Section: AlterNet (USA)
NATO’s Creepy New Plan to Infiltrate Twitter and Facebook
NATO has announced that “countering false Russian narratives on social media” is a major priority. Here’s why you should be concerned. On Sunday, NATO commander General Philip Breedlove said in an interview with the Associated Press that NATO must do more to “counter Russian propaganda online”:NATO’s supreme commander says the West...
4 Things More Dangerous to Israel Than Iran’s Civilian Nuclear Enrichment
Israel faces more important security threats — many of its own creation. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been strident and continually harping on the alleged dangers of Iran to Israel’s security. Netanyahu has raised this issue repeatedly over the past 20 years, often predicting that Iran was as little as a year away...
Why We Must Offend Religion More
Our enduring deference to toxic ancient myths is what allows religion to survive. “Yes, it is freedom of speech, but,” said Inna Shevchenko, the 24-year-old leader of the topless, fiercely atheist activist group Femen in France. On Feb. 14 she was addressing the conference on art, blasphemy and freedom of expression held at the Krudttønden, a...
Is China Going to Be the World’s Superpower Within a Few Short Decades?
A view from Beijing of an economy still staggeringly on the rise. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com here.BEIJING — Seen from the Chinese capital as the Year of the Sheep starts, the malaise affecting the West seems like a mirage in a galaxy far, far away. On the other...
This Anti-Bank Activist Could Be the Next European Leader to Stand Up to the Banks
If the Podemos party wins Spain’s national elections, Pablo Iglesias could become the next prime minister. While the anti-austerity Syriza coalition has taken power in Greece, the grassroots party Podemos is also quickly gaining popularity in Spain, Europe’s fifth largest economy. Last May, Podemos surprised many when it received 1.2...
Here’s the Anti-Bank Activist Could Be the Next European Leader to Stand Up to the Banks
If the Podemos party wins Spain’s national elections, Pablo Iglesias could become the next prime minister. While the anti-austerity Syriza coalition has taken power in Greece, the grassroots party Podemos is also quickly gaining popularity in Spain, Europe’s fifth largest economy. Last May, Podemos surprised many when it received 1.2...
Meet the Anti-Bank Activist Who Could Be the Next European Leader to Stand Up to the Banks
If the Podemos party wins Spain’s national elections, Pablo Iglesias could become the next prime minister. While the anti-austerity Syriza coalition has taken power in Greece, the grassroots party Podemos is also quickly gaining popularity in Spain, Europe’s fifth largest economy. Last May, Podemos surprised many when it received 1.2...
Austerity Is ‘Complete Horsesh*t’: Ivy League Prof Dismantles the Conservative Lie
Mark Blyth’s new book explains the damaging consequences of austerity in Europe and the U.S. As devoted readers of Paul Krugman know well, there’s plenty of evidence from the last six years indicating that austerity, the idea that the government can best boost the economy by engaging in significant tax hikes as well as spending cuts,...
Six Months in, Obama Asks Congress to Authorize War in Iraq and Syria—But to What End?
It is not exactly clear that bombing and military intervention is working. Six months after the first U.S. strikes against ISIS and allied groups in Iraq and Syria, the Obama administration formally asked Congress to approve an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that would allow for a continuation of American involvement in the...
Is the US Playing a Dangerous Game in Ukraine?
The US should think very carefully before throwing munitions into an extremely tense situation. The issue of the Ukrainian — which was brought up during German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to the White House on Monday — was debated during a segment on Democracy Now! Retired Air Force general Charles Wald, the former deputy...
