A tale of 2 countries
By Saul Landau and Nelson P. Valdés “…they cannot forgive us, who are there in front of their noses and who have made a socialist revolution before the very nose of the United States!” “…no pueden perdonarnos, que estemos ahí en sus narices ¡y que hayamos hecho una Revolución socialista en las propias narices … Read more
Trampling Out The Vintage
By Saul Landau Frank Bardacke has written the comprehensive history of the United Farm Workers, Trampling Out The Vintage: Cesar Chavez And The Two Souls of The United Farm Workers, a definitive biography of Chavez and a magnificent guide to the politics and sociology of the 1960s-80s. In the mid 1960s a nascent union of field … Read more
Libya
In the early spring 1982, I accompanied former U.S. Senator Jim Abourezk to Libya. National Geographic had asked him to get Libyan permission to film several sites of Roman ruins. He met with officials; I walked Tripoli’s streets. At a coffee shop near the hotel, a group of young men stopped playing with their worry … Read more
The Reasons for Rage: Challenging the Legitimacy of the System
by SAUL LANDAU An advanced university degree can’t help you find a position –for a year or more. Yet, stocks, bonds, and derivative dealers, and those peddling hedge (evade, prevaricate, get around, beat around the bush) funds amass money (including tax dollars). Pious government officials and TV pundits assure you: the Wall Street establishment maintains … Read more
DRUGS ‘R US – THE AMERICAN WAY
DRUGS ‘R US – THE AMERICAN WAY http://dailycensored.com/2011/11/02/drugs-%E2%80%98r-us-%E2%80%93-the-american-way/
Afghanistan calling!
By Saul Landau Afghanistan calling!Ten plus years ago, the United States (oops, NATO) invaded Afghanistan and quickly won the war against the militarily (technologically) inferior Taliban government. Taliban fighters fled to Pakistan. Washington and allies followed their victory by quickly losing the occupation challenge. As W. Bush and allies invaded Iraq, the Taliban crept back … Read more
Who Controls the Street?
By Saul Landau Politicians face a spreading revolt against Wall Street, financial tycoons, banks in general and an insensitive government that ignores people’s needs. The latest poll shows a radical lack of confidence for those running the government A September 30 Gallup poll said 81 percent felt dissatisfied with the way those running country. Congress’ … Read more
Murdoch GaveJournalism a Bad Name
Murdoch’s knife in the heart of journalism Wednesday, 20 July 2011 10:21 Saul Landau Share | By Saul Landau Rupert Murdoch finally got his you know what caught in the proverbial ringer – for his employees’ hacking, not for contributing to the prolonged murder of English-language journalism. Wars, revolutions, famines and disasters occurred and … Read more
Classifying Terrorists
The good, the bad and the crazy Wednesday, 03 August 2011 By Saul Landau The political elite and its stenographic media don’t classify types of terrorists. If they did we would get the good, the bad and the crazy. Since no one is perfect, the virtuous purveyors of death and destruction naturally need flexibility. Mistakes … Read more
Our Successful Democracyy Abroad
Our successful democracy abroad By Saul Landau “There have been charges that it is morally wrong for the U.S. to aid undemocratic regimes to strengthen their security systems, thereby serving to entrench them in power.” But “the U.S. cannot afford the moral luxury of helping only those regimes in the free world that meet our … Read more
