Wall St: More complicated means more profitable

Robert Johnson: Does the White House govern wall street or the other way around?

Montazeri's death and Iranian democracy

Hashemi: Montazeri was a driving force for democratizing the Iranian Islamic Revolution

Israeli repression wave targets activists

Israel's recent wave of repression led to arrest of Jamal Juma', coordinator of Stop the Wall Campaign.

Paul Craig Roberts on Iraq and Afghanistan wars

Roberts: Nothing is worse then to establish legally that the rulers are not subject to law

Canada's image lies in tatters

George Monbiot: Canada is now to climate what Japan is to whaling

Coal, tar sands and Copenhagen Pt.3

If USA, Canada and China are committed to oil and coal, what will Copenhagen accomplish?

The unemployed should besiege the administration

Ferguson Pt.4: Profits go up as jobs are cut; people will not accept 20% unemployment

Why no bank regulation with teeth?

Ferguson Pt3: No change on finance side is due to the fact that US has a money-driven political system

Tax havens & currency speculation Pt.2

Kapoor: Closing tax havens could pay for health care

Gideon Levy on the "peace process" Pt2

Levy: Israel is pushing for negotiations but it doesn't plan on seriously implementing anything.

Anatomy of casino capitalism Pt.8

Jane D'Arista on a "public option" in the finance sector