85yr old Austrian-American Describes Hitler’s Police State

85yr old Austrian-American Describes Hitler’s Police State

“If you needed elective surgery, you had to wait a year or two for your turn. There was no money for research as it was poured into socialized medicine. Research at the medical schools literally stopped, so the best doctors left Austria and emigrated to other countries. “As for healthcare, our tax rates went up to 80 percent of our income. Newlyweds immediately received a $1,000 loan from the government to establish a household. We had big programs for families.

Tears of Gaza: The War They Don’t Show You

Tears of Gaza: The War They Don’t Show You

“Disturbing, powerful and emotionally devastating, Tears of Gaza is less a conventional documentary than a record — presented with minimal gloss — of the 2008 to 2009 bombing of Gaza (dubbed ‘Operation Cast Lead’) by the Israeli military. Filmed by several Palestinian...
Gaza, The World’s Largest Open-Air Prison

Gaza, The World’s Largest Open-Air Prison

A look at life under occupation. Gaza has the look of a Third World country, with pockets of wealth surrounded by hideous poverty. It is not, however, undeveloped. Rather it is “de-developed,” and very systematically so, to borrow the term from Sara Roy,...
10 Critical Stories the Mainstream Media Refused to Cover

10 Critical Stories the Mainstream Media Refused to Cover

Every year, hundreds of significant news stories slip through the cracks of corporate media coverage. While major outlets focus on ratings-driven narratives, critical developments affecting public health, civil liberties, and economic transparency receive minimal...