CounterPunch: The Dark Side of Israeli Independence (Zionist Genocide of Palestinians)

The Dark Side of Israeli Independence by Brett Wilkins On May 14, 1948, Israel declared its independence. Each May 15, Palestinians solemnly commemorate Nakba Day. Nakba means catastrophe, and that’s precisely what Israel’s independence has been for the more than 700,000 Arabs and their five million refugee descendants forced from their homes and into exile, …

Otto Scharmer: Post-Truth, Post-Democracy, Post-Human – How You Can Reconnect and Transform

How to Access Your Curiosity, Compassion, and Courage We all face the abyss of three great divides: ecological, social, spiritual. Post-Truth: Trapped in fake news digital echo chambers. You can’t know, nobody knows. Post-Democracy: Families, communities, societies breaking apart. You can’t connect, nobody can. Post Human: Lost connection and agency. You can’t transform, nobody can. …

Gareth Porter: Benjamin Netanyahu on Iran Nuclear: Big Fat Liar III

The Latest Act in Israel’s Iran Nuclear Disinformation Campaign Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim in his theatrical 20-minute presentation of an Israeli physical seizure of Iran’s “atomic archive” in Tehran would certainly have been the “great intelligence achievement” he boasted if it had actually happened. But the claim does not hold up under careful …