NOVANEWS By Adam Hochschild Some time ago I wrote a book about one of the great crimes of the last 150 years: the conquest and exploitation of the Congo by King Leopold II of Belgium. […]
NOVANEWS By Lawrence S. Wittner At the present time, an increase in US military spending seems as superfluous as a third leg. The United States, armed with the latest in advanced weaponry, has more military […]
NOVANEWS By Sam Knight Turkish soldiers at the Republic Monument in Istanbul’s Taksim Square, early on the morning of July 16, 2016. (Photo: Ismail Ferdous / The New York Times) Secretary of State John Kerry […]
NOVANEWS Some of our special stories in June examined Hillary Clinton’s problems with emails and Libya, the world’s march to a new Cold War with Russia, the push for a wider hot war in Syria, and the […]
NOVANEWS Update: An alert reader (me) noticed that the promised video game’s link was missing from this post. The link is item 2 below.) (The house is probably haunted.) 1. Back in June we took […]
NOVANEWS Jordan slams door on Gazans Enas Fares Ghannam Welcome to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan — Photo: We Are Not Numbers “We regret to inform you that your application was not accepted.” —The Jordanian […]
NOVANEWS Gilad Atzmon writes: The contemporary British political system is easy to define. The Tories are committed to big money. They believe that whatever is good for big money is good for Britain. The Labour […]
NOVANEWS by Israel Shamir Drop of Light / Shutterstock.com The most striking feature of the failed Turkish coup has been the people’s response. The plotters did their routine right: they seized the broadcasting station, they […]
NOVANEWS When the Islamic State attacks Muslim citizens, it’s counting on Western apathy. (Photo: Thierry Ehrmann / Flickr Commons) Recent attacks by Islamist extremists in Istanbul, Iraq, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia have been staggering: over […]
NOVANEWS by James Petras The European Union is controlled by an oligarchy, which dictates socio-economic and political decisions according to the interests of bankers and multi-national business. The central organs of power, the European Commission […]