Notes on the Egyptian Uprising

NOVANEWS The ripples from the January 25 insurrection continue to rock Egyptian society. On July 8, hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in squares across the country on the Friday of Determination. As Al-Ahram reports, “retribution against […]

A. Loewenstein Online Newsletter

NOVANEWS Real democracies don’t censor dissent but Israel isn’t a real democracy Targeting the contracting leeches in the “war on terror” Don’t be seduced by Israeli car company’s occupation friendly stance So Murdoch will close […]

The end of Murdoch media

NOVANEWS Dear friends, Yesterday Murdoch pulled a last minute manoeuvre to exclude his company’s outrageous hacking practices from the BSKyB deal review. Let’s call on the government to immediately rule that the Murdochs aren’t fit and […]

UN expert stands by Nazi comments

NOVANEWS By Tim Franks BBC Middle East correspondent   Falk believes that Israel has been avoiding criti The next UN investigator into Israeli conduct in the occupied territories has stood by comments comparing Israeli actions […]

The railroading of Richard Falk

NOVANEWS Professor Richard Falk is a distinguished academic expert on international law with some 40 books under his belt and a lifetime of learning and teaching that has taken him on a journey through some of […]