Inside Stories
Beneath Modern Sheen Of Gulf States Is Slave Labor
The awe-inspiring skyscrapers and buildings that litter the region have been described as being “stained by the blood of migrant workers.” This subjugation of laborers lines corporate coffers while putting the lives of migrant workers at risk.
Though many believe slavery is a thing of the past, it is very much alive in the regimes of the Persian Gulf.
Wikileaks: Google Provided Tools To Bolster Ranks Of al-Qaeda
ISIS fighters parade fown the main stretch of Raqqa, Syria.
Chomsky Says Republicans Most Dangerous Group In History – Assange Points To CIA
Julian Assange (left) with American linguist, philosopher Noam Chomsky on the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. (Photo: Yui Mok/PA)
Chelsea Manning Is Free And Pledges Not To Confine Herself To The Past
The United States Army whistleblower’s release marks the culmination of a major victory for a grassroots effort led by committed activists.
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Chelsea Manning exited the walls of Fort Leavenworth military prison in Kansas this morning.
NSA To Expand Surveillance Of U.S., Foreign Elections Over “Russian Hacker” Fears
The Top brass of US intelligence agencies prepare to testify in Washington, May 11, 2017, before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on major threats facing the U.S. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
Militarization Of U.S.’ Asian Allies A Boon For Top U.S. Weapon Manufacturers
Soldiers on a AAV7 Amphibious Assault Vehicle communicate during military exercises at the Zuoying naval base in Kaohsiung, southern of Taiwan, Wednesday, January 18, 2017. (AP/Chiang Ying-ying)
U.S. Destabilizes Venezuela, Syria To Retain Hegemony In Global Oil, Gas Markets
US backed Kurdish fighters of the YPG guard American military vehicles in the northern Syrian village of Darbasiyah, April. 29, 2017. (AP/APTV)
CHILE (ANALYSIS) — Separated by thousands of miles and embroiled in ostensibly unique conflicts – a “civil war” and a “political crisis,” respectively – the troubling situations in both Syria and Venezuela share more similarities than differences. These similarities owe largely to the fact that the ultimate end game for both crises is a change in national leadership or regime change.
Colombian Gov’t Sells Out Indigenous Peoples’ Drinking Water To Western Mining Interests
Wayuu indigenous woman Rosalba Castro, 20, draws water from a community well in Manaure, Colombia, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. (AP/Fernando Vergara)