The Largest Minority

May 16th, 2008 by Manila Ryce

American hero Ralph Nader speaks at Google’s Mountain View, CA headquarters on May 12th as part of the Policy Talks@Google series.

May 16th, 2008 by Manila Ryce

“It is far better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”

After Adolph Hitler dissolved Austria into the Third Reich, he then began to demand that the German minority in Czechoslovakia also be reunited with the fatherland. In 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain appeased Hitler out of fear by signing the Munich Agreement, which annexed Czechoslovakia’s heavily fortified Sudetenland to Nazi Germany. Hitler invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia the following year.

Anyone who honestly tries to compare Nazi Germany to modern day Iran either has no clue about World War II, no clue about Iran, or both. Kevin James operates under the notion that the loudest debater wins the argument, but Matthews has a rare moment of journalistic integrity by not letting him pull the Nazi card. James references a moment in history he is clearly ignorant of, and Matthews does not let him get away with it. At least temporarily, Chris deserves the title of “bus driver” for taking James to school.

May 15th, 2008 by Manila Ryce

A brilliant short created by Heidi Van Lier.

May 15th, 2008 by Manila Ryce

Scottish artist Jane Frere discusses in length her inspiration and reason for creating the Nakba Project here.
h/t Return of the Soul

May 14th, 2008 by Manila Ryce

The US has given professional bigots like Arnon Soffer enough credibility on the international scene to demand that every other country in the region accept Palestinian refugees, with the exception of the one country which is actually obligated to do so - Israel.

Half of Palestine’s Arab population was forced to flee from their homes upon Israel’s creation in 1948. Palestinians have the inalienable right of return under international law, and Israel has no right to exist as a “Jewish State”. So why is this “conflict” still unresolved?

May 14th, 2008 by Manila Ryce

Pepe Escobar fully explains the Hezbollah victory over the US-planned coup in Lebanon. It’s been a long time since the American Empire has won any battle on occupied soil.

May 13th, 2008 by Manila Ryce

Question: What’s less than 4 minutes long and can make you lose all hope in humanity?

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May 13th, 2008 by Manila Ryce

Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Chairman Terry McAuliffe makes a tiny mistake based on false intelligence. However, it’s not a mistake he needs to apologize for. I’m sure that if he knew then what he knows now, he would have spoke differently.