In Words and Deeds: The Genesis of Israeli Violence

In Words and Deeds: The Genesis of Israeli Violence

Not a day passes without a prominent Israeli politician or intellectual making an outrageous statement against Palestinians. Many of these statements tend to garner little attention or evoke rightly deserved outrage. Just recently, Israel’s Minister of Agriculture, Uri Ariel, called for more death and injuries on Palestinians in Gaza. “What is this special weapon we…

From Plagiarism to Fake News, US Mainstream Media has Lost the Plot

From Plagiarism to Fake News, US Mainstream Media has Lost the Plot

With just six gargantuan companies controlling the US media landscape, it is incumbent upon these institutions to provide a high level of journalistic ethics and standards. It appears they are failing dramatically on both scores. A bit like imperial Rome, which bit off so much territory it eventually succumbed to dissent and ultimate disintegration, the…

Is Bitcoin a Reaction to US Dollar Hegemony?

Is Bitcoin a Reaction to US Dollar Hegemony?

Blockchain technology and the birth of the so-called cryptocurrencies finds deep roots in three contributing factors: the advance of technology: the manipulation of global economic and financial rules; and the persistent attempt to weaken the national economies of countries that geopolitically challenge the US power system. In this first article I address these issues from…