When I was 20, I studied at the Leningrad Polytechnical Institute, in the waning days of the Soviet empire. Most of the Russians I met were amusingly free of stress caused by following news. Why would they bother? Bull-factories like Rossiskaya Gazeta and Leningradsaya Pravda were basically collections of dreary government news releases rewritten to sound like news reports. I saw newspapers in Leningrad shredded into slivers of toilet paper, used in place of curtains in dorm rooms, even...
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Dennis Kucinich: Congress Should Recognize That Palestinians Exist
One of the few regrets I have in not being a member of the 113th US Congress is that I was not present in the House chambers to oppose H.Res.657, which passed by a voice vote,...
Ron Paul: ‘Who Are the Real Isolationists?’
Who are the real isolationists? Ron Paul tells Fox Business it is those who demand sanctions on Russia, Cuba, Iran, and any other country that does not follow the dictates of...
Tired of US Spying, Germany? Here’s Some Good Advice…
Germany is reeling from ongoing revelations about the extent of the US spying operation against the country, as at least two spies have been uncovered burrowed into German...
Is NATO The Ghost of Brezhnev? Daniel McAdams Back on Jay Taylor Show
What's going on with Eric Cantor and Israel? RPI's Daniel McAdams is back with Jay Taylor this week to discuss the violence in Gaza and Israel's American cheerleaders, NATO's...
Dennis Kucinich: Americans ‘Have to Break the War Culture’
In an engaging, wide-ranging interview with Peter Z. Scheer at Truthdig, RPI Advisory Board Member Dennis Kucinich expanded on his statement earlier this month on Democracy Now...
Eric Cantor’s Final Assault
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) may have lost his primary to a relatively unknown challenger, but that does not mean he is going quietly into that good night. His long...
Dennis Kucinich on America’s Dangerous, Anti-Democratic Path
Who will protect us from our government? That is a central question I have after reading the Washington Post's publication of NSA intercepts given to them by whistleblower Edward...
Is It A Crime To Insult the Police?
Arena, Wisconsin is a village of roughly 800 people, most of whom are white, politically liberal, and materially comfortable. Despite having a very low crime rate, the village...
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