg.
Det er ventet at kl. 15.00 norsk tid vil den amerikanske presidenten Barack Obama gå på talerstolen i Berlin og snakke om kutt i atomvåpen. Det melder nyhetsbyrået Reuters onsdag morgen.
Wilkerson on the nomination of Chuck Hagel as Secr of Defense and Hohn Kerry as Secr of State: "We've got a lot of work to do in this country, rebuilding infrastructure, addressing climate change, coming up with alternative energy sources, and leading the world, more or less, in this effort, so at the same time we restore our economic power while we're leading the world in a way that will be sustainable to the end of this century."