It is a truth universally acknowledged that every pol facing a scandal or massive decline in popularity needs a change of scenery to revive his prospects. That's why world leaders who either seek to cement their legacies or save their careers from immolation travel to foreign shores. In the latter category, they believe that a change of scenery may lead … [Read more...]
Maajid Nawaz Called “Anti-Muslim Extremist” and He’s Suing!
NOTE: Middle East Eye just published my latest piece, The Syrian war's worst kept secret that could become Israel's nightmare. It's an expanded and substantially-updated piece based on a post I wrote here recently. Give it a read and a share! Over the past few days the alt-right media wind tunnel blew lots of hot air reporting that "Muslim reformer" … [Read more...]
Right-Wing Media Assault Against Evergreen College Provokes White Supremacist Mass Murder Threats
Over the past week, white supremacists have launched repeated death threats against Washington's The Evergreen State College in Olympia. At least three sets of threats were sent or phoned to the campus by white supremacists, who said they planned to bring weapons to the school and massacre students and faculty. Evergreen is known as one of the most … [Read more...]
Autocrats, Plutocrats, Theocrats: Dog-Whistle Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia
Some of the world's worst leaders from Hungary, to Russia to Iran have joined forces in echoing anti-Semitic tropes bashing American-Jewish financier, George Soros. In their assault, they've been aided by some imprecise reporting by the NY Times correspondent in Iran. In early May, before the recent presidential election won by Hassan Rouhani, Thomas … [Read more...]