History books are seldom just about the past. They inevitably reflect, for better or worse, something of the consciousness of the time in which they are written. This is certainly true of Professor Angel Viñas’s latest book about the Spanish Civil War. The character of the times in which it has been written indelibly colours the book.
Sphere: Related ContentWhen analyzing the US corporate-controlled media, it is often more important to take note of what is not reported than what is.
Such is clearly the case with the revelation earlier this month that a US B-52 Stratofortress bomber flew nearly 1,500 miles over the length of the United States with six nuclear-tipped cruise missiles fixed to its wings.
Sphere: Related ContentNew reports underscore the extraordinary scope of a law passed earlier this month expanding government powers to spy on the population in the US and internationally.
Sphere: Related ContentThe verdict is a travesty of justice and a testament to the growth of police state measures and the advanced state of decay of democratic rights in the United States.
Sphere: Related ContentA New York Times article published Sunday reports that a dispute within the Bush administration over its domestic spying programs in 2004 centered on so-called “data mining” operations. These programs involve accessing massive databases of communications logs—both foreign and domestic—to search for links and associations between tens of millions of people.
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