latest a complete list of every article on OffG in descending date order
Is Soleimani murder ‘beginning of the end’ of US imperialism?
Catte Black It’s increasingly clear that – short of QAnon’s wild idea that it’s all about engineering total US withdrawal from the Middle East – no coherent plan was...
“I am France” – No one is calling this a revolution, but it is
David Studdert Five days ago, the 2nd of January, French strikers set a new record for consecutive days on strike: 29. This beats the 28 days registered in 1968....
The Searching Life and Enigmatic Death of Albert Camus
Edward Curtin Everyone wants the man who is still searching to have already reached his conclusions. A thousand voices are already telling him what he has found, and yet...
(Neo)Liberalism and its Discontents
Frank Lee FROM CLASSICAL LIBERALISM TO NEO-LIBERALISM The contemporary neo-liberal coalition consisting politically of a centre-left, centre, and centre-right – what we might call the neo-liberal blob – has...
Soleimani murder: developing narrative
Catte Black The dust is settling somewhat over the latest and strangest act of imperial hubris in the Middle East, and a few things are becoming clearer – though...
US murders leading Iranian General Qassem Soleimani
The US govt has confirmed it deliberately targeted leading Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in its missile (some say drone) attack near Baghdad airport that killed 10 people, including Soleimani...
As official Douma narrative crumbles, mainstream already constructing backstop
Catte Black The official narrative on the OPCW’s deception about the alleged ‘chlorine gas attack’ on Douma, Syria, in April 2018 is falling apart. The dam of media silence...
2019 On OffG
On the first day of a new year we take a look back at 2019 on OffG, and offer our choice of highlights. If you disagree or would include...
Songs of Longing for New Year’s Day
Edward Curtin Like many people, when the New Year rolls around, I think of turning over a new leaf. The problem with doing that, especially in New England, is...
From My Christmas Conversation with Spirits of the Past, Present, and Future
Vladimir Golstein As we come to the end of the year, our minds inevitably turn to the past, as we try to sum it up, but also to get...
Updating the 2020 edition of the OED
Vladimir Golstein In the tradition of the Oxford English Dictionary, I recommend the following terms and their definitions to be included in a 2020 version of the same. DNC...
Three New Reads – December
Philip Roddis And so this is Christmas, what have you done? The old year is over, a new one just begun. Well, almost. I can’t alas, offer much in...
The IG Report: Malfeasance, Lies, Threats and Denials
Renée Parsons It is no surprise that when the Inspector General’s Report was released in early December, the corporate media, which itself has been knee-deep and complicit in spreading...
Boris Johnson – Did the UK get what it deserves?
Andre Vltchek For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, “hold office”; every one of us is in a position of responsibility; and, in the...
The Right to Healthy Food: Poisoned with Pesticides
Colin Todhunter Environmentalist Dr Rosemary Mason has just written an open letter addressed to three senior officials in Britain: John Gardiner, Under Secretary of State for the Department for...
A Child’s Christmas Gift of Freedom
Edward Curtin Man is tormented by no greater anxiety than to find someone quickly to whom he can hand over that great gift of freedom with which the ill-fated...
Merry Christmas from OffG
The nights are long and dark at this time of year. It is cold, and damp, and bleak. 2019 was not a great year for the world. Evo Morales,...
A Star Is Always Born
Edward Curtin It is no different now. The yearning still gnaws. The night dark, utterly silent, Sky stretched endlessly back Into an infinity beyond reach. And the fears, the...
Sanctions, Security and the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
Binoy Kampmark The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, construction of which is intended to transport 55 billion cubic metres of Russian gas to Germany per year under the Baltic...
How the Pro-War “Left” Fell for the Kurds in Syria
Max Parry The October decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to withdraw American troops from northeastern Syria did not only precipitate the Turkish offensive, codenamed ‘Operation Peace Spring’, into...
