Desperate To Halt BDS, Israel Threatens To Sue Boycotters

Considering the millions of dollars and ramped-up rhetoric the Israeli government is throwing at efforts to thwart the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, one might safely assume that the movement is making powerful strides.

Ramona Wadi
By Ramona Wadi
a pin with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) logo

The Israeli government has been ramping up its hawkish rhetoric attacking the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement aimed at ending Israeli apartheid and occupation of Palestinian land, a movement which was inspired by the Nelson Mandela’s initiative to end apartheid in South Africa. This week, Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet

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Agent Orange Funding Opens Door To US Militarism And Covert Action In Vietnam

Is the United States finally accepting responsibility for the devastating ongoing effects of Agent Orange in Vietnam, or is this funding just a way to get USAID in the door to meddle in the country’s affairs as part of Obama’s “Asian Pivot” strategy? MintPress News investigates.

Kevin Zeese
Margaret Flowers
By Kevin Zeese
And Margaret Flowers
Martin Dempsey

U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, right, and Vietnamese Chief of General Staff of the Army, Lt. Gen. Do Ba Ty, left, during an honor guard review before their talks in Hanoi, Vietnam. The easing of an arms embargo against Vietnam and a military agreement with the Philippines show the Obama administration wants deeper

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USDA’s Greenlighting Of ‘Agent Orange’ Crops Sparks Condemnation

Following widespread outcry, Dow’s new genetically engineered corn and soybeans get approval.

Andrea Germanos
By Andrea Germanos

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's decision this week to approve two new genetically engineered crops is being denounced by watchdog groups as a false solution to herbicide-resistant weeds and a move that threatens human and environment safety alike. The crops are Dow AgroSciences' Enlist corn and soybeans, engineered to be resistant to its

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Voices Blast Dow Chemical’s ‘Agent Orange’ Seed Warfare

Pending approval of the GE Seeds, Dow prepares to roll out seed-herbicide combination package, spelling ‘catastrophe’ for farms and farmers

Lauren McCauley
By Lauren McCauley

As the final public comment period wrapped up on Tuesday for the approval of Dow Agrosciences' new genetically engineered and herbicide-resistant seeds, hundreds of thousands of people are demanding that the U.S. Department of Agriculture halt the "chemical arms race" that is poisoning our people and planet. Dubbed "Enlist," the corn and soybean

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Vietnam Veterans Denied Benefits For Agent Orange Exposure

Hundreds of thousands of vets from the Vietnam-war era think it is fair they receive some kind of workers compensation, but the Department of Veterans Affairs has created a hurdle in the process.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese
U.S. Army spraying Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.

Correction: The original report identified the United Kingdom as being an active participant in land fighting during the Vietnam War. This was proven to be incorrect and the article was corrected duly. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. sprayed more than 20-million gallons of the herbicide Agent Orange over eastern Laos, Cambodia and communist-held

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St. Putin’s Epistle To The Americans

The outrage over the Russian president’s New York Times op-ed was more noteworthy than the op-ed itself.

Jeffrey Cavanaugh
By Jeffrey Cavanaugh
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a cup of tea as he meets with Sonya, 8, not pictured, from the city of Pskov in Moscow's Kremlin on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Sonya undergoes a medical treatment at Federal Scientific Center for Child's Oncology in Moscow. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Government Press Service)

Just as hawks in Washington were about to slip loose the dogs of war on Syria last Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin surprised many here in the United States by having a letter to the American people published in the New York Times. It is an important missive, but more because of how we as Americans have reacted to it than for what it

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