Tony Benn on the EU, Cuba and Islam
Matt Kennard — June 18, 2010 6 Comments
Well I don’t think it helps to go around saying, “Try Blair for war crimes,” if you’re trying to persuade Labour MPs to vote against the war and they are told they’ve got to arrest and see Blair and Cherie locked up. It’s ridiculous. I said this to all the people… I mean it’s mad… I can understand peoples anger, but it is crazy
Politics
Noam Chomsky on the Cuban embargo and “democracy promotion”
Noam Chomsky — February 23, 2009 16 Comments
Chomsky takes on the myths surrounding the US embargo on Cuba.
What They Really Mean
A response to the call for an economic boycott of Israel
Julian Ensbey — January 7, 2009 2 Comments
While calls to boycott Israel are understandable, there is little evidence that sanctions are an effective way to weaken to a government. Many times it leads to the impoverishment of civilians and the strengthening of the targeted administration.