The US is like a drunkard who charges to war with anyone who might pose a threat, ex-Senator and former US presidential candidate Mike Gravel says. Read More

Public spending is under assault from the United States to Europe in the name of fighting deficits. Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman argues in his new book, “End This Depression Now!”, that the hysteria over the deficit will constrain an economic recovery in a time of high unemployment and stagnating wages. Read More

Weekly Iran News & Analysis

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PolitiFact has completed lengthy research on Obama’s campaign promises and  the results are in. According to their analysis, 35 percent of his promises have  been kept while only 13 percent have been officially broken. The remaining chunk  of the President’s pledges fall into the murky categories of compromise, stalled  or “in the works.”

Norman Finkelstein’s new book on the American Jewish community has been both widely praised and criticized by influential writers. So is the American-Jewish romance with Israel coming to an end? Read More

The 5th episode of The World Tomorrow takes us to the very heart of America’s War on Terror: Guantanamo Bay. In the episode Julian Assange speaks with Moazzam Begg – former Gitmo prisoner and a rights campaigner fighting for those still trapped behind the wire, Read More

The new CBS/New York Times poll out last eveningis, on the surface,  the biggest disaster for the Barack Obama campaign at this point in the 2012  election.

Down overall? Check. Voters frustrated with the economy and how things are  going? Check. Gay marriage endorsement backfire? Check. Read More

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Gloria Steinem, Vanessa Williams, Felicity Huffman, Fatma Saleh, Alfre Woodard, Ashraf Salimian, Christine Lahti and Mother’s Day for Peace talk about the origin of Mother’s Day by Julia Ward Howe as a protest against war. www.mothersdayforpeace.com Read More

DemocracyNow.org – In his new book, “Beyond Outrage,” former Labor Secretary Robert Reich opens with a dedication to the Occupy Wall Street movement. He writes: “To the Occupiers, and all others committed to taking back our economy and our democracy. Read More