Don't Let the Torturer Play Censor
NOVANEWS by Noa Yachot In a matter of weeks, the public could finally have access to information the CIA has been trying to keep secret for years. That is, unless the CIA decides otherwise. The summary […]
US 'Silently' Stripping Open Net Protections
NOVANEWS Ahead of global internet forum, activists say, ‘Governments must consider the Internet as our common good, and protect it as such, with no compromise.’ – Lauren McCauley, staff writer On the eve of an […]
'Corporate Colonialism': Protesters Slam TPP, US Military 'One-Two Punch'
NOVANEWS Ahead of Obama visit, Asia-Pacific voices demand ‘U.S. out’ – Sarah Lazare Protest against Malaysia’s participation in Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations in Kuala Lumpur on July 19, 2013. (Photo: EPA/AZHAR RAHIM)As President Barack Obama prepares […]
Clapper's Intel 'Gag Order' an Assault on Press Freedoms: Critics
NOVANEWS New order designed to “chill news gathering process” not protect national security – Jon Queally Clapper’s directive is agnostic about the classification status of information his spies, analysts and technical specialists might communicate with […]
Does Climate Apathy Hinge on 'Pervasive' American Stupidity?
NOVANEWS New survey highlights connection between political and religious affiliations and scientific beliefs – Lauren McCauley More Americans say they are “not at all confident” about scientific facts such as global warming and evolution than […]
The Change Within: The Obstacles We Face Are Not Just External
NOVANEWS The climate crisis has such bad timing, confronting it not only requires a new economy but a new way of thinking. by Naomi Klein “If the ideas that rule our culture are stopping us from […]
A History of the First World War in 100 moments: The mutiny that sent a ripple of fear through the Empire
NOVANEWS A revolt by a regiment of Indian troops in Singapore was nearly disastrous for Britain PETER POPHAM When war broke out, Mohandas Karamchand “Mahatma” Gandhi, who a few years later would galvanise India’s struggle […]
I$raHell ethnic cleansing zones
NOVANEWS By Jonathan Cook Were it not for the razor wire, giant concrete blocks, steel gates, watchtower and standard-issue surly teenage soldier, it would be impossible to tell at what point the barren uplands of […]
I$raHell indigenous invaders
NOVANEWS By Neve Gordon* and Nicola Perugini** On 24 June the “Prawer Plan for the Arrangement of Bedouin-Palestinian Settlement in the Negev” passed its first reading in the Israeli parliament. If implemented, the plan will constitute “the […]
I$raHell war on the Bedouin: 1948 settled nothing
NOVANEWS By Jonathan Cook in Nazareth As United States envoys shuttle back and forth in search of a peace formula to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a matter supposedly settled decades ago is smouldering back into life. In […]