Issue 262 (October 2024)
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Issue 252 (December 2023)
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Issue 251 (November2023)
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Issue 244 (April 2023)
WAR: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE: The theme of this month's ColdType is the West's continuing relationship with war and violence.
We begin with George Monbiot's astute analysis of the hypocrisy displayed by Western leaders and their media as they howl over Vladimir Putin's illegal war in Ukraine while forgetting their own roles in the recent war in Iraq. Then, as that war against Saddam Hussein hits its 20th anniversary, we have two essays – from David Cromwell & David Edwards, and Norman Solomon – which examine the role played by fawning media and bloodthirsty politicians in a war built on a foundation of non-existent weapons of mass destruction.
In our third look at war, Rajan Manon discusses events in Russia's war in Ukraine that could end in an extra surprise: Nuclear war.
This month's packed issue also includes articles on clowns, police violence, child labour, Julian Assange, plastic pollution, Adolf Hitler's memoirs and much more.
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Issue 243 (March 2023)
CRAZY WORLD. This month ColdType finds all manner of chaos, much of it misreported by the mainstream media, as it becomes increasingly subservient to government and big business. In our top stories, Jonathan Cook explores the western media’s culpability in the Julian Assange/Wikileaks saga, David Edwards & David Cromwell delve into one paper’s handling of the 20th anniversary of the illegal invasion of Iraq, and Chris Hedges shows how the war in Ukraine is not following plans set out by Nato to degrade Russia’s military and kick out Vladimir Putin.
Kenny Stencil offers new insights on the toxic rail crash in Ohio, Caitlin Johnstone looks at the shooting down of weather and toy balloons, and Brett Wilkins tells how America’s biggest sporting event, the Super Bowl, hijacked the Pat Tillman story.
We’ve also got a photo-story by Thomas S. Harrington, Steve Fraser on the USA’s eternal fear of Communism. Plus Edward Curtin, Ralph Nader, Joe Allen, and Linda McQuaig.
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Issue 242 (February 2023)
“Governance happens in secret. Corporations have seized the levers of power, including the media!” That’s one of the key takeouts from Chris Hedges’ cover story, in which he takes a caustic look at the political hacks who run the world’s largest economy.
In other top stories, David Edwards shows how Prince Harry has been trapped in the UK media’s smear machine, Jonathan Cook reminds those of us with short memories of the real reasons why Russia’s invaded Ukraine a year ago, and Joe Allen warns of the dangers we face from another invasion, this time with chatbots as a more benign enemy.
We’ve also got George Monbiot on his experience in a UK hospital emergency room, Simon Hogg on the future of wind turbines, Jude Collins on Ireland’s Great Famine, Jim Hightower on book banning, Sam Pizzigati on travel chaos; a photo essay by Ron Fassbender, and much more.
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Issue 241 (January 2023)
WELCOME to the first of another year of informative and compelling issues of ColdType. Our cover story this month is a six-page photo essay by London street photographer Duncan Cumming featuring eye-catching graffiti relating to Russia’s war with Ukraine.
Other top stories include long reads from William J. Astore on the nuclear war build-up the United States, Andy Kroll on his foray into the darkest corners of the Internet, Joe Allen on the ‘evolution’ of humanity since the earliest days of computer games, and David Cromwell on the media’s sudden about-face on the extradition of whistleblower Julian Assange from Britain to the US.
We also have John Clarke on assisted dying, Mark Curtis on the UK and Libyan oil, Vijay Prashad on the demise of the petrodollar; and shorter pieces by Binoy Kampmark, Sam Pizzigati, Joe Lauria and Philip Kraske. Plus cartoons by Mark Hurwitt and Greg Koendeman, an essay on Big Tobacco, and a review of two new books on Bob Dylan. Enjoy . . . !.
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Issue 240 (December 2022)
WELCOME to our final issue of ColdType for 2022 packed with news, views and perspectives that you’ll rarely find in the ‘mainstream’ media.
Our cover story is Matt Kennard’s wide-ranging interview with Stella Assange, who tells of the effect that four years’ detention in London’s Belmarsh prison is having on her husband, Wikileaks founder Julian, as he awaits a court decision on whether or not he will be deported to the USA.
Jonathan Cook introduces us to the activists who are blocking motorways and spray-painting British institutions in protest against climate change. Chris Hedges reflects on decades of working as a war reporter and as a crusader for peace, and Bella DeVaan looks at the Taylor Swift fans who have energised anti-monopoly crusades.
We’ve also got a magnificent photo story from a book by Gordon Parks that reminds Ameri-cans of their own racist history, plus insights from Frida Berrigan, Juan Cole, Caitlin Johnstone, V.J. Prashad, David Edwards, Trevor Hoyle, C.J. Hopkins and other great writers.
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Issue 239 (November 2022)
WELCOME to the November issue of ColdType. As usual we’re packed with top-line writing about some of the most pressing issues of the day which are often downplayed or ignored by the mainstream media.
In our cover story – Wicked Leaks – David Edwards shows how the UK media ‘quarantined’ evidence that suggested the US might be responsible for Nord Stream pipeline sabotage. In other stories, Chris Hedges tells us to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Priti Gulati Cox & Stan Cox warn that green resource wars are on the horizon, and Adam Hochschild tells of the long-forgotten blitzkrieg against socialism in the US, and John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead expose the actions of American death squads.
We’ve also got a photo essay by Ron Fassbender of a protest against the detention of Julian Assange outside Britain’s parliament building, a book review on the savage days of the British Empire by Ken Olande, and Edward Curtin on rubbish collectors.
Our Insights section leads with W.J. Astore and Norman Solomon on the potential for nuclear war, and stories on hurricanes, a Just Stop Oil protest and local newspapers..
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Issue 238 (October 2022)
We’ve got 52 pages of features in this issue of ColdType to help keep you up to date on what’s going on (and what’s not being reported by the mainstream media) in the world, beginning with Stan Cox’s cover story that digs deep into the most recent US national budget and finds that much of the cash is going to fund the Pentagon’s undeclared ‘war’ on an already-overheating planet.
The media’s so-far successful attempts to manipulate and brainwash the public are highlights of some of our other top features: Ray McGovern shows how we’re being brainwashed into war with Russia; while in his feature, Silencing the Lambs, John Pilger details the workings of propaganda; while Carol Cocha Bell tells how disinformation sank the new Chile constitution.
Among our other big stories, we have Roy Greenslade on the striking contrast in coverage of two independence struggles by a major liberal newspaper; while Trevor Grundy warns of the spectre of fascism in Europe; and David Edwards & David Cromwell discuss the media’s blanket coverage of the Queen’s funeral.
We’ve also got Tom Engelhardt on corporate book ‘burning’, George Monbiot on the new UK PM, Abba Solomon on reasons why South Africa’s apartheid solution won’t work in Israel, and a 6-page photo essay by Duncan Mangham.
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Issue 237 (September 2022)
ARE YOU BEING CENSORED? – There’s an underlying theme to this issue: the insidious rise of censorship in Western media. In our cover story, Chris Hedges warns of unforeseen consequences of Russia’s war in Ukraine, where war – even though we’re not directly involved – leads to censorship by the state and media corporations. Caitlin Johnstone takes the issue further with her report on how the West is being duped by ‘insane’ propaganda; and Jonathan Cook wonders why Amnesty International is apologising for telling the truth about war crimes in Ukraine.
In other top stories, Robert Lipsyte looks at the hijacking of international golf by Saudi Arabia, Mairtin O Muilleoir takes a trip to Selma, Alabama, one of the focal points of the US civil rights protests of the ’60s, Trevor Grundy takes us inside a world of upper-class espionage and treachery, and Joe Allen looks for religion inside an Italian mountain. We’ve also got more top-flight journalism from Sam Pizzigati, George Monbiot, Sonya Osher, Jim Hightower, Roger Waters, Vijay Prashad & Manolo de los Santos in our Insights section. Plus a 6-page photo essay from Dougie Wallace..
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Issue 236 (July 2022)
SUMMER READS – Trevor Grundy dissects a new book by Tariq Ali that takes a highly critical look at Winston Churchill, Britain's wartime PM, voted the best loved leader in the country's history. The book, says Grundy, will shock a country trying to find a place in the post-imperial world. In other long reads,Chris Hedges exposes the dangers posed by Christian fascists in America, Noam Chomsky discusses the state of the nation with David Barsamian, Joe Allen casts a wary eye over the emergence of sentient artficial intelligence, David Edwards shows how the US military linked with the entertainment industry to create a propaganda movie smash hit, and Robert Lipsyte recalls the days when he became obsessed with guns.
In other features, we travel up Shit Creek with George Monbiot, and linger with Michael T. Bertrand over the legacy of Elvis. We've also got Binoy Kampmark on the latest shameful episode in the UK government's onslaught against Julian Assange, Ralph Nader on the smearing of trade unions, Christopher Nineham on the looming defeat of Ukraine in its war against Russia, and much more . . .
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Issue 235 (June 2022)
WORLD’S END? This month’s cover story on climate breakdown by David Cromwell & David Edwards shows how states and corporations are ignoring the reality of a planet that is heading ever-faster towards extinction. In a related article, George Monbiot recounts the dangers of allowing four companies to control 90 percent of the global grain trade – from planting to retail.
We’ve also got Chris Hedges and Ron Fassbender on the shooting of journalist Shireen Abu Akjeh by Israeli soldiers, Robert Lipsyte and John Rothwell on the US abortion crisis, John P. Ruehl and Caitlin Johnstone on the war in Ukraine, Todd Miller on the Border-Industrial Complex, Jonathan Cook on George W. Bush. Plus Edward Curtin and Linh Dinh.
Our Insights section has Sam Pizzigati on New York City’s skinniest skyscraper,Lindsay Owens & Hebah Kassem on profiteering at the gas pump, Ralph Nader on corporate dictators, John Ross on Russian sanctions, Binoy Kampmark on tolerable massacres, and a cartoon by Mark Hurwitt.
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Issue 234 (May 2022)
Death by cop: We all hoped that the much-publicised death of George Floyd in Minneapolis two years ago would bring a close to an era of police shootings of young black men in the United States. Unfortunately not, as is made evident in John Rothwell’s 6-page cover story from Grand Rapids, Michigan, where Patrick Lyoya recently became the latest victim of over-zealous policing.
In this issue’s other main stories, Tom Engelhardt revisits his days as a child threatened by nuclear annihilation during a previous age, Chris Hedges warns of the dangers to free speech caused by the silencing of left wing voices from the internet and airwaves, and Jeremy Corbyn says it’s time for our leaders to stop the call for more war in Ukraine and find ways to bring peace instead.
Look further inside and you’ll find features on traffic wardens, climate denial, propaganda, Julian Assange, rock ‘n’ roll, unions at Starbucks coffee shops, Marilyn Monroe and Andy Warhol, the cost of living crisis, fairground strippers, and much more inspiring reading.
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Issue 233 (April 2022)
WAR IN EUROPE: This month we focus on Russia’s war on Ukraine, with discussions that have been largely ignored by the mainstream media. Among our contributors are John Clarke on the dangerous tide of Russophobia, Greg Palast on the rise of Russia’s Pinochet, and Caitlin Johnstone on the fiction of ‘international’ law. Erika Schelby looks at the problems in blaming ‘evil’ Putin for the war, Tom Engelhardt explains how the West is leading the world towards Armageddon, Chris Hedges exposes the lie of American innocence, and Dougie Wallace presents a bold set of photographs taken in Ukraine before the war. Yves Engler remembers Canada’s role in Ukraine’s Orange Revolution, Norman Solomon discusses Joe Biden’s ‘unhinged’ call for regime change in Russia, and Jonathan Cook asks, ‘if Putin is a war criminal, what is Madeleine Albright?’
Other stories in this issue cover flying cars, climate change,
price gouging, D-Notices, and 20 dystopian movies suitable for a dystopian world..
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Issue 232 (March 2022)
This month’s issue remembers four importants anniversaries: Belfast publisher Máirtin Ó Muilleoir’s describes his recent visit to Birmingham, Alabama, scene of some of the worst racial violence in the US 60 years ago, Binoy Kampmark revisits 60 years of vicious US sanctions on Cuba, Trevor Grundy tells how, 100 years ago, white and black gold miners in South Africa battled profit-hungry mine owners on the streets of Johannesburg, and William Astore’s reflects on America’s 60 years of increasingly expensive and unsuccessful wars.
We’ve also got John Feffer on Canadian truckers’ protests, Ramzy Baroud on Russia’s new links with South America, Jonathan Cook on Israel and apartheid, John Pilger on western war propa
ganda, and a magnificent 6-page photostory from San Francisco by Robert Gumpert.
Plus our Insights section and more great reading.
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Issue 231 (February 2022)
Main stories this month include Tom Engelhardt remembers his child’s-eye view of the worst days of the Cold War and compares it to today’s obsessions with Covid and climate change; Joe Allen contrasts transhumanism with devil worship and satanism; George Monbiot tells how discarded fishing gear is killing marine life, and David Cromwell & David Edwards wonder if the BBC is worth saving. We’ve also got Dougie Wallace’s 6-page photo special on the recent COP26 gathering in Glasgow, Scotland, Karen J. Greenberg on America’s prison from hell, and much, much more great reading.
This month’s Insights section (below) includes articles on fishing, boozing, the pandemic’s beneficiaries, Julian Assange’s 1,000 days in prison, the dangers of the US empire, the war on free speech – and a new cartoon from Mark Hurwitt.
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Issue 230 (January 2022)
In this issue’s top stories, Koohan Paik-Mander shows how whales could be the key to our future – if the US military stops killing them, Rebecca Gordon explains why it’s time for workers to take a stand against the trend towards an oppressive 24-hour economy, Joe Allen tells how Artificial Intelligence is probing the universe – including you, and John Pilger and Jonathan Cook recount the latest agonies inflicted on jailed whistleblower Julian Assange.
Our main section also includes photo features by Matt Black and Robert Capa, a long excerpt from Dell Franklin’s new book about life on a Mississippi steamboat, and essays from Linh Dinh and Edward Curtin.
This month’s Insights section contains articles from Norman Solomon, Granville William, Robert P. Alvarez, George Monbiot, Binoy Kampmark, and Jim Hightower.
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Issue 229 (December 2021)
Welcome to the final issue of ColdType for 2021. We can’t think of a better time to look ahead to the future, so don’t miss our cover feature by Joe Allen, whose tale of life in the metaverse introduces us to the contrary states of illusion and delusion – all great fun until reality sets in. Our accompanying story, by John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead, takes a more wary look at the metaverse, pointing out that virtual freedom is only as free as our technical overlords will allow.
We’ve also got a stirring excerpt from a new book, International Brigade Against Apartheid, in which a group of volunteers tell how they smuggled 40 tonnes of explosives into South Africa in a tourist truck at the height of the battle against Apartheid. Other items feature John Pilger on Julian Assange, George Monbiot on climate change, Jonathan Cook on military misdemeanours, William Astore on America’s new God – the Pentagon, Mel D. Cole’s photoessay on protests after last year’s murder of George Floyd, and Binoy Kampmark on the mer-chants of spyware, and Melissa Tyler on Soho.
Our Insight section (left) has contributions from Yves Engler, Rebekah Entralgo, Nigel Yates, Linda McQuaig, Sam Pizzigati and Rosa Miriam Elizalde..
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Issue 228 (November 2021)
Welcome to the November issue of ColdType. Our cover feature is a six-page selection of images from a new 3-volume collection of the work of acclaimed US photographer William Eggleston. In our main features, Matt Kennard and Phil Miller visit the London arms fair where the displays are geared towards the selling of weapons of death and destruction; while Joe Allen gives us insight into a future world where we will meet our new God – Artificial Intelligence; and David Cromwell explains how the mainstream media is so successful at manufacturing ignorance in the public.
We’ve also got Sam Pizzigati on billionaires, Stanley Stepanic on vampires, Kelly Denton-Borhaug on American violence; Edward Curtin on the Highway to Nowhere, and George Monbiot on the diminishing right to protest against bloodsports in the UK.
Our Insight section (left) has contributions from Caitlin Johnstone, Francine Townsend, Kenn Orphan, Shanika Ramasinghe, Dell Franklin, and Pepe Escobar, who tackle subjects ranging from gunslinging robodogs, the corporate takeover of mobile homes, the re-emergence of Abba, Colin Powell’s dubious legacy, furnishing beach shacks, and an international debate on Afghanistan.
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Issue 227(October 2021)
Welcome to the October issue of ColdType, which is highlighted by Ron Fassbender’s 8-page photo story on the Extinction Rebellion activists who waged 14-days of global warming protests in London. Joe Allen shares his confessions of a failed Luddite, John Pilger tells of the West’s Great Game of smashing countries, Joan Braxton Little explains how she became a climate refugee, and William D. Hartung reveals how US corporations won the War on Terror.
In other stories, Philip Kraske asks why mainstream journalists hate 9/11 Truthers, Caitlin Johnstone shows how Australia’s submarine deal is hurtling the country to calamity, Trevor Grundy tells of the island nation that is cutting links with the UK’s Royal Family, Edward Curtin writes on the bewitchment of propaganda, and Oscar-winner Roger A. Deakins shows some of his personal photographs.
Our Insight section (left) has contributions from Caitjan Gaintry, Yves Engler, Norman Solomon, George Monbiot, Sam Pizzigati, and Mark Hurwitt, tackling subjects ranging from snake oil salesmen, Haiti’s independence woes, Afghanistan’s ‘madness of militarism’, the UK media’s lust for war, and the latest in travel luxury for discerning corporate executives.
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Issue 226 (September 2021)
Welcome to the September issue of ColdType with another great line-up of first-rate reading and eye-catching photography. This week’s main section features John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead’s alphabet of state-imposed tyranny that is sweeping the US. In other stories, Joe Allen visits Sturgis, South Dakota, for the annual motorcycle rally, John Pilger sits inside a London court on a day that helps signal the death of justice in the UK, and we look at a massive publishing effort by war photographer Gilles Peress featuring his work during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
We’ve also got a powerful essay by Edward Curtin on the increasing gulf between the world’s rich and poor, Kelly Denton-Borhaug on the moral injuries inflicted by forever wars, and two more photo stories by Ron Fassbender and Ken Light.
Our Insight section (left) feature stimulating contributions from Sam Pizzigati, George Monbiot, Greg Palast, Finian Cunningham, Trevor Hoyle, and Mark Hurwitt, and tackles subjects ranging from obscene wealth, the slow ecology movement in Britain, one man’s fight against an oil company in Ecuador, and opposition to a UK meeting with Hillary Clinton..
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Issue 225 (August 2021)
Welcome to the August issue of ColdType. In our cover story, John Feffer explains why it is necessary to control the spread of artificial intelligence before it controls us. Other top features in this issue include Niren Tolsi’s gripping account of recent riots in South Africa and the memories it stir of a previous bitter racial struggle in the country’s KwaZulu-Natal province, and Joe Allen’s must-read love letter from a teen sanitorium.
We’ve also got Linh Dinh with another tale from his travels, this time from a small town in Albania, Sam Pizzigati has some apt suggestions for space-bound billionaires, and Tom Engelhardt warns that the USA may be headed down the same road that the Soviet empire travelled three decades ago. In addition, our main section has some great reads from Chellis Glendinning, Lee Camp, Chris Lang, and Rokeshia Renee Ashley.
Top stories in this issue’s Insights section include Rick Salutin on Cuba, Haiti and the high price of independence, Trevor Grundy on the latest demands for compensation for slavery, and George Monbiot’s story of how the UK’s rivers are being turned into sewers. In addition, Insights has further contributions from Bob Lord & Sarah Anderson, Adriana Cadena, Caitlin Johnstone, and Mark Hurwitt. .
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Issue 224 (July 2021)
Welcome to the July issue of ColdType. This month’s cover story by John W. & Nisha Whitehead highlights the many chilling ways in which the US – and every other – government spies on the activities of its unsuspecting citizens. Other top stories include Michael Bradley’s award-winning essay from Australia about the animals that hunt humans for food, Frida Berrigan on the small towns on the US east coast that are home to the world’s biggest fleet of nuclear submarines, and Caitlin Johnstone on the mainstream media’s curious silence on new revelations about the Julian Assange prosecution.
We’ve also got a six-page photo story by Dougie Wallace on Scotland’s Tartan Army’s invasion of central London during the Euro 2020 football championships, C.J. Hopkins on the manufacturing of the ‘New Normal’ reality in which we now live, an excerpt from a new novella by Philip Kraske, while Nick Turse tells how he accidently amassed an encyclopedia of war atrocities.
This month’s Insights section includes George Monbiot on climate change, William J. Astore on US foreign policy, Tim Gopsill on 200 years of the Guardian newspaper, Celina Della Croce on the congressman who took on the Venezuela blockade, and Trevor Grundy on the row over a statue of Cecil Rhodes at Oxford University.
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Issue223 (June 2021)
Welcome to the June issue of ColdType. Our cover story features images from a new book that pays tribute to the work of conflict photographer David P. Gilkey, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2016 while working for the NPR radio service.
We’ve also got three pieces on the latest wave of violence in the Middle East, with Jonathan Cook on the muted response from UK Labour party leader Keir Starmer; former South African government minister Ronnie Kasrils on the high cost of Palestinian freedom under a settler regime; and David Cromwell & David Edwards on the BBC’s one-sided reporting of the Israel assault on Gaza.
Other top writers include Todd Miller, who questions the need for walls and guns on the southern border of the USA; Karen J. Greenberg who wonders if the ‘forever’ prison at Guantanamo Bay will ever shut down; and James Brown on the way a previous plague changed the world’s drinking habits.
In addition, we’ve also got insights from C.J. Hopkins, George Monbiot, Tim Knight, Linda McQuaig, Granville Williams, Linh Dinh, Jim Hightower and Sam Pizzigati. And to round up the issue, we have Joe Allen’s on his strange journey from Nashville to Montana, and Tyina Steptoe on an unforgettable album from Marvin Gaye.
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Issue 222 (May 2021)
Welcome to the May issue of ColdType. This month’s cover story features Jacob Ehrbahn’s new book Dreams of Europe with six pages of stunning, often heartbreaking, images of refugees struggling to find a new life in Europe after being forced from their countries by war and revolution.
Other main stories include War Is peace. Peace is war, in which Tom Engelhardt traces a continuous three-quarter century of American wars-without-end since his birth in 1944, and Joe Allen’s search for God in a rain forest. Nina Burleigh takes us down the Pandemic Memory Hole, Caitlin Johnstone informs us that the aliens are not coming to invade – or save – Earth, and Conn Hallinan warns that drone warfare is not the ‘magic bullet’ our leaders are looking for.
This month’s other book features include Trevor Grundy on Michela Wrong’s latest work on political strife in Africa and Joseph Rodriguez’s photobook of his taxi driver in pre-gentrified New York. In addition, we’ve also got important stories from C.J. Hopkins, George Monbiot, John W. & Nisha Whitehead, Greg Palast, Norman Solomon, Granville Williams and Sam Pizzigati.
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Issue 221 (April 2021)
LOOKING BACK! – Welcome to our third special Looking Back issue of ColdType). The 12 stories in this 68-page issue – loosely dedicated to Travel – include ColdType’s first magazine-format cover story, Tom Engelhardt’s The Spies Who came In From The Hot Tub, from 2005; Joe Bageant’s Yard Sale in Chernobyl, from 2009; and Denis Beckett’s 2008 essay, Sam and Me: Famous Cousin Blues (Page 4), through to more recent material, including You Can’t Get there From Here, Tim Knight’s 2015 warning to journalists travelling into African war zones), and Joe Allen’s essay, A Knoxville Redneck Heads for the Hills, written after his escape from the clutches of Covid-19 in 2020. Plus seven more delightful rambles from Linh Dinh, Dell Franklin, Chellis Glendinning, Trevor Hoyle, Nate Robert, Tony Sutton, and Stacey Warde.
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Issue 220 (March 2021)
Welcome to your March issue of ColdType, packed with more great reading and photographs. In our cover story, Joe Allen’s looks at the angry reaction of the country’s farmers as Greta Thunberg and other international celebrities Tweeted their way into a massive government row. We’ve also got six-pages of never-before-published photographs from Dougie Wallace’s 2014 photobook of bridal hijinks at an English seaside resort, which vividly show just how much our lives have changed since the dawn of Covid-19.
In other top stories, Michael Szollosy explains why, after 100 years, we’re still afraid of robots, Tom Engelhardt invites us into the world of the cockroach superpower, and Conn Hallinan wonders how Joe Biden will handle China’s sea of conflict. And we’ve got lots more from John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead, Roberta Gilchrist, C.J. Hopkins, Linh Dinh, Norman Solomon, Granville Williams, Sam Pizzigati, Thomas S. Harrington, and Trevor Hoyle.
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Issue 219 (February 2021)
Welcome to our 54-page February issue, packed with stories that will, we hope, help keep you sane during these long Covid-fearing days (and cold winter nights for those of us in the North).
Main stories in this issue include Conn Hallinan’s annual humorous look at various individual, corporate and governmental shenanigans that “make reading the news a daily adventure”, Joe Allen’s intriguing tale of his visit to help put on a major event in Abu Dhabi last month, while David Cromwell explains why we should reject the preachings of the corporate media.
We’ve also got fine contributions from V.J. Prashad, C.J. Hopkins, Granville Williams & Julian Petley, Linh Dinh, Trevor Hoyle and a magnificent photo story from Dino Kužnik.
And finally, we have a special 10-page section on the January 6 affair at Washington’s Capitol and its reverberating aftermath, with contributions from Paul Edwards, Caitlin Johnstone, Norman Solomon, W.J. Astore and John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead
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Issue 218 (January 2021)
ANOTHER YEAR STARTS HERE – We’ve got a packed issue this month, beginning with our first cover story of the year by Rebecca Gordon, who writes of US forays into unending, unaffordable – and unwinnable – wars since 9/11. Other top stories include Joe Allen’s account of his travels across America as Covid-19 triggers a frightening social collapse, and Trevor Hoyle’s appreciation of two literary giants who died 80 years ago.
In other features, John Pilger tells us that war – not Covid – is the greatest threat to mankind, Sam Pizigatti unravels the myth surrounding a young ‘self-made’ billionaire, and Ronnie Kasrils remembers the apartheid ghosts that are making a disturbing reappearance.
We’ve also got two photostories: Michael Goldrei’s Brexit diary and Gabriele Galimberti’s images of American gun owners surrounded by their toys-of-mass-destruction. Plus lively, stimulating, articles by W.A. Astore, Sue Turnbull, Caitlin Johnstone, Thomas S. Harrington, Kit Knightly, Liam Kennedy, Conn Hallinan and C.J. Hopkins. .
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Issue 217 (December 2020)
ON THE BUSES – In this issue’s cover story, Dougie Wallace takes to the streets of London to bring a six-page photo documentary that captures the emotions – fear, stoicism and downright joy – of commuters on the city’s iconic big red buses during their daily struggle against Covid-19.
In other main stories, Jonathan Cook tells how Mike Pompeo is spending the final days of the Trump era setting the stage for the country’s inflammatory ’new normal’ on Israel, while Joe Allen discusses the 10 transitions in society that will define 2020, and John Pilger descries Britain’s long-running class war on children.
Tom Engelhardt tracks the history of the Decline and Fall of the American Empire, Yves Engler tells how Canadians are starting to fight their country’s war machine, and Matthew Brown describes the complicated legacy of footballer Maradonna.
We’ve also got haunting photographs from Arnaud Montegard’s, safari across the United States, Keith Williams with a delightful tale of Batmen, unicorns and men on the moon, Paul Magna on the trial of a group of anti-nuke activists, plus Sarah Anderson on the linking-up of meatpackers and farmers, George Monbiot on the dangers confronting Britain’s food supply after Brexit, Sam Pizzigati on the day Wall Street went wild, Kathy Kelly on that never-ending war in Afghanistan, and C.J. Hopkins on Germany.
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Issue 216 (Mid-Nov 2020)
THAT STRANGE ELECTION – We’ve got a collection of features from this month’s US election, beginning with Jonathan Cook’s explanation why he believes Joe Biden’s presidency will likely be a failure, and Joe Allen on the warring factions that are splitting the nation apart. C.J. Hopkins informs us that the nation’s political struggle is over – robocap is the winner; while John Rothwell provides images of the anger and humour on display in local election battlegrounds on America’s front lawns.
In other main stories, we’ve got Satya Vatti on the continuing plight of New Mexico’s nuclear test bomb victims, David Edwards on the death of ‘controversial’ UK journalist Robert Fisk, Justin Podur on the colonial roots of police culture, and Trevor Grundy on the day Malcolm X met the Ku Klux Klan.
Alan Macleod warns of the end of online privacy, Paul Armentano tells how marijuana was a big election winner, and Thomas S. Harrington looks for rationality in our approaches to the Covid-19 pandemic.
This issue also features the photographs of Chris Killip, plus Andrew S. Fischer on Sonny Liston, Scott Rankin & Angus Duff on the people who live in their vans, Caitlin Johnstone on the victims of war, and Sam Pizzigati with more notes from the election campaign.
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Issue 215 (November,2020)
WELCOME TO THE CULT – We’ve got another packed issue of ColdType for you this month. Cover story is C.J. Hopkins’ look at the Covidian Cult, with a strong suggestion that brushing up on recent history is always a good thing when the government starts trampling on the freedoms we take for granted.
Other top features include Steve Fraser’s examination of the United States of Paranoia, in which the author looks at USA witchhunts, past and present; while, from the UK, Matthew Alfred, Tom Sykes and Stephen Harper urge us to take note of the fake news that we should really fear.
We’ve also got Joe Allen’s tale of rock climbing and nature as he ingthinks deep thoughts while climbing the peaks of Montana’s Glacier National Park; and John Pilger relates the suffering of Julian Assange at the hands of the UK’s ‘justice’ system.
In this issue’s Insights section, we feature Alyce Mahoney on the Marquis de Sade, Sam Pizzigatti on Ivanka Trump and US taxpayers, George Monbiot on the BBC’s self-inflicted misery, and Laurie Macfarlane on student battles with their landlords.
In our photo stories, Joshua K. Jackson cures his insomnia on
the streets of London’s Soho, and William Eggleston takes a trip along the road to the White House. Plus, you won’t want to miss the latest from Linh Dinh, Trevor Grundy and Andrew S. Fischer.
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Issue 214 (October,2020)
WELCOME to ISSUE 214 – Joe Allen details, in this month’s cover story, how high-tech corporations are taking advantage of our Covid fears and cashing in on online learning, even though it hardly produces the results it promises.
Other items include Nakiya Wakes’s story of the impact on her family – including four lost babies – of the water disaster at Flint, Michichan, Norman Solomon explains why we shouldn’t get too excited about revelations about Donald Trump’s tax returns, and Percy Zvomuya recounts the astonishing story of the aftermath of the assassination of an African leader.
We’ve also got Trevor Hoyle on the bombing that slaughtered 22 people at a Manchester pop concert, C.J. Hopkins on the War on Populism, Conn Hallinan on the pandemic disaster that’s hitting Middle East oil producers, and Linh Dinh on Belgarde’s architecture of cruelty.
Our photo feature is a six-page special on a superb set of books that confirm Mary Ellen Mark’s position as one of finest documentary photojournalists of the past 60 years. Plus Geoge Monbiot, Andrew Fischer, Tom Engelhardt, Sam Pizzigati,
a short story by Tom Callaghan, a cartoon by Mark Hurwitt, and a 30th anniversity tribute to Goodfellas, by Adrian Danks.
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Issue 213 (September,2020)
WELCOME to ISSUE 213 – Our main stories are Beverly Gologorsky’s memories of life in the shadow of war, and their relevance to 20st-century America; and the second part of Joe Allen’s tale of life as a roadie with some of the world’s biggest rock tours. We’ve also got a 4-page photo essay showing the massive, mind-altering, sets that he and his fellow techies constructed before their industry ground to a screeching halt.
In other top stories, we have Conn Hallinan on the 21st-century’s new Great Game between China and the US; Thomas S. Harrington on the ‘No one could have known’ response to Covid-19, W. Stephen Gilbert on the woman the Republicans call a Marxist; Tony Sutton on the Covid-spreading farts of death, Jonathan Cook on Israel’s war against Palestine history; and Linh Dinh in the back streets of Belgrade.
You won’t want to miss John W. Whitehead on tomato killing, Amy Binns on why parents fear their kids, Sam Pizzigati on the college football financial greed, or Chris Gosden on the magical roots of modern science. We’ve also got George Monbiot, Sarah Anderson, Mark Hurwitt, V.J. Prashad, and Andrew Fischer.
PLUS - The Last Stand of Julian Assange. On the eve of his trial, our 8-page Extra by Jonathan Cook details the media's hypocrisy as Wikileaks whisteblower faces 'justice' in a British courtroom
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Issue 212 (Mid-August,2020)
OFF THE WALL! We’ve got a mixed bag of stories for you in this issue. Our main stories include the first in Joe Allen’s two-part series on life on the road with the international rock ’n roll circus, in which he tells of the death-defying antics of the riggers – his job before the pandemic – who build the giant sets for the world’s biggest stars. We’ve also got David Niddrie’s tale of the Covid-19 decisions that had South Africans scratching their heads in lockdown bewilderment, while Lee Camp and C.J. Hopkins take us into the world where elephants are executed and the New Normals are planning a world takeover.
In other stories, Linh Dinh takes us to the streets of Belgrade, Ronnie Kasrils remembers Fidel Castro, Sam Pizzigati looks at the risks and rewards of US healthcare. We’ve also got a pair of essays on tensions in the East, featuring Conn Hallinan on the Himalayan conflict between China and India, and Medea Benjamin & Nicolas J.S. Davies on the new Cold War between the US and China. We’ve also got John PIlger, who warns of the dangers of another Hiroshima, Tony Sutton’s review of a new book by Linda McQuaig, a photo essay from Life magazine stalwart Ed Clark, and Carly Osborn on reading P.G. Wodehouse in a pandemic. And more . . .
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Issue 211 (August,2020)
WHICH WAY TO THE REVOLUTION? It seems America, which has become so used to instigating ‘colour’ revolutions in other countries, now has its own, according to this issue’s cover story from C.J. Hopkins. Two other hard-hitting pieces by Sonali Kolhatkar and Medea Benjamin & Zoltan Grossman, also highlight the growing unease about the stability of society in Donald Trumpland.
In other top stories, Joe Allen struggles to stay human in a creepy world created by a technological plague, while Rebecca Gordon wonders why the government is quick to praise essential workers, but reluctant to pay them what they’re worth; George Monbiot asks why we’d want to return to normal, and Trevor Grundy finds the fascism that has lurked beneath the surface in UK politics for many years.
We’ve also got a third excerpt from Greg Palast’s latest book, a new short story by Philip Kraske; Trevor Hoyle uncovers some hidden gems from a group of lost writers, Clint Randles recalls Little Richard’s influence on the Beatles, and Tim Luckhurst tells the story of an unlikely legless wartime hero.
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Issue 210(Mid-July,2020)
WHERE HEAVEN MEETS HELL: Welcome to another issue packed with first-rate writing from our multi-talented authors. In our top stories, Joe Allen describes an almost-but-not-quite biblical trek that took him from the pristine heights of Oregon’s Mt. Hood to the ’Murcan reality of Independence Day in the state’s wildest city; while Greg Palast exposes more election shenanigans in our second excerpt from his about-to-be-blockbuster new book, How Trump Stole 2020; and Danny Sjursen tells of his part in a protest at Donald Trump’s recent Tulsa election rally.
Other top stories include Jonathan Cook on Israel’s planned annexation of much of the West Bank, V.J. Prashad on the international wrecking crews of the US and UK, Caitlin Johnstone on the overwhelming impact of propaganda, and C.J. Hopkins on the New Totalitarianism.
We also have a new short story from British novelist Trevor Hoyle, a photo essay from a new book on Native American resistance by John Willis, a 60th anniversary look at the movie Psycho by Ben McCann, and other contributions from George Monbiot, Rory O’Connor, John W. Whitehead, Lee Camp, and more Random Thoughts from Andrew Fischer
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Issue 209 (July,2020)
THE GREAT PURGE – We’ve got a major excerpt from Greg Palast’s explosive new book, How Trump Stole 2020, in which the top investigative reporter details how manipulation of voter eligibility rules may rob millions of young, poor and minority Americans of their vote in the November presidential election. Other top stories include Joe Allen’s travel adventure that took him from the heights of Cascadia to the sordid depths of pop sorcery – all without leaving California; Conn Hallinan on the West’s latest descent into nuclear warmongering; and Kerrie Davies & Willa McDonald’s delightful tale of the journalists who created the legend of Aussie bank robber Ned Kelly. We’ve also got stories on Martin Luther King Jr, Chernobyl, the climate crisis, Pres. Trump’s latest offensive against Cuba, monument toppling, government deception, and much more. Contributors include Jonathan Cook, Trevor Grundy, Linda McQuaig, Andrew Bacevich, George Galloway, John W. Whitehead, Andrew Fischer, David Cromwell, George Monbiot, Nate Robert, and Medea Benjamin & Leonardo Flores.
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Issue 208 (Mid-June,2020)
WHEN COPS KILL – This issue’s cover is given to Joe Allen’s searching – and exclusive – essay, No True Friends in a Race War, which heads a trio of hard-hitting pieces on the death of George Floyd and the protests that followed. Allen’s powerful essay is complemented by striking stories from William J. Astore and C.J. Hopkins. Other main items include Trevor Hoyle’s story of his efforts to counter George Orwell’s most famous route along The Road to Wigan Pier with his own book, The Road to Bognor Regis, John Pilger on the forgotten CIA coup against its ‘most loyal ally, and David Storey on the juggled identities of Africa’s soccer stars. We’ve also got Sam Pizzigati on the world’s biggest failed state, Ross Cole on when it’s admirable to steal music, Linh Dinh in South Korea, Sonali Kolhatkar on pandemic profiteers, George Monbiot on the rings of power that debase democracy. We have photographs from Mats Svennson’s latest book, Apartheid Is A Crime: Portraits of the Israeli Occupation, plus Caitlin Johnstone, Andrew Fischer and Final Words from Thomas S. Harrington..
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Issue 207 (June,2020)
FACING THE FUTURE – Just a few short months ago wearing a mask in a supermarket would have led to a police call-out, now it’s perfectly normal, as Dougie Wallace’s eye-opening 8-page Covid-19 photo essay from London shows. Other top stories in this issue include Trevor Hoyle’s tale of the day he met famed sci-fi author Philip K. Dick, Joe Allen’s outing to Sedona, Arizona, where hippies and other-worldliness are more important than a mere killer virus, while Sam Pizzigati looks at civil disobedience, billionaire-style, and Linda McQuaig explains why we shouldn’t let ourselves fall once more into the austerity trap. We’ve also got C.J. Hopkins on the Brave New Normal (Part Two), Bob Dreyfus on Trump’s war with the CIA, Norman Solomon on the new class war, and Christine E. Black with some questions for gun-toting Michigan protesters. There’s another photo essay from Gordon Parks, and articles by David Cromwell, Thomas S. Harrington, and George Monbiot, as well as Ron Saunders on Little Richard, a new column by Andrew Fischer, and some final words from Peter Hitchins.
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Issue 206 (Mid-May,2020)
FEAR IN THE FOOD FACTORY – We don’t often consider how the meat that we eat comes to our table, but in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, perhaps we should. In this issue’s cover story, Sam Pizzigati looks at the mammoth slaughterhouse operations in the USA that are not only killing the animals we eat, but also the people they employ. Other top stories include Conn Hallinan on the latest multi-billion cash cow for the US military, while Nigel Yates bypasses the lockdown in New Zealand, and Ronnie Kasrils remembers an Apartheid freedom fighter. We’ve also got C.J. Hopkins on the Virus of Mass Destruction and Bill Van Auken on Trump’s ‘Bay of Pigs’ invasion of Venezuela; along with Ann Jones’s startling story of the contrasts in the way Norway and the US handled Covid-19. Trevor Grundy reviews a book on the sinking of Jeremy Corbyn at the UK’s last election, Yves Engler comes to the rescue of Michael Moore’s latest film, Joe Allen advises us to stay indoors and kill robots, John W, Whitehead warns of a world of digital book burners, and Linda McQuaig explains why Canada’s Justin Trudeau should lift harmful sanctions. We’ve also got a photo essay by David Goldblatt, and Andrew Fischer tells of the life and times of a politically incorrect sailor. And more . . .
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Issue 205 (May,2020)
COVID CONFUSION – Our leaders seem to be uncertain in their responses to the Coronavirus / Covid-19 pandemic that is now crippling the world economy. This month’s contributors tackle that uncertainty in their discussions of the crisis. In our cover story Joe Allen takes a hard, but humorous, look at the twin impacts of religion and Bill Gates on the future World Order, Pepe Escobar digs into the facts behind US attempts to pin
the blame for the pandemic on China, while a sceptical Tom Harrington says it’s time to challenge the impunity of the ‘experts’, and Christine E. Black is baffled by her state
governor’s rulings on ‘social distancing’. Among other virus-related stories, Ute Lotz-Heumann tells how diarist Samuel Pepys risked his life to be with his mistress during London’s great bubonic plague, and photographer Tim Purdue finds lockdown protesters in Ohio. We also have We also have Jonathan Cook’s essay on the era of Great Disillusionment, Trevor Hoyle on a wayward publisher, Philip Ferruggio at the horse races, Trevor Grundy on Hitler’s ghost, and Andrew Fischer’s history of toilet paper. Plus lots more great reading.
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Issue 204 (Mid-April,2020)
KEEP THE BOREDOM AT BAY – Sitting at home trapped in a pit of lockdown boredom? ColdType comes to the rescue with 52 pages of thought-provoking journalism from our talented stable of writers. This issue’s top story comes from Joe Allen, who tells how, after the collapse of his gig on an international musical tour, he headed away from his Tennessee base to be with “a beautiful woman I know who tends a garden off the beaten track”. We’ve also got Andrew Fischer’s delightful tale from his days as a not-too-successful taxi driver/celebrity hunter in Los Angeles, while Trevor Hoyle offers reasons why former UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn lost the backing of many working class supporters. On the bug front, satirist C.J. Hopkins welcomes us to the Brave New Normal, stand-up comedian Lee Camp tells why the elites love the crisis, Linh Dinh explains why the US is stumbling into a farce of its own ineptitude, and John Pilger tells us, in an interview with T.J. Coles, why people deserve freedom from fear. That’s not all: we’ve also got stimulating essays from Daniel Lazare, George Monbiot, Norman Solomon, Alan MacLeod, and Conn Hallinan, while Trevor Grundy, Adam Behr, Allison Skidmore and Kevin Bubriski take care of cultural affairs.
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Issue 203 (April,2020)
THE GREAT INDOORS – Welcome to another stack of stimulating reading, beginning with C.J. Hopkins’ satirical insight into a not-so-brave, but very frightened, new world in which we’re about to fight another big shiny war, this time with Death as the enemy.
We’ve also got Jonathan Cook, who informs us that our leaders’ aren’t scared of a virus, but of us; while Caitlin Johnstone has a bone to pick with Hollywood celebrities who seem a little too keen to douse us in military propaganda. Conn Hallinan explains why Italy has been so badly hit by the coronavirus; and Andrew Fischer delivers his verdict on which is the worst sin in a time of crisis: toilet roll hoarders or price gougers. You won’t want to miss Tim Knight, holed up in an apartment at the end of the world;
Linh Dinh searching for zombies in Korea; and Mairtin O Muilleoir seeking unity in Belfast. Bill Van Auken tells a Tale of Two Surges in New York City; Chris Porter expounds on class conflict in UK football; and Andrew Bacevich delivers a verdict on Judgment Day. We also have a photo essay on the early work of David Goldblatt in South Africa, and much, much more
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Issue 202 (Mid-March 2020)
BEATING THE VIRUS – We’re helping readers fight the coronaviral blahs with 48 pages of great journalism that’ll brighten up those days of self-isolation. In our cover story, Trevor Grundy tells what happened when his girlfriend took him to what they believed was a clandestine 1976 party in apartheid South Africa to celebrate the jailed ANC leader Nelson Mandela. Adam Hochschild recounts the days when the US banned ‘fake’ news, Joe Allen tells of a bizarre UFC title fight in coronavirus-wary Las Vegas, Tony Sutton reads a book by the man who skewers presidential numbskullery, Andrew Fischer ponders the sanity of frenzied supermarket shoppers, Linh Dinh walks the almost-deserted streets of South Korea, and C.J. Hopkins reveals the great Covid-19 Thought Experiment. We’ve also got a six-page photo essay from England by William Croke on the war that won’t go away, and our Insights section has stories from Binoy Kampmark, Linda McQuaig, Conn Hallinan, Trevor Hoyle and Sam Pizzigati & Sarah Anderson.
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Issue 201 (March 2020)
THE BOYS ARE BACK – 35 years ago Chris Killip photographed the frenetic action at an anarcho-punk nightspot at Gateshead in the North of England. The pictures were forgotten until his son found them more than 30 years later. Now they’re the subject of his new book, The Station – and a special photo essay in this issue. Other features this month include Linh Dinh’s notes from a trip to the Chinese border as the Communist state battles with the Coronavirus, while Michael C Weisenberg tells of America’s post-war love affair with romance comics, Caitlin Johnstone details the Kafkaesque nightmare of Julian Assange’s deportation ‘trial’ before a London magistrate, and Vijay Prashad describes the hellish life of migrants to Saudi Arabia. In other stories, Sam Pizzigati takes pity on America’s overworked
billionaires, Trevor Hoyle travels along the Road to George Orwell, and Tom Engelhardt delves once again into the strange world of Donald Trump. We’ve also got Jonathan Cook on the UK Labour Party’s leadership race, Chris Baraniuk on Yemen’s deadly ghost ship, and much more compelling reading.
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Issue 200 (Mid-February 2020)
ISSUE 200 – we’ve got lots of great reading for you this month. In our cover story, Medea Benjamin & Nicholas JS Davies call for a revival of the global peace movement to curb the USA’s war machine, while in other hard-hitting main features, Chellis Glendinning tells of struggle, surprise and courage during a rebellion that saw Eva Morales flee from Bolivia, Jonathan Cook reminds Donald Trump’s son-in-law who it was that set-up the Palestinian Authority as a police state, and Linda McQuaig finds protests, guns and insults in Canada’s fiercely-contested oilsands. We also have Alan MacLeod on the US Air Force’s newest recruitment tool, David Edwards on the torture of Julian Assange, CJ Hopkins on Bernie Sanders and his Commie Kill Swarm, and Conn Hallinan on Turkey’s latest quagmire. This issue also nine pages of Insights, a photo story on Muhammad Ali, and a feature on the ColdType art of Tony Jenkins.
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Issue 199 (February 2020)
BREXIT IS FINALLY HERE and we lead this issue with what should – but won’t – be our final words on the matter, from Matt Carr, who looks at the ‘imperial nostalgia’ that drove Boris Johnson and his chums to Britain’s ‘escape’ from Europe, and examines the long road the country faces before it becomes ‘half-decent’ again. We also have an associated story from Nicholas Jones, who uses newspaper layouts to examine the role played by the mainstream media in demonising Jeremy Corbyn in the build-up to the election that brought Johnson to power. This issue also features stories on a BBC reporter accused of antisemitism, the ‘mainlanding’ of Guantanamo Bay, Prince (the singer, not the others), the US’s right to violence, Boris Johnson’s film factory, ethical British prison inmates, the never-ending war in Libya, the fate of Donald Trump, and a six-page spread of photographs from Dougie Wallace’s new photobook. Writers include George Monbiot, CJ Hopkins, Greg Shupak, Jonathan Cook, Maarten Wensink, Vijay Prashad and Graham Vanbergen..
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Issue 198 (Mid-January 2020)
We lead this issue with a couple of pieces on the current crisis in the Middle East. In our cover story, satirist CJ Hopkins tells why we shouldn’t worry too much about World War III breaking out because we lost that one without noticing,
while Caitlin Johnstone reflects on US advice that will help Iran become a ‘normal nation’, Other top stories include
Conn Hallinan’s round-up of last year’s most stupid, expensive and idiotic mistakes, Kenneth Surin’s dissection of Australian PM Scott Morrison’s handling of the country’s bushfire catastrophe, and Tom Engelhardt’s stinging commentary on the US military’s stunning inability to actually win a war. We’ve also got Sam Pizzigati on credit cards, Oscar Grenfell on Julian Assange, George Monbiot
on bacon-saving, Tony Sutton on revolution, Paul Walsh
on a fat man with a typewriter, along with stories on the Olympic games, war profiteering, and vinyl records.
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Issue 197 (January 2020)
FIGHTING FOR CHANGE: Fighting the evils of war is the loose theme of our first issue of this new year. We begin with Andrea Mazzarino’s indictment of the US military, both at home and abroad, and its effects on the young. That’s followed by Arianna Lissoni’s review of the revolutionary art of Judy Seidman, who left her home in the US to join the fight against apartheid in South Africa, and William J. Astore’s examination of the secrecy and lies that conceal the reality of US empire-building wars of aggression. In other stories, Leonard C Goodman explains why the struggles of Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning were the biggest press freedom stories of the year, John Clarke decries the idea that the homeless should be housed in ‘holding pens’, Linda McQuaig is scornful of Canadian banking bosses and their $15-billion bonuses, and Alan Macleod finds Venezuelan coup soldiers locked up in US detention centres. We’ve also got eye-opening articles from Jonathan Cook, Trevor Grundy, Patrick Bloomfield, and Caitlin Johnstone, while we end with Catherine Spooner on the free movement of vampires and ColdType’s Picture of the Year, by Ron Fassbender.
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Issue 196 (Mid-December 2019)
LABOUR CRASHES: Well, that’s that, then. Boris Johnson won the UK election by a landslide and Brexit is a done deal. Time to turn our attention to other matters? Perhaps not! In our 16-page General Election Special, ColdType contributors look behind the headlines: At the relentless media coverage that was determined to cast Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as an evil commie, antisemite, terrorist-loving, enemy of the state; at the less-than-critical coverage of Boris Johnson; and at the still-murky future of Britain’s relationship with Europe. Contributors: Jonathan Cook, Callum Alexander Scott, Nicholas Jones, Ron Fassbender, Neil Clark, Granville Williams and George Monbiot. We’ve also got more views and forthright opinions from George Galloway, John Pilger, Dahr Jamal, Bob Lord, Vijay Prashad, CJ Hopkins and Lee Camp. Plus a 6-page photo story by Gideon Lewin.
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Issue 194 (Mid-November 2019)
ASSANGE’S TRIALS: The mainstream media has abandoned Julian Assange to the US revenge-seekers, but ColdType (along with many other alternative media organisations) is seeking justice for the whistleblower. In our cover story, Lee Camp highlights 18 ways in which Assange has changed the world, while John Pilger tells of the travesty of justice that saw Assange detained again in anticipation of deportation to the US. We also have a 6-page Special Report – Unfair media: State stenography & shameful silence – by David Cromwell; while Robert MacDonald looks at the misery of the ‘gig economy’ portrayed in Ken Loach’s new film, Sorry We Missed You. James Carroll wonders what lessons the West has learned from the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago; Ted Rall tells why he is disgusted by the US assassination of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi; and Vijay Prashad explains why South America is rejecting neoliberalism. We’ve also got photos from actor Jeff Bridges, a poem from Philip Kraske, and contributions from Caitlin Johnstone, Conn Hallinan, Jonathan Cook, and much more . . . .
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Issue 193 (November 2019)
WORLD’S END? Our main cover story deals with climate change and efforts being made to eliminate the threat – Lee Camp tells of the 100 mega-corporations who hold our future in their hands, while Ron Fassbender’s photographs illustrate the actions by Extinction Rebellion to make the world aware of the consequences if we don’t act now. In other stories, Gavin Lewis asks why a comedian who has been discredited for racial abuse has become a leading voice in the Guardian newspaper’s campaign against antisemitism in the UK Labour Party, CJ Hopkins reflects on the latest outburst from Hillary Clinton, Caitlin Johnson is baffled by the sudden popularity of George W. Bush. We’ve also got Tom Engelhardt, Jonathan Cook, Craig Murray, Sarah Anderson, John W. Whitehead, a wonderful photo story from John Cohen, and much more great reading.
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Issue 192 (Mid-October 2019)
CJ Hopkins takes a satirical look at the continuing efforts of the ‘global capitalist ruling classes’ attempts to ‘crush the ongoing populist insurgency’ led by Donald Trump, Trevor Grundy tells of a British corporation that became an aggressive colonial power, Todd Miller discovers that the US border is much bigger than you might think, and John W. Whitehead takes an anniversary look at John Lennon’s quest for world peace that ended with his assassination in December 1980. In other stories,
Gavin Lewis exposes the hypocrisy of UK femocrats, Ron Beadle compares Bruce Springsteen to an ancient philosopher, Sarah Anderson wonders when we can fix CEO pay, Anine Kriegler says violence in South Africa will only be halted by economic equality. We’ve also got a photo essay from Terry Clark showing the good - and bad - sides of life on England’s streets, while Rick Salutin explains why Canadians are just not Americans. Plus more great reading …
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Issue 191 (October 2019)
In this issue’s cover story, Chris Hedges looks inside the secret world, uncovered by author Stephen Kinzer, of murderous mind control experiments conducted by US intelligence agencies over the past decades. Other top features include Binoy Kampmark on the fake arguments that surround fake news, Philip Kraske on 9/11 and the last stage of American empire, and Thomas Scripps on the contrast in the punishment of Wikileaks’ Julian Assange and Tommy Robinson, the rightwing fanatic who was also jailed at London’s notorious Belmarsh prison. Linh Dinh, reports from his job sorting refuse in Vietnam, Conn Hallinan analyses the drone attack that upset the US Middle East applecart, George Monbiot tells why we need to limit individual wealth, Yves Engler reveals how Iran property seizures highlight Canadian hypocrisy, and Sam Pizzigati writes about the General Motors strike. We’ve also got eight pages of stunning photographs from actress Jessica Lange’s latest book, Highway 61, and much more ….
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Issue 190 (Mid-Sept 2019)
Top story in this issue is George Monbiot’s vigorous defence of climate activists at London’s Heathrow Airport – disrupted travellers might resent them, but history will be on their side, he says. Other big stories include Jonathan Cook’s assertion that the UK’s disastrous Brexit shows that Jeremy Corbyn is the only moderate in the clash between unyielding factions; Linda McQuaig calls for a tax on the super-rich; and Hamza Abu Eltarabesh reveals the persecution of Palestinian footballers by Israel. We’ve also got Tom Engelhardt on alien invasions, Kevin Neish on the perils of being a human shield, Will Kaufman on Woody Guthrie, Oscar Grenfell on the media and Julian Assange, and Conn Hallinan on climate change. Plus we have an excerpt from a book on the Vietnam War’s GI underground press, and features on Robert Mugabe, bad smells, fear of doctors, American privilege . . . and more.
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Issue 189 (September 2019)
BREXIT CHAOS: This month’s main stories, by Matt Carr, Nick Jones and Ian Dunt, focus on new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s increasingly non-democratic lie-fulled mission, aided by right wing media, to force his country’s exit from Europe. In other stories, David Niddrie tells how South African police spies peed in his fridge (and soiled his bed), Hamid Dabashi remembers Muslim-hating author Bernard Lewis, Rick Salutin tells how climate and debt have always been linked, George Monbiot writes of the killer clowns who are taking over the world, and David Anderson recounts the legend of Desperate Dan. We’ve also got Chris Hedges’ interview with George Galloway, the renegade British politician, a photo essay by Ivor Prickett on the final days of the Caliphate in Iraq and Syria, while Tom Engelgardt
re-visits George Orwell’s 1984. Plus much more.
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Issue 188 (August 2019)
WATER AND OTHER WARS: Cover story is Conn Hallinan’s timely warning of the world’s next resource war which is developing in South Asia. While it may not affect the West right now, the regional conflict over water supplies offers a worrying insight into global disorder. Our other war stories are Paddy French on rogue reports on UK Muslims at Rupert Murdoch’s Times newspaper, Thomas R Eddlem on continuing military deployments to Iraq, and Kit Knightly on the media freedom conference that banned journalists. Other stories include Linda McQuaig on Canada’s fraudulent climate plan, CJ Hopkins on the United States of Fascist Hysteria, and Jonathan Cook on the plot to keep Jeremy Corbyn out of power. We also have a war reporter who was also a revolutionary, and explain why Mad magazine is still important. Plus we have a magnificent photo essay by Liu Heung Shing on 40 years of change in China and Russia. And much more .
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Issue 187 (July 2019)
JULIAN ASSANGE, PRESS FREEDOM, AND A WITCH-HUNT – Our two main articles show how the recent arrest and detention of Julian Assange in London have very serious implications for freedom of speech: John Pilger points out, in an extended interview with Dennis J. Bernstein and Randy Credico that a democracy that sends its police against journalists because they have revealed the truth is not a democracy, while David Edwards details the methods used in the media’s witch-hunt against the Wikileaks founder. In other stories, Anna Sergi tells how the Mafia and corruption rocked Italian football, Trevor Grundy writes about a vicious battle the UK’s leaders would like to forget,
Kevin Neish recounts his journey on a boat fleeing to Gaza with Greek commandos in full pursuit, Marjorie Cohn details the effects of the latest US embargo on Cuba, Conn Hallinan reports on turbulent times ahead for Turkey’s Recep Erdogan, and Stephen Groening reveals what Orwell’s 1984 tells us about today’s world.
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Issue 186 (Mid-June 2019)
Our new issue is packed with compelling, insightful journalism, beginning with a cover story reminds us of the hypocrisy of national leaders who are quick to praise the ‘sacrifice’ of fallen ‘warriors’, but ignore the damaged survivors who are left to suffer when they return from foreign wars. In other stories, Kevin Neish recalls his most memorable dinner – sitting at a table in Bethlehem with a Palestinian family, the barrel of an Israeli tank aimed at his head, Chellis Glendinning writes of a brave woman who defied a nuclear sub, Tony Sutton discusses a book that shows how the world’s biggest fishing town was transformed from prosperity into despair, CJ Hopkins tells how Berlin survived the Great Al Quds Panic of 2019, Nate Robert celebrates Independence Day in a country that doesn’t exist, Danny Sjursen reports on Troika Fever in the Middle East. Plus we’ve got our Insights section,
Bryan Adams’ photographs, and more.
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Issue 185 (June 2019)
BIG READ SPECIAL: Two Big Reads are the highlights of this 56-page issue. In the first, Rian Malan tells how a black youth In South Africa fell to his death from a pick-up truck after being caught stealing sunflower seeds. Was he murdered or did two white farmhands murder him? The riots and trial that followed illuminate the racial tensions still divide the country 30 years after the end of apartheid. Our second long read is an excerpt from Philip Kraske’s fast-moving political thriller, 11/9 and the Terrorist Who Loved Bonsai Trees. Other stories in this issue include Caitlin Johnstone on a crazy plan to move millions of people to live in space, Vijay Prashad on John Bolton, Rui Diamint on Argentina’s ‘dirty war’, Mark Curtis on the spreading tentacles of terror, Carmen O’Toole on local journalism, Antonia Zerbisias on the war on women, Tony Sutton on sun, sea, sand and donkeys, CJ Hopkins on Putin-Nazis, and more.
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Issue 184 (Mid-May 2019)
IS THIS THE END OF THE WORLD? Our cover story comes in three parts, all carrying a dire warning: If we don’t soon start to take serious action against climate change our planet is doomed – W Stephen Gilbert warns of flooded cities, George Monbiot explains why it’s time to stop eating fish, and Tom Engelhardt uses Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral fire as a symbolic starting point for the halting of our race to global suicide. We also have Susan H Smith’s tale of a trip on one of the last remaining migrant rescue ships in Europe and Vijay Prashad’s exposé of the fate of gold miners in Papua New Guinea, while Granville Williams tells of the recreation of a 35-year-old People’s March for Jobs in Britain, David Niddrie analyses South Africa’s recent general election, the most important vote in the country since the end of Apartheid, and Caitlin Johnstone tells of Russia’s menagerie of secret weapons. Plus much more great reading, AND our Insights section.
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Issue 183 (May 2019)
THE TRIALS OF JULIAN ASSANGE: Welcome to our
40-page special issue, dedicated to exposing the continuing state and media harassment of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, who was arrested last month when police stormed his sanctuary at Ecuador’s London embassy, where he had been a political refugee for almost seven years. Our special issue features articles
by David Edwards & David Cromwell, Jonathan
Cook, Chris Hedges, Caitlin Johnstone, John Pilger, Andre Damon, John W, Whitehead, and satirist CJ
Hopkins. These writers detail the squalid circumstances of Assange’s detention and his persecution at the hands of the British and International media, which seem oblivious to the threat to their own freedom posed by extradition demands from a US government that wants to jail Assange over the leaking of secret files to Wikileaks by Chelsea Manning in 2010.
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Issue 182 (Mid-April 2019)
CORBYN UNDER FIRE: Main features in this issue concern the latest attacks on UK Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn, and the predictable media reaction. In our first piece, Jonathan Cook tells how the media helped make it acceptable for British soldiers to use images of Corbyn for target practice, while David Edwards looks at a new book by muck-raking author Tom Bower that continues an unrelenting four-year pattern of malicious media smears on Corbyn. Other main stories include ex-Major Danny Sjursen’s farewell note as he leaves the madness of life in the US Army, Vijay Prashad’s reminder to world leaders that it’s not democracy if you jail the opposition, and Larry Houghteling’s pen portrait of Ilhan Omar, the US Democrat who spoke out against Zionism. You also won’t want to miss essays by Conn Hallinan, CJ Hopkins, and Caitlin Johnstone, a 6-page photo essay on London political graffiti by Duncan Cumming, a tribute to singer Scott Walker, our Insights section, and much more …
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Issue 181 (April 2019)
RUSSIAGATE, BREXIT, & CHELSEA MANNING: In our cover story, Jonathan Cook takes a look at the lessons for the Left after Donald Trump’s vindication in Robert Mueller’s Russiagate inquiry. Chris Hedges tells how Chelsea Manning faced down a new ‘inquisition’, and was sent back to jail, failed again by the mainstream media. From Britain, we have Ron Fassbender’s 8-page photo-essay on the million-person march by People’s Vote activist’s demanding a new Brexit referendum; while Adam Ramsay and Trevor Grundy shed light on the British army massacres in Ireland, Africa and India. We’ve also got Alan McLeod on the Boeing disasters, Bill Van Auken on the 20th anniversary of the war on Yugoslavia, Denise Grogan on the countries who breed young men for export, Kenneth Surin on Thatcher’s great privatisation heist, Matt Carr’s Springtime for fascists, and much more wonderful journalism. .
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Issue 180 (Mid-March 2019)
POLITICISING ANTISEMITISM: Top stories in this issue are five pieces on antisemitism accusations being made against left-wing opponents of Israel’s apartheid regime. Jonathan Cook tells how Britain’s Labour Party and its leader Jeremy Corbyn are being targeted relentlessly by various political groups assisted by the Israeli embassy, Chris Hedges reports on the massive interference in US politics by Israel, Caitlin Johnstone tells politicians and journalists how to combat racial slurs, CJ Hopkins takes a satirical look at the ‘pandemic of antisemitism’ that’s sweeping the West; and Robert Inlakesh details examples from the UN’s dossier of human rights violations by Israeli soldiers in Gaza
during the past year. Other stories include John Pilger
on the continuing shameful treatment of Julian Assange, Conn Hallinan on the nuclear tension in South Asia, David McMillan’s photographic journey to Chernobyl, George Galloway on the Skripals house of horror, and Linh Dinh visit to the Monkey King. Plus lots more . . .
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Issue 179 (March 2019)
BIG ISSUES: Highlight of this issue are four pieces that highlight the increasing disillusionment with politics in Britain and the United States. In our cover story, resident satirist CJ Hopkins is less-than-impressed with Bernie Sanders’ latest efforts at persuading US voters that he’s the guy to lead them to a socialist paradise; Jonathan Cook takes a look at the latest attempt by the Blairite witchfinders of the UK Labour Party to rid themselves of Jeremy Corbyn; David Cromwell and David Edwards show how Fox TV host Tucker Carlson and various BBC journalists share a common misunderstanding of the concept of editorial freedom; and John Pilger exposes the lies that have been a hallmark of the US administrations long-standing desire for regime change in Venezuela. Other stories examine the psychology of Trump’s Mexican wall, the election woes facing Turkey’s leader, and the tale of an Israeli teenager who defied his country. Plus we’ve got a six-page photo story on growing up in Britain and our Insight section..
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Issue 178 (Mid-Feb 2019)
SPECIAL ISSUE: Our 44-page special issue focusses on the USA’s latest attempt at regime change – this
time close to home in Venezuela, a long-standing
socialist thorn-in-the-flesh for America’s oil-hungry governing classes. The call for the replacement of President Nicolas Maduro with Juan Guaido, a right-wing ‘friend’ of the US, follows the usual pattern of imposing a corporate-friendly dictatorship on the people of South America. Contributors to our Special Report are Vijay Prashad, Whitney Webb, Neil Clark, Yves Engler, David Edwards, Linda McQuaig, CJ Hopkins, Alan MacLeod, Justin Podur, Caitlin Johnstone, Medea Benjamin & Nicholas JS Davies, and Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro.
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Issue 177 (February 2019)
TARGET VENEZUELA: In this 56-page issue we focus on the latest foray into regime change by the United States, with articles by Tony Sutton, Joe Emersberger, Caitlin Johnstone and Yves Engler. Other main stories include Karen Greenberg on the Year of the Child (in trouble), Conn Hallinan on moves towards a long-threatened war on Iran, and David Cromwell & David Edwards on our choice between democracy or extinction. In other articles, Adam Johnson tells how
not to report on prisons, Michael McCaffrey takes a stand against toxic femininity, Jonathan Cook introduces the Israeli general who wants to replace Netanyahu, Lee Camp shreds the Russiagate hysteria, Peter Cole writes about Martin Luther King Jr, union man, and Catherine Clarke tells us all about toadbollocks. We also have a photo essay on Moscow by Boogie, and more
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Issue 176 (Mid-Jan 2019)
THE BIG ISSUE: Brexit has dominated politics in the UK for the two years. Now, as Theresa May stumbles from crisis to crisis, Kit Knightly wonders how long the beleaguered PM can survive. Her saviour, it seems, is Jeremy Corbyn! In other top stories, Nai Barghouti tells of her encounter with an Israeli airport official, Tom Engelhardt checks to see if Donald Trump is an asteroid, Denis Beckett pays tribute to a thief and
car salesman, and Lee Camp shows how we can stop the corporate pillage of the State. We’ve also got eight pages on the photographic legacy of Martin Jenkinson, who captured the drama and detail of working class life in the North of England, and superb articles by Sian Norris, Ramzy Baroud, Tim Knight, Caitlin Johnstone, Chris Hedges, George Monbiot, Thomas S. Harrington, Betsy Karel, Jill Richardson and Trevor Grundy.
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Issue 175 (January 2019)
THE Trillion-Dollar question: We enter 2019 with an update of Lee Camp’s amazing tale about the disappearing trillions at the Pentagon. Six months after his revelation, the story is finally getting some traction, although the howls you’d expect from the mainstream media are still largely absent. One day, perhaps, someone will take some of the cash splurged on the US military and spend it in a manner that benefits the taxpayer! Other top stories inside this sparkling issue include Caitlin Johnstone’s thoughts on the trials of Julian Assange, Matt Carr on Brazil’s frightening new ‘Robocop’ leader, and Rainer Mausfeld on the illusion of western democracy. We’ve also got more outstanding writing from regular contributors CJ Hopkins, Jonathan Cook, Chris Hedges, George Monbiot, Conn Hallinan and Linda McQuaig. Plus a photo story from Chicago’s Cook County Jail by Lili Kobielski and an appreciation of Marvin Gaye by Stewart Maganga. And Engelbert Stockhammer has a way to end austerity: Give everyone a pay rise!
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Issue 174 (Mid-Dec 2018)
FiNAL ISSUE OF THE YEAR: Welcome to the 24th issue of ColdType for 2018. As usual, we’ve brought readers a stimulating package of stories and photographs. In our two cover stories, Diana Johnstone and CJ Hopkins provide analysis and opinion on the Revolt of the Gilets Jaunes in France, the modern-day equivalent of the civil unrest that tore that country apart half a century ago. Other top stories include Jonathan Cook on Israel, a country that is intolerant of criticism, while Conn Hallinan tells how Rightwing voting in Spain should act as a warning to the Left, and Nate Robert takes us inside the abandoned palace of an Iranian princess. We’ve also got Chellis Glendinning on the life of a rebel you’ve probably never heard of, Barry Lando on George HW Bush, Sandy Tolan on the Hollywood Thought Police, Sarah Kastner on Ahed and Malala, Christopher Partridge on reggae and UNESCO, Piers Robinson on 9/11 conspirators, and George Monbiot on the Koch Brothers. Finally, to bring the year to a poetic end, we offer Stephen Gilbert’s Ode to 2018.
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Issue 173 (December 2018)
THE PROMISE OF WAR: Cover story this month is Danny Sjursen’s chilly warning of what may happen if the US doesn’t control its desire for conflict in the Middle East. Continuing the theme, we have Conn Hallinan’s review of a new book by Reese Erlich that examines the evolving crisis in Iran, while Ramzy Baroud explains why Israel has finally left the era of ‘easy war’ on its an Palestinian neighbours. In other stories, Jonathan Cook tells how the Guardian’s latest attack on Julian Assange blew straight back into its reporter’s face, Danielle Ryan reveals the psychological problems of drone killers, Lee Camp tells of media lies about the California fires, and Linda McQuaig revisits Quebec’s Lac-Megantic oil train disaster. On a lighter note, we’ve got photographs of musical maestro Leonard Bernstein, a tale of a man Zealand who lives off-the-grid in New Zealand, and tips on how to beat Wall Street . . .
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Issue 172 (Mid-November 2018)
STRIFE,TURMOIL & FRANKENSTEIN: You need to be enterprising and resourceful – but only within certain narrow parameters – if you want to get ahead in modern journalism says David Cromwell in this issue’s cover story. In other top features, Conn Hallinan warns of the dangesr ahead as world leaders erode nuclear
arms controls, Kit Knightly reflects on Armistice Day and the lies that keep dragging us into more wars, George Monbiot hits out at conservationists who misrepresent the environmental crisis, and Susan Abulhawa tells how she was deported from her homeland when she tried to attend a literary festival. In this issue’s photo stories, Riley Arthur tracks down New York’s surviving diners, and we take a look at the glory days of that same city’s Village Voice newspaper. Plus we’ve got another sparkling Insights section and much more good reading …
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Issue 171 (November 2018)
GIVING BREXIT THE CHOP: 700,000 people demanded a new vote on Brexit when they marched in London on October 20. Will the UK government listen to them? Writer Ian Dunt and photographer Ron Fassbender
seek answers in our six-page cover story. In related
articles, Granville Williams looks ahead to the anniversaries of two protests where the British state used extreme force against protesters: the Peterloo Massacre of 1819 and 1984’s Battle for Orgreave; and Chris Hedges asks whether it’s time for a revolution against our uber-rich rulers. We’ve also got Juan Cole on Muslim hatred,
Brian Cloughley on a new Cold War in the Arctic, Conn Hallinan on peace talks in Afghanistan, and Linda
McQuaig on the anti-Labour antics of Ontario’s new government. This issue’s second photo-story features Nathan Benn’s intriguing new book on Florida in the 1980s. Plus we’ve got George Monbiot, CJ Hopkins, Caitlin Johnstone, and more …
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Issue 170 (Mid-Oct 2018)
GREAT READING. GREAT PHOTOS: This issue’s cover story recalls the furore after legendary Life magazine photographer Gordon Parks went to Brazil to take photographs of a boy who lived in a slum. Other top stories include CJ Hopkins’ advice to US voters before the mid-term election, summed up in two words – Don’t Bother!, Jonathan Cook’s journey through the streets of Hebron with an ex-soldier heading a campaign to end the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, and Chris Hedges’ report of the homeless men, women and children, who are ‘collateral damage of the corporate state’. Our travels also take us to Australia, where Catherine Moir reveals the story behind Australia’s World War I internment camps, and to Syria, where Conn Hallinan shows us the confusing chessboard of nations that is fighting for dominance. In addition, we have John Pilger on a new book on the UK media, Caitlin Johnstone on Internet censors, George Monbiot on the media’s cult of personality. And, we also have stories about obscenity, military families and John Lennon. . . .
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Issue 169 (October 2018)
THE ROAD TO ANNIHILATION: We have three stories in this month’s top feature: Frida Berrigan shares a mother’s fears for her child’s future, Philip Giraldi tells how the US is bullying its way to the nuclear precipice, and Chillis Glendinning delivers a chilling tale of a soldier’s misery after his exposure to a nuclear blast. In our second front-page feature, CJ Hopkins looks at the problems with the political Left’s attitude to its working class brothers and sisters, whom it often seems to despise more than its natural enemies on the Right. Other main stories include Norman Solomon’s discussion of a French TV series that exposes our narrow definitions of good and evil, while George Monbiot’s tells a story of confusion inside the UK’s wildlife protection agency, and William Blum is critical of newspaper fact checkers who get their facts wrong. We’ve also got photo stories on recession-era photography in the US, and of a photographer who was sacked for exhibiting his photographs taken during a protest in New Zealand. Plus the latest on Jeremy Corbyn, and much more . . .
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Issue 168 (Mid-Sept 2018)
STOCK MARKET BLUES: The global financial system is a ticking time bomb that’s about to explode, writes Chris Hedges in this issue’s main story. Lee Camp back-ups that claim with his assertion that the stock market is another Ponzi scheme that’s geared to grab the sucker’s – that’s you - money and run off with it. In other main stories, Jonathan Cook tells how the Israel lobby’s attacks on UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn are about to backfire; Conn Hallinan find countries in Asia and the Middle East that are moving away from the USA’s dominance; CJ Hopkins takes a satirical look at the Putin-Nazi paranoia that is infesting Western media; Aram Sinnreich examines the legacy of rock giants Led Zeppelin; George Monbiot scoffs at the idea of coffee cups made of corn starch; and Rebecca Gordon tells how America’s psychologists have taken a positive stand on torture. Plus we’ve got articles by Yves Engler, David Cromwell, Ray McGovern, Granville Williams, Jim Hightower; and Insights from Pepe Escobar, Brian Terrell, Trevor Grundy and Alison Weir . . .
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Issue 167 (September 2018)
THE RIGHT TO DISAPPEAR – We all love instant access to information, but there are many people who would like to be anonymous, free from search engines and snoopers. Tough luck! Private investigator Judith Coburn explains, in this issue’s cover story, why there’s no escape from prying eyes. In other stories, Jonathan Cook finds links between claims that UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is antisemitic with Israeli ‘dirty tricks’ departments, Lee Camp tells how to create a coup for fun and profit; CJ Hopkins wonders what happened to those Nazis who planned a march on Washington, and Linh Dinh goes home to Vietnam. Our big photo story this issue features Jackie Sloan’s images of Omagh, a small town that was bombed 20 years ago right at the end of Northern Ireland’s Troubles. We’ve also got Yvonne Ridley on Netanyahu’s terror links, George Monbiot on obesity, Trevor Grundy on strong men, Steven Feldstein on Zimbabwe’s election, Yves Engler on Canada’s spat with Saudi Arabia, Ramzy Baroud on Gaza, Sam Pizzigati on greedy CEOs, William Blum on the media, and John Dunn on the Battle of Orgreave.
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Issue 166 (Mid-Aug 2018)
ISRAEL’S WAR ON JEREMY CORBYN: Our main package of stories covers the Zionist-inspired screaming match over the supposed antisemitism of Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn that is filling the UK media – David Cromwell, Asa Winstanley and Jonathan Cook, bring some sanity and perspective to the ‘debate’. Caitlin Johnson has lots to say about elite manipulation of the media, and thinks it’s time the people took control from sociopathic oligarchs; while Tony Sutton reads Charlie LeDuff’s new book and gets a clearer understanding how Donald Trump became President (and it’s got nothing to do with Russia). In other stories; Dave Lindorff wonders why workers are underpaid during an economic boom, Peter Lehman writes about Roy Orbison’s ghost, Andrew Hutchison tells why comic contracts are a good thing, Nomi Prins outlines the five biggest financial issues of the year (so far), and we take a look at the legacy of South African photographer David Goldblatt. Plus much, more.
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Issue 165 (August 2018)
MEDIA WOES: Mainstream media is having trouble passing the blame for Fake News onto their alternative brethren. This issue details some of their faults, beginning with Tony Sutton’s review of Greg Shupak’s new book, which examines the New York Times’ one-sided coverage of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Neil Clark offers a slightly-stunned take on the Economist’s suggestion that polygamy is at fault for recent wars in which the Western hand is very apparent; Diana Johnstone examines media reaction after Trump’s meeting with Putin in Oslo (any steps to neutralise the threat of nuclear war are positive, she argues); and comedian Lee Camp highlights eight media myths that keep the US afloat. In other stories, Linh Dinh says goodbye to the hidden Philadelphia that he knows so well, Denis Beckett discusses Sam Pizzigati’s book on pay equity, Ray McGovern welcomes Ahed Tamimi home from her Israeli prison, Steve Gilbert looks at the foul language used by a dame in an attack on Jeremy Corbyn, Conn Hallinan tells why it’s time to get rid of Nato. Plus much more great stuff.
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Issue 164 (Mid-July 2018)
ADDICTED TO TRUMP: Seems that no matter how much the media tries to avoid him, it’s impossible to ignore the antics of Donald Trump. And ColdType is no different: In this issue, Tom Engelhardt takes issue with America’s addiction to opioids, war and The Donald; while, in other main pieces, CJ Hopkin gives us his unique, insight into Trump’s ‘Treasonous, Traitor Summit’ with Vladimir Putin in Oslo; Conn Hallinan blames the Prez for the coming big, bad, bug invasion; and Christina Fattore explains why it doesn’t matter where a Harley Davidson is built. To top off our Trump coverage, we have a 10-page photostory by Ron Fassbender of London’s reaction to the President’s visit. In other top stories, David Edwards wonders why the mainstream media ignored the report on the supposed toxic attack on Douma; Leo Gerrard warns us of millionaire wolves in workers’ clothing; and Jonathan Cook tells how Israel is bulldozing any chance of a Palestinian peace deal. We’ve also got our Insights section with contributions from a host of top-notch writers – and a poem by Philip Kraske. . . .
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Issue 163 (July 2018)
THE WAR ON KIDS: This issue’s cover package highlights two brilliant takedowns – by Henry Giroux and Karen Greenberg – of Donald Trump’s decision to separate refugee children from their parents. In other main features, Simon Willmetts recalls a bizarre bet between beat poet Allen Ginsberg and the head of the CIA, John Pilger explains why the Australian government should press for Julian Assange to return home, Sam Pizzigati tells us why New York is no longer a wonderful city, and Trevor Grundy looks at links between this year’s World Cup and Hitler’s 1936 Olympics. In other stories, David Edwards digs into the World Cup coverage by Britain’s ‘serious’ newspapers, Steve Schapiro shares some early photographs of Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali, Lee Camp tells how the US drops a bomb every 12 seconds and wonders why no one is talking about it, while Ramzy Baroud has a solution to Europe’s refugee crisis. Plus Ron Fassbender's wonderful photographs of London's NHS at 70 protests, and much more great reading . . .
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Issue 162 (Mid-June 2018)
LIES. MYTHS. REALITY: This issue’s main cover package features Romano Rubeo on the link between a murdered Palestinian nurse and a UN ambassador, while David Edwards tells the strange story of a propaganda outfit based in an English clothes shop, Granville Williams’ remembers the strike that shattered Britain’s trade unions, Jonathan Cook discusses the newspaper cartoon ban that played into the hands of the antisemites, and Kevin Ryan’s explains the problems with conspiracy theories. In other front page stories, Nate Robert recounts his visit to rural Iran, Conn Hallinan discusses Spain’s new socialist-led government, CJ Hopkins is amazed at the coming Putin-Nazi apocalypse, and Sam Pizzigati tells why it’s time to cut the boss’s pay. Plus six pages of photographs by Stern magazine great Robert Lebeck, our must-read Insights section, and more . . .
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Issue 161 (June 2018)
BREAD & CIRCUSES: Our cover package in this issue contains four pieces: Sam Pizzigati and George Monbiot show how bosses are becoming richer as everyone else gets poorer, while Filip Reyntjens and Helen Cowie tell us about the soccer team that is being sponsored by a poverty-stricken state, and the demise of lion taming. In other top stories, Rebecca Gordon warns about Trump’s love of weaponised drones, photographer Dougie Wallace gives us a 6-page glimpse at the bizarre fate of women in Saudi Arabian shopping malls, James Hamill remembers the birth of apartheid in South Africa, CJ Hopkins takes a cynical look at democracy, and Linh Dinh pays his final respects to Philadelphia. We’ve also got Conn Hallinan on Iran sanctions, Lee Camp on the Pentagon’s missing trillions, Kathy Kelly on Yemen, and more great reading.
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Issue 160 (Mid-May 2018)
MASSACRE in Gaza: Our main stories are articles by Jonathan Cook and Sumaya Awad on Israel’s massacre of unarmed protesters in Gaza on May 14. In our second cover feature, Nigel Gibson discusses the legacy of Karl Marx on his 200th birthday, focusing on his desire to develop a society based on need rather than greed; while Terrell Carver examines the work of Marx’s colleague Friedrich Engels, a communist agitator who was also a respected Manchester businessman. In other stories, Neil Clark explains why the West protests too much about Russian protests, Tom Engelhardt analyses the flailing US empire, John W Whitehead shares his Alphabet of Hate, and Alex Evans reminisces about a struggling American guitar maker. In other stories, Conn Hallinan looks at the forthcoming elections in Turkey, Brian Terrell tells a tale of two interrogations, Sam Pizzigati finds a black hole right here on Earth, and Martin Amis goes horse racing. Plus much more great reading.
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Issue 159 (May 2018)
THE BIG READ: Main story in this issue is a brilliant nine-page dissection by David Cromwell and David Edwards of the role being played by the UK media in creating the international clamour for war following the latest “chemical attack” in Syria. In our other cover stories, Palesa Morudu discusses the legacy of Winnie Mandela and her role in the fight against Apartheid in South Africa; while Frida Berrigan slams the weaponisation of everyday life in the USA. Our other top stories include Stephen Gilbert’s essay on the antisemite controversy that is enveloping the UK labour Party; CJ Hopkins is obsessed by a conspiracy theory; and Harry Benson’s looks back at the best president the US never had. And you won’t want to miss our Insight section, with stories on austerity, Bashar al- Assad, the BBC’s link with spies, and Israeli aggression against Gazans. Plus, as usual, more great reading . . . . . .
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Issue 158 (Mid-April 2018)
BLOODY FRIDAY: Our main feature in this issue consists of four articles, by Philip Giraldi, Ahmed Alnaouq, Chris Hedges and David Cromwell & David Edwards, on the Gaza Great March of Return protests that have resulted in many deaths at the hands of Israeli snipers. Other big reads in Issue 158 include Ray McGovern’s seriously-disturbing profile of John Bolton, Donald Trump’s new national security adviser, who was earlier described by President George Bush as one of the “crazies” in the White House; Adam Ramsay’s background essay on the Cambridge Analytica scandal; and CJ Hopkins’ tale of how the mainstream media have invented a Jeremy Corbyn Nazi death cult. In addition, Linda McQuaig looks at the problems of Canada’s new oil pipeline, Nate Robert steps inside a still-contaminated Chernobyl nuclear reactor, Dave Jordano photographs Detroit at night, and Jason Gilchrist explains why we shouldn’t try to resurrect white rhinos. Plus, as usual, much more great reading . . .
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Issue 158 (Mid-April 2018)
BLOODY FRIDAY: Our main feature in this issue consists of four articles, by Philip Giraldi, Ahmed Alnaouq, Chris Hedges and David Cromwell & David Edwards, on the Gaza Great March of Return protests that have resulted in many deaths at the hands of Israeli snipers. Other big reads in Issue 158 include Ray McGovern’s seriously-disturbing profile of John Bolton, Donald Trump’s new national security adviser, who was earlier described by President George Bush as one of the “crazies” in the White House; Adam Ramsay’s background essay on the Cambridge Analytica scandal; and CJ Hopkins’ tale of how the mainstream media have invented a Jeremy Corbyn Nazi death cult. In addition, Linda McQuaig looks at the problems of Canada’s new oil pipeline, Nate Robert steps inside a still-contaminated Chernobyl nuclear reactor, Dave Jordano photographs Detroit at night, and Jason Gilchrist explains why we shouldn’t try to resurrect white rhinos. Plus, as usual, much more great reading . . .
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Issue 157 (April 2018)
BORDER CROSSINGS: Our main feature is two articles on the US reaction to undocumented immigrants from the south. The first is a photo essay from a new book by John Moore, who has spent the past decade photographing migrants as they try to thwart the increasingly high-tech methods being used to keep them out. In our second piece, Chellis Glendinning describes her friendship with Raúl Solís Salazar, who has crossed the border illegally many times, travelling between his family home in Mexico and his workplace in the USA. In other stories, Jonathan Cook delves into the media hysteria over the ‘antisemitic’ wall art in London that got Jeremy Corbyn into trouble; Rebecca Gordon looks at the recycled war criminals who are advising Donald Trump; John W Whitehead asks for freedom of speech for those with whom we disagree; Dell Franklin visits a friend in a California prison; and Conn Hallinan explains why Europe’s centre parties keep losing elections. And much more great reading . . .
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Issue 156 (Mid-March 2018)
LEGALISING TYRANNY: We’ve heard chilling tales of the inhumane conditions inside America prisons, but the problems run much deeper. Chris Hedges tells how a corrupt system of plea bargains sees many innocent – usually poor and black – men jailed for years by a corrupt justice system. In other top features, Linda McQuaig slams Canada for its stance
on the conflict in Venezuela, Ray McGovern wonders why the West won’t listen to Vladimir Putin, and Richard Seymour explains how Jeremy Corbyn’s opponents’ attempts to brand him as ‘Putin’s Puppet’ are failing. Ramona Wadi introduces us to a Palestinian artist whose cartoons show the agony of families torn apart by Israel’s apartheid regime, Jonathan Cook writes about the lies of Israel’s ‘moral’ army, and Christopher Douglas explains why a Cormac McCarthy novel is probably unfilmable. We’ve also got a photo story from Detroit, instructions on how to toilet train your pet dog, and more.
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Issue 155 (March 2018)
NUCLEAR INSANITY: The arms race is back again, with an intensity not seen since before the end of the Cold War. In this issue’s cover story, Rajan Menon examines the mad follies of the new US government’s new Nuclear Posture Review, while In other stories, Katte Black looks at the time the US media was happy to crow about how it helped to bring about external regime change in Russia; David Niddrie recounts the actions that led to the downfall of South Africa’s President Zuma; and Sam Pizzigati introduces us to the family that brought us the opioid crisis. Our photo stories take us to New York, where graffiti artists won a massive payoff from a business developer who destroyed their art; then down to Mississippi, where two men were exonerated after spending many years in prison for crimes they didn’t commit. Other stories deal with media duplicity over Syria, the fantasies of Brexit, Haiti and the NGOs, and much more, including our much-praised special Insights section..
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Issue 154 (Mid-Feb 2018)
YOUR NEW-LOOK COLDTYPE: We’ve changed the look of ColdType, while retaining the journalistic quality that readers have come to expect. In this issue’s cover story Michael T. Klare investigates the militarisation of the US energy system; in other top stories, Michael Arntfield looks at serial killers, John Eskow reflects on the warped thinking at a network TV station, Helena Bassil-Mosorow thinks God might just be an algorithm, and Philip Giraldi explains why it’s right to boycott Israel. In addition, Yves Engler tells how Canada’s socialist party has abandoned Venezuela, Ron Fassbender’s photos feature a London march to help save Britain’s National Health Services, Tom Harrington explains why Poland decided to take charge of its own wartime history, David Cromwell and David Edwards take a critical look at the BBC, and George Monbiot has some suggestions about what we might do after robots take over our jobs. Plus you won’t want to miss our Insight section with tales from South Africa, England, the USA – and a poem from Spain..
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Issue 153 (February 2018)
WAGING WAR ON DISSENT: Censorship, media deceit and corporate propaganda are the subjects of this issue’s main stories. Writers of the main pieces are CJ Hopkins, Chris Hedges and Dan Lomas, while Dennis J. Bernstein and Randy Credo discuss the threat posed by undemocratic forces in an interview with John Pilger. A fifth piece features four pages of activist art from the book, The Design of Dissent. Gregory Shupak asks if the slapping of a soldier is worse than shooting a child?, while Jonathan Cook wonders why the Israel army is worried about Gaza, Tom Engelhardt looks inside Donald Trump’s circus of the bizarre. In other articles, Mark Turley explains how English football is selling out its fans, Frida Berrigan tells why we still need space for protest outside the White House, George Monbiot and Dave Smith look at repercussions over the collapse of building company Carillion, and Conn M Hallinan explains more about those buttons that could trigger nuclear war. Plus we have photographs from Lucas Foglia, and our Insights section.
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Issue 152 (Mid-Jan 2018)
Ever been to a hash wedding? Us, neither. Nate Roberts has – 200 men, one blonde and tables spread with hashish; all in the shadow of one of the Seven Wonders of
the World. Trevor Grundy takes a hard look at Robert Mugabe’s successors in Zimbabwe, and wonders if these men are any better. We’ve also got an insightful essay on the protests at the recent Golden Globe Awards by Rozali Telbis; while Conn M. Hallinan hands out his ‘Are You Serious’ awards to individuals, companies and governments that make the news worth reading. Barry Lando shows Donald Trump how migrants from ‘shithole’ countries contribute to US society; Nick Turse explains why American Special Ops forces are so good at wasting public money; Tom Harrington discusses the role of the media in recent election in Catalonia; and Jonathan Cook tells how a teenage girl exposed the ‘gun-wielding bully’ lurking in Israel. We’ve also got stories on the robber barons of Silicone Valley, freedom of speech, how Britain became a US state, censorship, and our Insights section.
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Issue 151 (January 2018)
ANOTHER YEAR Starts Here: Welcome to the first ColdType of 2018, with 52 pages of great features and essays and two superb photo features. Our cover story is Tom Engelhardt’s indictment of Donald Trump, the most dangerous man on Earth – if he doesn’t kill us with climate denial, perhaps he’ll just start a
nuclear war. Other big stories include CJ Hopkins on the Year of the Headless Liberal Chicken, John Pilger on documentary film making, and John Picton on the problems of corporate charity. In addition, Linda McQuaig says we should shout loudly about animal torture, George Monbiot thinks it’s time for a change of diet, Brian Terrell gets arrested in New York; Jeff Nygaard slams insurance companies who leave taxpayers on the hook for the cash they should be paying, and Denis Beckett searches his neighbourhood for a pickaxe. We also have two photo features on the aftermath of war and rioting in Baltimore. Plus, of course, lots more for you to enjoy.
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Issue 150 (December 2017)
WELCOME TO ISSUE 150: Our final issue of the year brings insight from around the world, including Sean Mag Uidhir’s chronicle of Gerry Adams’ tumultuous years as head of the Irish Sinn Féin movement; Yves Engler’s denunciation of Western corporations, whose corporate shenanigans are robbing Africa of its wealth; and Gideon Calder’s reminder that British government deficiencies of the war-time Blitz are still being repeated. In our cover story, Brian Mitchell collates the bullshit, lies and few, rare, moments of honesty of various Western leaders; while, in other stories, Sue Rabbitt Rolfe tells of a lawyer who helped change Britain’s obscenity laws, Danny Katch exposes the lies about socialism, Rebecca Gordon wonders why the media is so pleased to see the return of George W. Bush, and Justin Raimondo finds foreign agents everywhere. In this month’s photo story, we follow Stuart Freedman in his
East End odyssey to London’s remaining eel, pie and mash shops. Plus lots more food for thought . . ..
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Issue 149 (Mid-Nov 2017)
MIRROR, MIRROr: Once again, Western leaders are exposing their hypocrisy in their efforts to demonise Russia and its leader, Vladimir Putin. In this month’s cover story, Neil Clark shows how British PM Theresa May’s claims about Russian dirty tricks can more accurately be applied to her country and its closest ally. In a connected article, Ray McGovern points out that media ridicule over Donald Trump’s response to Putin’s denial of meddling in US elections is not proof of guilt. In other stories, Alfred McCoy tells how a failed drug war will end the latest US foray into Afghanistan; David Edwards examines the politically inappropriate behaviour that is being ignored by British media; Diana Johnstone pays tribute to Edward S. Herman, the celebrated political activist and author; Jonathan Cook and Ron Fassbender take a look at the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration; Amy Binns is amazed at Facebook’s latest plans about nude photographs; and Edward Grazda reveals a New York City that we’d all forgotten. Plus much, much more.
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Issue 148 (November 2017)
John PIlger leads our issue with a critical look at media support for Hillary Clinton’s book about her failed attempt to win the us presidency, and especially its defamation
of Julian Assange and Wikileaks. In other essays,
CJ Hopkins shows how the corporate hold on the world will continue to strengthen in future years; Jonathan Cook tells how British newspaper ads offer employment help
for new immigrants to Israel – but only if they’re Jewish; and Linda McQuaig asks why employees must lose
out when businesses go bust. In other stories,
Tom Engelhardt writes of the strange military record
of David Petraeus; Mark Waller wonders why it took
46 years to find justice after an apartheid murder in South Africa; George Monbiot examines the collapse of insect populations; Yves Engler finds fault with a society
that celebrates war rather than peace; and John Wight
says we should be critical of the corruptness of Hollywood,
not just Harvey Weinstein. We also have photo stories from Joseph Rodriguez and Dougie Wallace. Plus much more
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Issue 147 (Mid-Oct 2017)
BIG READS – Noam Chomsky, the world’s favourite leftwing intellectual, is the subject of the first of our long reads this month, as David Cromwell compares his analyses of current world events to those of the BBC. Nick Turse looks at the unsung heroes of the major international news: the local fixers, whose background knowledge and quick-wits enable the news to be collected and distributed. And John Pilger finds most Brits see Trump as the greatest threat to world peace, saying Jeremy Corbyn may be the man to lead us back to civility. This month’s cover story is Robin Maddock’s photo essay of police raids on poor housing estates in London’s east end. In our other features, Greg Palast tells of being at school with Las Vegas shooter, Steve Paddock; Zach D. Roberts goes to a Washington rally; Conn M. Hallinan visits Ireland and reflects on a Europe in chaos; Thomas S. Harrington examines Zionist bullying; Hakim Young goes to Afghanistan, where he finds new victims of a terrible war. Plus much, much more
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Issue 146 (Oct 2017)
HEARTS & MINDS – Three essays, by Chris Hedges, Graham Vanbergen and Jason Hirthler, highlight the ways in which the corporate state is stifling dissent, controlling the flow of ideas, saturating us with capitalist propaganda, and attempting to rewrite history. Continuing the theme, veteran reporter John Pilger has some serious issues with the massive TV retelling the Vietnam War produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Meanwhile, in this month’s cover story, Nate Robert visits a Cold War-era Soviet nuclear bunker and presses the button that could have plunged the world back to the Stone Age. In other stories, Rob Ball takes his cameras to the holiday wonderland of Coney Island, Martha Pskowski investigates a soft drink manufacturer that is sucking the water out of Mexico, Ryan McMaken tells why our political opponents are always ‘insane’, and Ariel Dorfman writes about Donald Duck and fascism. There’s much more, including an excerpt from Barry Lando’s exciting new political thriller, and our Insights section.
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Issue 145 (Sept 2017)
WE’RE BACK! Fresh from our extended summer break, ColdType has 60 pages of great writing and photojournalism this month. Our cover story is a gripping photo essay from the dark side of Philadelphia by Jeffrey Stockbridge. Other top features include David Cromwell & David Edwards on climate denialism at the BBC, Steve Leigh & Alan Maass on the real nuclear threat to the world, Jonathan Cook on Netanyahu’s latest move to thwart Palestinian nationhood, and Danny Sjursen’s soldierly anguish over wars in the Middle East. In other stories, John Eskow travels among the nation’s racists, CJ Hopkins looks in awe at the United States of Manufactured Hysteria; Neil Clark highlights Western media hypocrisy in reporting from Syria, and Linh Dinh takes a journey through Southern France. We also feature the brilliant work of British photographer John Chillingworth, and Mike Palecek takes us with him on a trip to the Big Smoke in this issue’s Big Read. Plus we’ve got a 7-page Insights section. Enjoy . . .
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Issue 144 (August 2017)
RISE LIKE LIONs. Welcome to a month of protest. First the massive anti-austerity march in London, where Britons showed their loathing for Prime Minister Theresa May, and confirmed the increasing support for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. We’ve got pictures of that event, plus a big feature by Pepe Escobar on Hamburg’s G20 from Hell, where world leaders were faced with unruly disruptions as they gathered in the German port city. John Pilger salutes the Palestinian determination to fight back against Israeli imperialism; Scott Ritter analyses the reaction to Seymour Hersh’s search for the truth about April’s supposed sarin attack in Syria; Marshall Allen shows what happens when drug companies try to manipulate the price of over-the-counter drugs; and Yves Engler details Canada’s part in an African holocaust. Our Insight section brings together stories on the British NHS service, bloated executive pay, the joy of income tax and advice for Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. Plus much more great reading from great writers . . .
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Issue 143 (July 2017)
SPECIAL ISSUE – Favourite Stories from The ColdType Archive. We take a break from reporting on the current crises facing the world this issue and, instead, take readers on a 20-year trek back into the ColdType archive, back to the days we published as a tabloid newspaper devoted to “Writing Worth Reading From Around The World.” Our features include stories about missing children in England, bungee jumping in the USA, street life in India, a road trip in Namibia, the Troubles in Northern Ireland, flying batons at the Illinois State Fair, and a children’s home in Cuba. Not forgetting the hunt for a woman with four breasts in New York City. Writers include Andrew O’Hagan, John Gray, Rian Malan, David Foster Wallace, Denis Beckett, Mark Fritz, Bob Whitby and Ed Cassavoy. Plus we have an award-winning photo-essay by Russell Monk with words by Brendan Howley.
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Issue 142 (Mid-June 2017)
HOW THE MEDIA LOST THE ELECTION – We’ve got three pieces on the UK’s spellbinding general election in which Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn proved how wrong Prime Minister Theresa May and the mainstream media were when they dismissed him as an aging no-hoper. Our coverage includes photos by Ron Fassbender, accompanied by essays by David Cromwell, on the failings of the corporate media, and Finian Cunningham, who looks at Theresa May’s new best friends. In other main features, photographer Mimi Mollica returns home to Sicily to picture the legacy of the Cosa Nostra; Tony Sutton looks at Craig Oldham’s wonderful graphic account of Britain’s 1984-85 miners’ strike and its relevance today; John W. Whitehead warns of the dangers posed by a new state of intolerance in the US; and Heather Ann Thompson looks behind the walls of the US prison system. We’ve also got lively and informative contributions from Chellis Glendinning, CJ Hopkins and Danny Sjursen..
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Issue 141 (June 2017)
ANGELS, DEMONS, FREAKS. AND POLITICS – Top stories in this month’s issue feature John Pilger on the persecution of whistleblower Julian Assange, Tom Engelhardt on the disturbing reality of life on a ‘flattening’ planet, and Karma Nabulsi on the failings of a British government programme to stop students becoming terrorists. In other big reads, Yves Engler explains why Canada is not a friend of Haiti, Granville Williams looks for progress in a 38-year struggle by Britain’s miners; Cassandra Burke & Irina D. Mantra tell why flight bans on laptop computers won’t work; and Sam Pizzigati wonders where the trade unions went. We’ve also got Daz Smith’s brilliant photographic cover story and lively and informative contributions from Jonathan Cook, George Monbiot, Herbert Dyer Jr, Rick Salutin, Thomas S. Harrington and Brian Mitchell.
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Issue 140 (Mid-May 2017)
THE VIEW FROM MARS – During the 1970s, when the US launched its Viking space missions to hunt for life on Mars, English photographer Peter Mitchell wondered what pictures Martian might beam back to Mars of life on Earth. Our cover story reveals all. Other stories in this issue include Neal Clark’s analysis of the West’s hypocritical attitude towards fascism in Eastern Europe; Chris Hedges shows what happens when idiots take over our nations; Chellis Glendinning meets a pair of scientists who are tracking global catastrophes; Fida Jiryis tells what it’s like to be an Arab in Israel; while George Monbiot and Ian Dunt show how Britain’s Conservative Party has been taken over by the extreme right Ukip. Other contributors include Andrew C. Bacevich, Jonathan Cook, Thomas S. Harrington, Yves Engler and Greg Palast .
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Issue 139 (May 2017)
ROGUE STATES – Okay, let’s start with a question. Which state is the most likely to drag the world into nuclear war? No, it’s not Russia, not Iran, not Syria, not even North Korea. The correct answer, according to Paul Martin, David Edwards & David Cromwell, Darius Shahtahmasebi and William J. Astore, the authors of this issue’s cover stories, is Donald Trump and his itchy-fingered US generals. In other top stories Jonathan Cook looks at Israel’s celebration of 50 years of ethnic cleansing, Karen Evans-Reece shows how the tobacco industry wrote the book on fake news, Chellis Glendinning examines the march to fascism, and CJ Hopkins looks at the American security state. We’ve also got photo features on survivors of gun violence and London’s march for science, and much more great reading in our new Insights section.
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Issue 138 (Mid-April 2017)
The US has found an intriguing way to sell its controversial new F-35 stealth jets : give the buyers a stake in their manufacture. Do the planes work? Who cares? No
one’s going to cancel them if jobs are at stake, writes Daniel Soar in this issue's main story. In other Big Reads, Granville Williams tells how ‘fake news’ led to a 28-year boycott of Britain’s biggest newspaper; Alfred McCoy explains why we should be worried about the ‘blood-stained’ rise of global populism; Jonathan Cook reveals Israel’s dirty tricks campaign against BDS leaders;
George Monbiot shows how freedom for the rich means exploiting the poor; and Brian Cloughley wonders where the West’s anti-Russia propaganda campaign will lead. In this month’s photo stories, Nate Robert visits the palace of a deposed president, and Chris Baker discovers the joys of Sunday football in London. Plus much, much more in our new Insights section..
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Issue 137 (April 2017)
ColdType criss-crosses the Atlantic this issue, with main stories on the death of Martin McGuinness, the former IRA freedom fighter, who is described by Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams as a hero, leader, comrade and father; and the continuing political idiocy of the US, which, writes
CJ Hopkins, political debate is floundering in a whirl of official propaganda that suggests the President is a Putin-Nazi puppet. At the same time, points out John W. Whitehead, the US is fast becoming a thieving kleptocracy. Other stories include George Monbiot’s argument for Scottish sovereignty after Brexit, and an excerpt from a new book about Britain’s coal miners’ strike of 1985-85 in which Nicholas Jones compares the styles of miners’ leader Arthur Scargill and Donald Trump. We also have photo stories by Nick Turpin and Thomas S, Harrington. Plus our Insights section, and much more . .
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Issue 136 (Mid-March 2017)
David Edwards criticises the cynical manner in which the UK media has rehabilitated George W. Bush, former US president who was responsible for the deaths of up to a million people in Iraq. In other big reads, Chris Hedges explains why America’s liberal elites are the greatest allies of President Trump, Karen Greenberg remembers the forgotten prisoners of Guantanamo, Jonathan Cook reflects on the Gaza report into the 2014 Israeli attacks, George Monbiot looks at a new world in which racism and fascism become meaningless words, and John Steppling analyses a new wave of liberal hysteria that is sweeping the USA. This issue’s photo essays feature Dónal McCann’s photos from Máirtín Ó Muilleoir’s year as Lord Mayor of Belfast, and Ron Fassbender’s images of a massive demonstration in London against plans for the nation’s health service. In our Insights section, we have stories about peeing in swimming pools, media hypocrisy, the Russian devil, the CIA and the Oscar awards..
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Issue 135 (March 2017)
DEEP STATES & DARK FORCES – Our cover story features essays, by CJ Hopkins, Diana Johnstone, Adam Shatz and Peter Georghagen & Adam Ramsay, analysing the impact of the deep state on our lives now and in the future.
In other big reads, Frida Berrigan tells how she began loving America while hating Trump; Maya Evans tells the eye-opening tale of an Afghanistan child bride; George Monbiot points out the inadequacies of an education system built for a previous generation; and Jonathan Cook examines Netanyahu’s gleeful reaction to Donald Trump’s ambivalence about the two-state solution to Palestine/Israel. We’ve also got an outstanding photo essay – Hoping for a Miracle on 34th Street – by Tom Kavana, and six shorter pieces in our new Insights section.
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Issue 134 (Mid-Feb 2017)
COLD WAR COLD STORE – As the world rushes headlong into a build-up for a new Cold War, it seems fitting that our cover story should feature Russian photographer Danila Tkachenko’s stunningly eery photographs from the icy burial grounds of the last one. We’ve also got an superb array of long reads from George Monbiot, David Edwards, William Hartung, Conn Hallinan and Maeve McClenaghan, plus more photo stories from Cuba and the international protests against Trump’s Muslim ban. And don’t miss our new section – Insights - containing shorter tales of intrigue, treachery and political hysteria.
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Issue 133 (February 2017)
THE AGE OF TRUMP – In our cover story, we look at the future of the US, the world and the state
of liberalism, with contributions from John Feffer, Peter Certo, Rick Salutin, Thomas S. Harrington and John Pilger. In other top stories, Linda McQuaig helps billionaires count their cash, Simon Horobin has some advice for
foul-mouthed judges, Lesley Riddoch is bemused by Tory plans for Tax Haven UK, and C.J. Hopkins explains why ridiculous official propaganda works. Plus we have a photo story on protests
in the UK, a professor’s account of his year
as David Bowie, a tale of a quiet English city
that is an arms trade centre, and a contrarian’s view of recent world events.
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Issue 132 (Mid-Jan 2017)
DRAMA. COMEDY. TRUMP! – This issue’s cover story sums up the US election race in all its garish, cartoonish, glory with six pages of stunningly chaotic photographs by Mark Peterson. Other main stories, by Thomas S. Harrington, Chris Hedges, Tom Engelhardt and Jason Hirthler, focus on the alarming political situation as the US teeters on the brink of a political coup against incoming President Donald Trump. We’ve also got stories about the
spy-tech invasion of our workplaces, the threat to medicare in Canada, how the Black Panthers once linked with the white working class, and Israel’s reaction to the conviction of a soldier for killing a Palestinian. Plus, on the lighter side, we have tales of hornets, dogs and magazine sellers.
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Issue 131 (January 2017)
AFTER THE COUP, THE RIOTS – After Dilma Roussef was ousted as president of Brazil, harsh new austerity measures were introduced. Thales Renato Ferreira’s photo-story covers the violent riot that followed. Other highlights of this issue include essays on the sore losers in the recent US election, uncomfortable truths about the BBC, the long shadow cast on Chile by General Pinochet, and how the war in Syria may have destroyed real journalism. We also have stories about political stupidity, imaginary friends, gangland New York and much more.
Plus: ColdType’s BIG READ
Warnings From The Cuban Missile Crisis, a
10-page essay by Don North, who travelled to Havana as a correspondent for Life magazine
at the start of the crisis 50 years ago – and was promptly detained by the Cuban authorities.
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Issue 130 (Mid-Dec 2016)
MAIN STREET, BREXITLAND – For this month’s cover story, Tony Sutton visits the north of England where the town in which he once lived is facing a financial and jobs crisis not seen since the end of World War II, while in an associated story, George Monbiot outlines his Golden Arches Theory of Decline. In other top stories, we look at the fake news that actually kills people; the reasons why the US is the most dangerous country in the world; the sex abuse scandal that is rippling through British soccer; a short essay on wall-building; how
Israel is using anti-semitism to counter critics. Plus a 10-page tribute to Fidel Castro. And lots more . . .
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Issue 129 (December 2016)
TRUMP AND THE MEDIA – The big issue this month is the blame shifting after Donald Trump’s election victory, culpability now being pinned on those dastardly purveyors of fake news on the Internet. Duncan Simpson and David Edwards suggest otherwise in well-reasoned critiques of the consistent lies and misinformation spread by mainstream news outlets. While on the subject of Trump, we’ve got opinion and analyses of how and why he won, from R.W. Johnson, Chris Hedges and George Monbiot. Non-Trump subjects in this issue include used book shops, soldiers’ bad teeth, the spiral into permanent war, Russia and the new Cold War, the Black Panthers, being a jerk in Africa, and an interview with the leader of a European independence movement. Great reading, as always . . . .
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Issue 128 (Mid-November 2016)
OH, SHIT! - We’ve got a 12-page section on Donald Trump’s remarkable conquest of Hillary Clinton in the race to become the new US President, with commentary, photography and cartoons from eight contributors. We’ve also got a stunning photo essay by Richard Bluecloud Castaneda of the violent stand-off between cops and Sioux protestors at Standing Rock; and features on the Mediterranean refugee graveyard, the British government’s reluctance to stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia, US threats to Irish neutrality, the myth of sports drinks, fear in France, and the perils of writing about toilets in India. Plus lots more great reading and photographs . . . .
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Issue 127 (November 2016)
MINDING RONNIE - Cover story is the remarkable tale of a journalist who hid Ronnie Kasrils, the ‘Red Pimpernel,’ an ‘armed and dangerous’ terrorist on the loose during the latter days of South Africa’s final days of apartheid. We’ve also got the story of Hanoi Hannah, the woman behind the famous Vietcong propaganda broadcasts to US troops during the Vietnam war, a photo essay from the much-missed New York City of the ’80s and ’90s, and thoughtful essays on the battles in Aleppo and Mosul. In addition, we take a look at Australian place names, the sinister history of the Ouija board, and a new film that exposes the near-Dickensian cruelty of Britain’s social services. Plus much, much more . . .
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Issue 126 (Mid-Oct 2016)
Blood, Fire & Slaughter - The world’s top politicians and elite media lauded Shimon Peres as a great ‘peacemaker’ after his death last month. Robert Fisk recalls a different side of Peres, a man of blood and slaughter. We’re also re-running Fisk’s greatest indictment of Peres – 17 Minutes In Qana – which first ran in ColdType 20 years ago. In other stories, Danny Katch wonders what Hillary will do without Trump should she become President, David Francis Taylor asks why Brits shouldn’t mock their Queen, William Blum takes a look at the new Cold War, and Will Steacy chronicles the agony as a great newspaper struggles to survive. And much, much, more . . . . . .
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Issue 125 (October 2016)
MEAN STREETS - This month’s cover stories illustrate the serious problems with policing in North America. In our main feature, Zach Nesmith’s gripping photo essay illustrates the six nights of protests after the gunning down of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, NC, while Desmond Cole witnesses an episode of police harassment on one of Toronto’s main thoroughfares. In other stories, Chip Ward brings us the 2016 version of Wild West wars between Cowboys and Indians, Stephen Gilbert gives an account of Britain’s annual Labour Party gathering, James Carden compares ‘regime change’ lies in Libya and Syria, George Monbiot gets stuck along the road to Carmaggedon, and we get to look at an acclaimed photographer’s ‘selfies.’ Plus much more . . .
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Issue 124 (September 2016)
This month’s cover story highlights Chris Hedges’ alarming essay about the effect voter illiteracy has on democracy in America in the 21st-century. In other stories John Pilger, Ian Sinclair and Paul Robinson highlight the rampant propaganda that fills the Western media, Jonathan Cook looks at the dark secrets of Israel’s stolen babies, Barry Lando discusses the impact robots will have on the workplace of the future, and Frida Berrigan tells a personal story about kids and guns. We’ve also got two superb photo stories from Joakim Eskildsen and Chris Steele-Perkins. And much more . . .
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Issue 123 (August 2016)
SPECIAL MID-SUMMER ISSUE - We’ve got a great collection of features this month. Top of the list is Colin Todhunter’s revealing tale of corporate capers as British companies grab Africa’s energy and mineral resources. Then we’ve got Conn Hallinan’s dire warning of impending nuclear misfortune if the US and NATO don’t take a more temperate approach to Russia. Other stories tackle political funding, a critical look at the Blue Lives Matter campaign, and the killing by drone of a terror suspect in Texas. In addition, we’ve got a photo essay from Johannesburg, and tales of bankers’ bonuses, Jeremy Corbyn and the Guardian newspaper, while Adam Hochschild shares his story about Tarzan and a long-dead Belgian king. Plus much more . . .
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Issue 122 (Mid-July 2016)
THE CHILCOT REPORT: At last, Tony Blair has been called to account for his reckless handling of the build-up that led to the disastrous 2003 war in Iraq. We’ve got 17 pages of insights into the events from George Monbiot, Felicity Arbuthnot, and David Cromwell & David Edwards. Plus a facsimile of the secret “I’m With You” memo Blair wrote to Bush before war was declared. Other stories in this issue include reports on legalised murder in the USA, the disintegration of the Middle East, reasons why new international trade deals should be rejected, outrageous propaganda in British politics, uplifting photographs of Tibetan exiles, and more . . . . .
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Issue 121 (July 2016)
BREXIT: BRITAIN’S JUNE SURPRISE - As this issue goes to bed, Britain is still reeling from the after shock of its Brexit vote. We’ve got 19 pages of commentary to mark a momentous week that will continue with the release, at the beginning of July, of the Chilcot report into the Iraq war, which is expected to be highly critical of ex-British PM Tony Blair. We also have an interview with a revolutionary, stories about Guantanamo, military recruiting, monuments in Eastern Europe, corruption in Israel, Angie Dickinson’s legs, and much more . .
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Issue 120 (Mid-June 2016)
THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE: This issue we focus on some of the big issues that are plaguing American society: Pay inequality at Wal-Mart, inner-city poverty, the arms build-up by school boards, and the continuing executions fiasco. Articles by Chris Hedges, Sarah Lazare, William Watson and Annelise Orleck. Other key stories include memories of the schoolkids’ rebellion that ended apartheid in South Africa, the build-up to the end of the long quest for bring ex-UK PM Tony Blair to justice for war crimes, photo essays from Britain and India, a tribute to Muhammad Ali and much more.
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Issue 119 (June 2016)
THE CHINA SYNDROME: What’s the US playing at with its naval forays into the South China Sea – is a new world war on its agenda? ask John Pilger and Brian Cloughley in this issues cover stories. In other features, Vashti Kenway’s has the story behind Australia’s new law on thought crimes, Jonathan Cook tells how religious zealots are taking over Israel’s army, Rick Salutin wonders why Canada’s top journalists seem to be against the idea of electoral reform, and Sam Pizzigati hits out at the cosmic tax gap between America’s rich and poor. We’ve also got photo stories from John Cohen and Nate Robert, a new taxi tale
by Dell Franklin, and much more.
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Issue 118 (Mid-May 2016)
VOTERS’ DILEMMA: As November approaches, it looks increasingly likely that Donald Trump may emerge as the most powerful man on the planet. Danny Katch analyzes his chances, while Nomi Prins wonders how Trump, Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders might repatriate some of that cash sitting in offshore bank accounts. In other stories, Brian Parkin finds lessons still unlearned 30 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Brian Terrell is jailed in Las Vegas, David Edwards looks at media propaganda, and Norman Finkelstein discusses Britain’s latest political storm around the Nazi holocaust. Plus we’ve got photo essays on city life and soccer, a tale about a good lawyer, and the problems with Uber’s union plan.
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Issue 117 (May 2016)
LABOUR PAINS: This month’s special section has essays from George Monbiot, Luke Davis, Sam Pizzigati and Fred Read, which detail how a few decades of neoliberalism have created huge damage to unions, wages and jobs, and ask how we will combat the harm. Other top stories include Rebecca Gordon’s intriguing story of the terrorist who wasn’t, and Stuart Littlewood‘s take on the British Labour Party’s battle against claims of
anti-semitism. Other stories include the dangerous baiting of Russian by the West, the voting fiasco in New York, the American police state, the end of the Scottish press; and photo stories on sea coal in Newcastle and bad words in London by Chris Killip and Ron Fassbender
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Issue 116 (Mid-April 2016)
IN IT TOGETHER? This month’s cover story, by Daniel Margrain, follows British Prime Minister David Cameron as he spins his way through his family’s involvement in the Panama Papers tax haven scandal. Other main stories include Rory Fanning on the war at school, Heather Mencken’s diary of government ineptitude in Bolivia, Nate Robert’s visit to the worst vacation spot on the planet, and Granville Williams’s tribute to one of England’s greatest authors.
Plus many other stories from around the world.
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Issue 115 (April 2016)
REFUGEES, NOT TERRORISTS – Ben Ehrenreich ventures into the Jungle refugee camp in Calais, France, and finds . . . not terrorists, but troubled people who have fled their homes due to Western-backed aggression. In other, related, essays, Chris Hedges says we in the West have no reason to feel morally superior to ISIS, while Azeezah Khan wonders why our legal systems are so eager to brand Muslims as terrorists. In other stories, Adam Hochschild tells how Texaco supported fascism during the Spanish civil war, David Niddrie and Adrian de Kock look at student strife in South Africa, and Marjorie Cohn contrasts human rights in Cuba with those in the USA.
On the lighter side, we have a photo essay on swamp buggy racing, tales about autograph hunting, Truck Stop Woman and the Bull Rider, and lots more . . .
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Issue 114 (Mid-March 2016)
BORDER CROSSINGS – We’ve got another fine selection of features, covering a range of international hotspots. In our cover story, Edward S. Herman discusses the many failings of US President Obama, while John Pilger looks at the shameful conduct of Australian politicians at the time of the invasion of East Timor by Indonesia, Jonathan Cook and Eamonn McCann delve into often-ignored antics of Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, and David Edwards takes a close look at a death in Honduras. Other stories involve a bank robbery in London, a march against racism in Montreal, railway men in California, and the activities of US-based economic hit men. And, as always, more great reading and photographs
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Issue 113 (March 2016)
Remembering a renegade – Hilton Hamann tells of the troubled life and tragic death of South African photographer Juhan Kuus in this month’s 8-page cover story. In other articles, Peter Van Buren takes a job at minimum wage – and survives, Daniel Margrain criticizes the corporate takeover of public spaces, William Berkowitz has a few words for the Beyoncé Super Bowl bashers, Jan Wellmann finds 1,001 ways to die in Somlia, Dave Zirin discusses the links between Muhammad Ali and the Black Panthers, and Jonathan Cook is bemused at the state of liberal journalism. Plus much more . . ..
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Issue 112 (Mid-Feb 2016)
GO TO HELL! Does political correctness trump free speech? John W. Whitehead says not, and explains why society needs to be more tolerant of hateful words and bullying. Other top stories include Felicity Arbuthnot on drone strikes and government lies, Aviva Chomsky on the politics of newspaper delivery, Jonathan Cook on Julian Assange and the UN, George Monbiot on the rigging of oil markets, and Edward S. Herman on terrorism. We’ve also got photo stories on England’s ‘Decent Paparazzo,’ and the brilliant photographer who died in poverty. And much more great reading.
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Issue 111 (February 2016)
LOOKING BACK! We’ve given our regular contributors a month off to bring you this 48-page special issue. We begin with Dave Marsh’s wonderful 14-page interview with Bruce Springsteen dating from 1981, made newly relevant by the release of his new box set based on The River album. Then we’ve got a photo
essay on Margaret Thatcher’s funeral, a desperate trip down a flooded river in Pennsylvania; an account of a Baltimore reporter’s very short chat with Frank Sinatra; a fun day out with a bunch of old people on Glasgow’s sewage boat; and a gripping account of a riot at a university in apartheid South Africa. Great writing and superb photographs – don’t miss a word!
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Issue 110 (January 2016)
Do your newspaper front-page photographs tell the truth about what’s happening in the world? Probably not, according to David Shields, who, in our cover story, looks at more than 4,500 front pages of the New York Times and explains why he’s no longer a reader. In other main stories this month, George Monbiot is angered by the inevitability of the floods that have ravaged British cities, Frida Berrigan despairs at the effect of school lockdown on her son, Dell Franklin meets the girl who talked too much, Conn Hallinan hands out awards for stupidity, and William Blum finds something good to say about Donald Trump. Plus much more good stuff . . .
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Issue 109 (Mid-Dec 2015)
Our cover story is a brilliant, and very striking, photo essay by Thierry Le Goues on amateur boxing in Cuba. Other main features include two essays and a photo feature on the lies that dragged Britain into war in Syria, by David Edwards, Felicity Arbuthnot, and Garry Knight; a critique of the international media by Serbian writer Srdjan Stojanovic; and the story of a victim of the US attack on a hospital in Afghanistan. We’ve also got George Monbiot on climate change, Dell Franklin on a hanging judge, Barbara Ehrenreich on the (literal) death of the white working class and much, much more.
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Issue 108 (December 2015)
So, what do we do after the Paris attacks? Will bombing Syria save our lives? Or put us more at risk? Our essays by John Pilger, Fiona de Londras, Peter Certo, and John W. Whitehead delve into the issues involved. Other top stories include Mats Svensson’s 7-page photo essay that puts a tragic human face on the Israel’s occupation of Palestine, Pepe Escobar’s analysis of the startling impact of the economic rise of China, and Linda Matthew’s tale of the nanny who became a photographic legend. Plus the closure of the last UK coal mine, discussions of anarchy and day-old donuts, a poetic takedown of Donald Trump.
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Issue 107 (Mid-Nov 2015)
64 PAGES – More great stories and stunning photographs. Our photo essays in this issue feature a novel take on the Rugby World Cup Finals by Martin Forde and a stunning 8-page insight into a Brooklyn, New York, Latino gang by Nicolas Enriquez. We’ve got essays on the biggest corporate power grab in history, Saudi Arabia’s missteps in Middle Eastern conflict zones, Britain’s political attack dogs, undersea threats to the Internet, the continuing tragedy of Afghanistan, a defence of the idle life, and much more..
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Issue 106 (November 2015)
64 PAGES – When will Tony Blair face justice? asks Felicity Arbuthnot in this issue’s cover story following the latest exposure of his lies to the British parliament before the war on Iraq. Other stories in this issue include Gary Indiana on the Boston bombers, Nate Robert on the excesses of communist monuments, Chris Hedges on fracking and revolution, and Luke McDonough on chocolate wars. We’ve also got stories on lost passports, the bombing of a hospital in Afghanistan, the naked Dr Strangelove, the walking dead, the propaganda of the Western media, Christopher Columbus and much more.
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Issue 105 (Mid-October 2015)
64 PAGES – We’ve got two outstanding photo essays for you this month. The first features Syd Shelton’s images from the days of Rock Against Racism, the music industry’s fight against fascism; while the second is a wonderful set of photos by Ian Betley, showing inventive protests at this month’s British Tory Party conference. In addition, we’ve got a great selection of features on subjects as diverse as the Pope, the Black Panthers, suffragettes, Henry Kissinger, right wing media, Russia’s attack on ISIS, a mother’s fear of the future, cop killings, an excerpt from Mike Palecek’s new novel, and a poem from Philip Kraske.
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Issue 104 (October 2015)
64 PAGES – Emphasis this issue is on Jeremy Corbyn, newly-elected leader of Britain’s Labour Party, who is taking his party back to its left wing roots in face of indignant and hysterical opposition from the country’s major newspapers. Other must-read stories include an essay by Chris Hedges explaining what it means to be a socialist, George Monbiot on the VW diesel pollution scandal, and Lawrence Houghteling’s demolition of the Republican Party’s astonishing line-up of candidates for US presidency. We also have two photo essays: Dale Yudelman’s wonderful Images of Democracy and Josie Hargreaves’ pictures from a London demonstration. Plus, as always, lots more great reading.
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Issue 103 (Mid-August 2015)
66 PAGES –In this special issue of ColdType, Edward S. Herman and David Peterson critically examine how and why the figure of 8,000 for the number of Bosnian Muslim “men and boys” allegedly executed after the fall of the Srebrenica “safe area” in July 1995 became sacrosanct. They also assess the credibility of this number.
They look at the systematic stripping of the relevant historical context from media coverage of the nearly 40 months of violence and ethnic cleansing suffered by the Bosnian Serbs of the region.
They critically examine the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and the manifold ways that this deeply political tribunal has used the “Srebrenica massacre” to undermine the cause of international justice, and thwart the expressed goals of peace and reconciliation, in order to serve a higher goal — the advancement of U.S. and
NATO policy in the region.
Finally, they provide a case study
of the propaganda output on the
former Yugoslavia by The Guardian
and Observer’s veteran reporter,
Ed Vulliamy.
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Issue 102 (August 2015)
64 PAGES – Two activists take the spotlight this month. Cover story features Canadian Kevin Neish, who has been involved in protests throughout Central America and aboard two of the Boats to Gaza; while we also have an excerpt from a soon-to-be-published book by C.J. Hinke, the last US draft dodger. We’ve also got a photo essay on the Ku Klux Klowns, and stories about rich drivers, Asia’s Big Bang, a Palestinian who was deported for trying to go home, and the British media’s hatred for the Labour Party’s likely new leader. Plus, as always, lots more great reading.
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Issue 101 (Mid-July 2015)
64 PAGES – Turmoil in Europe and change in Iran are the top stories in this issue. John Pilger, Chris Hedges, Danny Katch and George Monbiot analyse the on-off bail-out of Cyprus, while Pepe Escobar and Scott Ritter look at weapons inspections and the proposed end of sanctions in Iran. We’ve got two photo essays from Cuba and London, an eye witness account of Israel’s illegal intercepting of another Gaza relief boat, plus stories on Hillary’s emails, the fate of Britain’s children, the downfall of the US empire, two book reviews and more . . . .
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Issue 100 (July 2015)
64 PAGES – We’re celebrating our tenth anniversary with a superb package of stories and photographs this month. Content includes essays on the West’s enthusiasm for Al Qaeda, the end of free speech, Walmart’s disappearing workers, Israel’s unmentionable war crimes, honouring our troops, nuking Russia and Karl Marx. We also have two excellent photo essays: Josie Hargreaves gets her first cover story with images of London’s protests against austerity, while Nate Robert gets a peak into Iran’s Den of Spies. Plus much more . . . .
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Issue 99 (June 2015)
64 PAGES – We’ve got a wide range of essays and commentary this month, on subjects as far-ranging as Africa’s child soldiers, Osama bin Laden’s reading habits, migrant hating in England, apartheid in Israel, taxi driving in California, chicken farming in Britain, government surveillance in the USA, sick days, tax breaks, cheap sunglasses and a soccer disaster.
Plus excerpts frm three new books.
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Issue 98 (Mid-May 2015)
64 PAGES – ANOTHER MID-MONTH BONUS EDITION with 64 pages of great writing and photography. Cover story is Laurent Scheinfeld’s superb photoessay from Paris, France, while other international features include stories about protests in Baltimore; the election in Britain; child soldier Omar Khadr’s release from prison in Canada; racism in Australia; the strange antics of US soldiers in Africa; migrant slave drivers in the Mediterranean; unlearned lessons from Vietnam; the Dogman of California; hacking the White House; and more.
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Issue 97 (May 2015)
64 PAGES – COVER STORY: THE FACE OF OCCUPATION. In a moving 6-page photo essay, Mats Svensson gives us on an eye witness view of a Palestinian family being evicted and their home destroyed by Israeli soldiers. Other stories include a critical look at Hillary Clinton, a trip inside war-ravaged Donetsk, the strange tale of the activist, McDonald’s and an undercover cop, a taxi ride to prison, a poem about Vladimir Putin, World War 2.0. And much more writing and opinions you won’t want to miss..
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Issue 96 (Special Issue)
A 48 page special tribute to our great friend and collababorator DANNY SCHECHTER, the News Dissector, packed with stories from his friends, columns, book excerpts and photographs. Plus links to free downloads of seven of his most popular books.
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Issue 95 (April 2015)
76 PAGES - GREED! That’s the theme of this month’s issue, with seven essays exposing the problems of wealth inequality in the modern world. We’ve also got two photo essays - on Canada’s ‘terror bill’ protests and the 30th anniversary of the UK miners’ strike. In addition, you can read how Castro helped end South African apartheid, an interview with Tariq Ali, an excerpt from Frida Berrigan’s latest book, and stories about taxis, fascism, the Washington Post and all manner of other things.
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Issue 94 March 2015)
84 PAGES - MALCOLM X WAS RIGHT. Cover story this month is Chris Hedge’s wonderful essay on the impact of the often overlooked Black American leader 50 years after his assassination. Other stories in this issue cover the British House of Lords, wars past and present, leaders alive and assassinated, a holiday in Iran, CIA intrigue in Venezuela, fishing in the North Sea, the woes of Henry Kissinger, and the end of Sami Al-Arian’s 9/11 nightmare. Plus, as always, much more great writing that you won’t want to miss.
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Issue 93 (Febuary 2015)
78 PAGES - TORTURE AND TERROR - Our main stories in this issue are more closely linked than our governments and the mainstream media would like us to believe – Stan Winer searches for the truth about Western torture, while our six articles on Charlie Hebdo take a close look at the recent Paris attacks and their likely consequences. In addition, Nate Robert takes us on a train ride through the former USSR, Granville Williams writes about the enduring
30-year legacy of the British coal miners strike, and Joshua Gans & Steve Mann warn of the dangers of those all-intruding surveillance cameras. Plus, as always, much more great writing that you won’t want to miss.
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Issue 92 (January 2015)
70 PAGES - This month’s cover story is a brilliant photo essay by Dougie Wallace, highlighting the wild side of life in London’s East End. We’ve also got Chris Hedges on the Disneyfication of Alcatraz prison, and Felicity Arbuthnot on the bizarre choice of Tony Blair to receive a prestigious international award. In addition, we’ve got stories on torture, Nelson Mandela’s communist connection, the aftermath of Ferguson, killing by drones and suicide bombs, the media as propaganda vehicles,
dog-walking in California – and two book excerpts. Plus, as always, much more great reading.
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Issue 91 (December 2014)
90 PAGES - OUR BIGGEST ISSUE SO FAR. This month’s cover story by David Edwards takes a close look at Russell Brand’s new book, Revolution, and the amazingly hostile reaction to the man and his book by British media critics. Other highlights include essays on Protest in the US by Ray McGovern and Brian Terrell, while William Rivers Pitt delivers the best definition of Blowback – “another way of saying that a nation reaps what it sows” – that you’ll ever read. We’ve also got photo essays on Propaganda, Pride, Art and Nostalgia for communism in Kyrgyzstan, and on the recent international Million Mask March. Plus much more great writing from a host of great contributors.
PLUS –This issue’s second offering is Boko Haram: Barbarians at the Gate, a 12-page Special Report by Don North. The world was shocked when the Boko Haram rebel group kidnapped 200 Nigerian schoolgirls. But the violence in Africa’s richest country has a complex back story of religion, injustice, corruption and violence.
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Issue 90 (Oct-Nov 2014)
88 PAGES - ISIS AGAINST THE WEST is the theme of this issue, with articles by John Pilger, Alan Maass, David Edwards, Chris Hedges, Danny Schechter, Jacob G. Hornberger and Eric Walberg. Other top stories include Trevor Grundy’s chilling tale of the rise of Ebola in Africa; a harrowing story by Katherine Hughes of a doctor sent to prison for distributing aid to sick children; an essay by Nima Shirazi that compares Israel’s apartheid with that of South Africa; Greg Palast’s summary of the BP’s Three Stooges Deepwater Horizon defence; and lots more.
PLUS –This issue’s second offering is GUESTS OF THE NATION, an illustrated e-book by Mike Palacek. “Guests of the Nation” offers an intriguing alternative to what George Carlin called the 9/11 ‘consensus reality.’ Philip K. Dick would have loved how this deft American novel captures our imagination and
never lets go.”
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Issue 89 (Sept 2014)
72 PAGES - BESIDE THE SEA, this month’s cover story is a light-hearted photographic look by Dougie Wallace at the antics of about-to-wed partygoers in Britain’s biggest seaside resort. Other highlights include Danny’s Schechter’s series of articles answering critics of a piece he wrote
on Israel’s war against Gaza, Ray McGovern’s essay on the opportunities missed when the Berlin Wall came down, while Stacey Warde discusses working class poverty, and Nate Robert discovers the war porn of
the former Yugoslavia. Other stories include an excerpt from a new book on the Ukraine conflict, a railway trip, Facebook, Iraq, neo-liberalism and much more.
PLUS –This issue’s second offering is a second chance to read A Very Special Relationship, a collection of essays in which Alison Weir examines the manner in which a foreign country – Israel – is allowed to shape the policies of the world’s biggest superpower; and how it persuades the US media to portray Palestine’s fight for freedom through a very selective prism.
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Issue 88 (August 2014)
84 PAGES - THE MURDER OF GAZA is the theme of this Special Issue of ColdType. We’ve got 34 pages of coverage of the latest outrage in the Middle East, with nine essays by an international team of writers, including David Edwards & David Cromwell and Ramzy Baroud in London, Richard Pithouse in South Africa, Jonathan Cook in Nazareth, Linda McQuaig in Toronto, and Philip Giraldi, John Reiner, Chris Hedges and Deepa Kumar in the USA.
In addition, we’ve got an 8-page photo essay on the Durham Miners’ gala in England, book excerpts on Scottish independence and Argentina’s battle with the Vulture of Wall Street, articles on superbugs, predators and corrupt police, and much, much more.
PLUS –This issue’s second offering is INSIDE JUVENILE PRISON, a 36=page excerpt from Nell Bernstein’s new book BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE, in which she “exposes the anguish, pain and suffering of kids we place inside the razor wire all for a false sense of public safety.”.
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Issue 87 (July 2014)
70 PAGES - Chris Hedges contributes this month’s lead story with a remarkable essay, The Ugly Face of a Decaying Empire. His work is followed by three pieces highlighting the contrasting treatment of deaths of Israeli and Palestinian youth in the Middle East. We also have stories on the tense situation in Iraq and Ukraine by Conn M. Hallinan and Edward S. Herman, while, on a lighter note, Chellis Glendinning enjoys independence day in Bolivia, Trevor Grundy visits an island where the worship of Meryl
Streep seems to have undermined religion, and
May Wilkerson writes about those 151 days she can’t remember. Plus much, much more.
PLUS –This issue’s second offering is IOWA TERROR, an illustrated novel, by Mike Palacek.
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Issue 86 (June 2014)
84 PAGES - Secrecy and Lies in Big Business, Government and Media are the themes of this month's main features by John W. Whitehead and David Cromwell & David Edwards. In addition, you won’t want to miss our stories on the decline and decay of the heart of America’s towns and cities by Linh Dinh and Peter Van Buren; and a four-essay look at the problems of the Ukraine by John Pilger, Jonathan Power, Philip Kraske and Jeff Nygaard. We’ve also got stories on World Cup soccer: a flashback by Tony Sutton and a look forward to the troubled Brazilian games that will take place over the next two months by Dave Zirin. Plus, as usual, lots more superb writing.
PLUS –This issue’s second offering is THE RAGGED RIGHT COLLECTION, 32 pages of writing on Journalism (and Journalists).
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Issue 85 (May 2014)
84 PAGES - Articles by Andrew S. Fischer on the Death of the Middle Class; while Neal Clark tells us why he’s so confused; Conn Hanninen on the forthcoming break-up of Europe; Forbes Howie looks at the Mating Rituals of Giant Pandas; Michael I. Niman predicts a new Cold War; Andy Piascik applauds America’s new heroes; Felicity Arbuthnot examines the West’s strange idea of freedom; while John Pilger writes about the extension of apartheid in South Africa. In addition we’ve got a 10-pages of photographs by Martin Jenkinson from the British Miners’ Strike and a new 16-page Books section with features by Chris Hedges, Tony
Sutton, David Swanson and Danny Schechter.
PLUS –This issue’s second offering is The Best Of Ragged Right, a 32-page collection of writing on Journalism 9and journalists).
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Issue 84 (April 2014)
84 PAGES - The Battle For Ukraine: Analysis and photographs that you didn’t read in your morning paper, by J.P. Sottile, Diana Johnstone, Andy Piascik, Sasha Maksymenko, Randall Amster, Norman Solomon and Fred Reed. In an excerpt from a new book about the British Miners’ Strike, Grenville Williams tells how police falsified statements after the notorious Battle of Orgreave. Tim Knight recalls being captured by rebel forces in the Congo while in the company of a friend now accused of political assassination; Greg Palast reveals the real villain of the Exxon Valdez disaster 25 years ago; and Dave Zirin tells how Israeli soldiers crippled two Palestinian soccer stars. We’ve got a new story by Joe Bageant, insight from John Pilger, John W. Whitehead, Chris Hedges, Chellis Glendinning, George Monbiot, and much more.
PLUS –This issue’s second offering, BROKEN BRIDGE – is a 54-pahe short story from Mike Palecek.
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Issue 83 (March 2014)
84 PAGES - Inside Ireland’s House Of Evil: Our cover story consists of two remarkable first person accounts of abuse at one of Ireland’s most notorious children’s homes, by Alan Rodgers. Other notable reads include Chris Hedges’ insights into the dangerous thoughts of the leading military minds in the United States, and Trevor Grundy’s recounting of Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing’s foray into communism. Brian Terrell tells how Iowa is being turned into a war zone; Jonathan Cook describes Israel’s huge bubble of denial; while other features include an 11- page excerpt from The Book Of Death, by James Whyle; Danny Schechter writes about the snubbing of Nelson Mandela; Michael Parenti talks about the upside of life in slums. Plus much more great reading.
PLUS –This issue’s second offering, FREEDOM’S CHILDREN – is a brilliant photo essay from South Africa before the downfall of Apartheid, by British photographer Duncan Mangham.
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Issue 82 (Feb 2014)
80 PAGES - Three big features this month, focussing on: 1. The shifting of wealth and power to the rich - articles by John W. Whitehead, Chris Hedges, Rowan Wolf, Bill Quigley and Sam Pizzigati; 2. The Death of Ariel Sharon, the Butcher of Beirut, marked by essays from David Edwards, Uri Avnery, Alan Hart and Ramzy Baroud; and 3. The Growth of Media Propaganda, with articles from David Cromwell, John Pilger and John Kozy. We’ve also got features on the quest for ‘clean’ coal has resulted in poisoned water in West Virginia, by Trish Kahle; Neil Young’s journey into Alberta’s oilsands, by Eric Walberg; and soccer stories from England and Chile. Plus much more.
ALONG CAME MARY – This issue’s second offering, Along Came Mary – is a 24-Page excerpt from a brand new book, A New Leaf: The End of Cannabis Prohibition, by Alyson Martin and Nushin Rashidian
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Issue 81 (Jan 2014)
NELSON MANDELA: The Man and His Legacy – Cover story this issue is a 27-page series of essays on the life, accomplishments and failures of South Africa’s former president, Nelson Mandela, consisting of seven articles – from South Africa we have James Whyle, Ronnie Kasrils and Richard Pithouse; England, John Pilger and David Edwards; USA, Danny Schechter, and from Canada, Tim Knight. We’ve also got stories about the greediest people of the year by Sam Pizzigati, and a talented band of prisoner-playwrights by Chris Hedges, while Edward S. Herman criticises Desmond Tutu, Michael I. Niman highlights the biggest crime story no one’s reporting, and Alan Chapman gets All Shook Up at his home-town rock ‘n’ roll night.
PERMANENT DEADLINE – This month's second offering is is a 30-Page excerpt from a wildly entertaining yet unsettling war novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mark Fritz, along with an interview with the author.
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Issue 80
ONE COUNTRY, TWO HISTORIES: John Pilger takes a penetrating look at the harsh differences between the cash-strapped North of England and the richer London and South; Alexander Zaitchik visits a US gun fair and finds a stack of bomb-making advice; Sam Pizzigati wonders why the rich and powerful are so callous; Tony Sutton takes a 10-hour bus trip; Trevor Grundy travels to South Korea to gain some new insights into the conflict in the Middle East; David Cromwell is critical of fossil-fuel corporation attempts to foil action on climate control; while Fred Reed takes a contrary look at Veterans’ Day from a new angle. We’ve also got three book excerpts on counterinsurgency, Nelson Mandela, and the fate of wounded soldiers when they return home from war. Plus much more
INAPPROPRIATE CONDUCT: Our second offering is a 52-Page excerpt from a new book by Don North that tells the strange tale of the brave exploits of a wartime journalist and the editors who thought he was lying.
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Issue 79
HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS: Our cover story is a whimsical photo essay of barber shops in Johannesburg, South Africa, by Alon Skuy. We’ve also got two long book excerpts: the first – from James A. Mitchell’s The Walrus and the Elephants – offers a glimpse of John Lennon’s life as Hippy Messiah after his arrival in New York City in 1970; the second comes from David Swanson’s finely-reasoned War No More. We’ve also got conflicting opinions on whether Israel is or is not an Apartheid State from Uri Avneri and Jonathan Cook; while Chris Hedges wants to get the real class war started, David Edwards looks at the treatment of Glenn Greenwald by the British media, John Pilger writes about the new ‘Great Game’, and David Cromwell is intrigued by reaction to British comedian Russell Brand’s call for revolution. Plus much more.
BEING THERE – 40-pages of street photography by ColdType editor Tony Sutton - shows that, despite what you may think, not all Canadians are boring.
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Issue 78
Terror in Nairobi – Trevor Grundy’s cover story takes a close look at the recent attack on Nairobi’s Westgate Shopping Mall, its causes and likely effects on world security. Also in this issue: Michael I. Niman looks at the likely impact of global warming on the soon-to-be-opened Arctic sea routes; John W. Whitehead is concerned about the antics of trigger-happy cops; Andrew S. Fischer contrasts the stock market with your local casino and decides that your chances of winning are about the same; Philip Kraske sees hope in the reluctance of the people to follow politicians into needless wars; Linh Dinh is unimpressed by Atlantic City; two long book excerpts; and much, much more from some of our favourite writers including John Pilger, George Monbiot, Fred Reed, William Blum, Norman Solomon, Jonathan Cook, Michael Parenti and Chellis Glendinning.
FRAME – Our second main feature this month is FRAME, a 16-page collection of some of the best photographers from a soon-to-be-published book
by acclaimed London paparazzo Alan Chapman.
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Issue 77
THE CRIME OF WAR – This month's cover story is an 8-page graphic representation of Wilfred Owen's
classic poem about the use of poison gas in World War I, a poem that has assumed greater resonance in this tumultuous time. Other important stories in this issue include David Edwards’ examination of the media’s hypocritical responses to other massacres, revolutions and military coups, and John W. Whitehead’s indictment of the US National Security Agency. Felicity Arbuthnot contrasts two recent births – one in London, the other in Iraq, Stan Cox peers into the future, Chellis Glendinning remembers the past, and Tony Sutton writes about the milking of soccer’s fans. Plus much, much more.
WHISKEY, SNAKES & JOE – Our second feature this month is a wonderful
40-page e-book featuring tales of life and death in Joe Bageant's family in Virginia over a period of more than 50 years. It’s chilling, heart-warming, adventurous, and written in the singular Joe Bageant style. Don’t miss it. .
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Issue 76
A TALE OF TWO CAMDENS – This month we contrast life in Camden, New Jersey, and Camden Town, England.
Linh Dinh's ColdType cover story, The City That America Forgot features a city traumatised by the flight of manufacturing and jobs from the United States, lost in the depths of 21st Century urban decay.
The other Camden, seen in Down Town, our
separate 20-page photo-essay by British photojournalist Belvin Corriette, is thriving, and one of the key areas of London’s tourist and entertainment industries.
Other top stories this month include major articles on the Edward Snowden affair, the fight back against rapacious capitalism, the military coup in Egypt, and a long excerpt from Juliette Volcler’s new book, Extremely Loud: Sound As A Weapon.
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Issue 75
72 Pages: This month's Cover Story is a collection of five essays – by John W, Whitehead, David Swanson, Alan Maas, Norman Solomon and George Monbiot – on the latest scandals affecting the world’s beacons of ‘freedom’ and the witchhunts for the whistleblowers involved. Other key stories include more tales of deception and treachery, involving Nelson Mandela, Syria and the London bombings.
On a lighter note, Tony Sutton follows in the damp London footsteps of philosopher Samuel Johnson, Chellis Glendinning confesses her love of obituaries, Fred Reed makes an honest man of his car, Peter, while Rian Malan takes a look into Paul Theroux’s latest – and final – journey into Africa . . .
PLUS – Our second feature this month is IN DREAMS: Into Africa With A Car-load Of Soccer Balls, a 16-page photo essay by Belgian photographer Jessica Hilltout, excerpted from her book Amen, with text by Tony Sutton
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Issue 74
76 Pages: This month’s Cover Story, Chris Hedges’ The Shame of America’s Gulags, provides a disturbing insight into conditions inside the most secure prisons in the United States. It’s chilling reading from a country that lays claim to being the freest and most humane in the world. Other main stories in this issue include excerpts from a new book by Loretta Napoleoni and a classic by Michael Parenti; and essays from South Africa by Danny Schechter and Tony Sutton. We’ve also got stories on the financial crisis, Syria, Martin Luther King Jr, Margaret Thatcher and Adolf Hitler. Plus much more. Writers include David Edwards, Norman Solomon, Alison Weir, Sam Pizzigati, George Monbiot, Nima Shirazi. It’s one of our best issues yet, so don’t miss it . . .
PLUS – A FREE BOOK: Our second feature is Dissecting The News & Lighting The Fuse: Dispatches From The Media War, a new 216-page book that features the best work of Danny Schechter, the News Dissector. Danny has been reporting on the media for many years and this book is published on the 10th anniversary of his acclaimed volume, The More You Watch, The Less You Know.
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Issue 73
76 Pages: This month's Cover Story, Death of a President, covers the death and legacy of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, with essays by Greg Palast, Pepe Escobar and Jeffrey R. Webber. We've also got Chris Hedges's notes from the indictment of whistleblower Bradley Manning, Mark Mule's wonderful story of the problems of touring with a non-union production of the Broadway show, The Wizard of Oz; Mark Clemson's story of a man who was convicted of murder although he was locked up in a police cell at the time; and much much more.
PLUS: Our second freebie is Massacre at Marikana, a photo essay of a deadly clash between police and striking miners in South Africa from Alon Skuy that won this year's Pictures of the Year International Award. – Tony Sutton, Editor
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Issue 72
72 Pages: Cover story is Julie Mattkaei’s tale of how she tried to introduce a radical new perspective to her university economics courses – an illustrated excerpt from the book Meme Wars. We’ve also got stories on the morality (or lack of) of America’s drone warfare, the Iran Hostage Crisis, how the rich get greedier and richer, the failure of ‘trickle down’ economics, how the media allows Israel to get away with murder, and much, much more. Writers include David Cromwell, David Swanson, John Pilger, Norman Solomon, John W. Whitehead, Deepa Kumar, Jeff Nygaard, George Monbiot and others.
PLUS: Our second freebie is East Timor Dances Alone. a 16-page photo-essay by award-winning Italian photo-journalist Albertina d’Urso, on the people of East Timor who are moving into the final stages of their long journey to freedom. – Tony Sutton, Editor
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Issue 71
72 Pages: Cover story this month is Tony Sutton's Las Vegas: Behind The Bright Lights, a photo essay that captures street life away from the gaze of the city that never sleeps. Sharing our spotlight is a 16-page excerpt from Sam Pizzigati's brilliant new book, The Rich Don't Always Win, which tells of a time when the rich in the United States paid their fair share of their earnings into the taxman's coffers. Other great reads this month include essays by Edward S. Herman, David Cromwell, Ray McGovern, David Swanson and others.
PLUS: Our second freebie is a 26-page short story by Philip Kraske in e-book format. The Narrative tells one version of the capture of Osama Bin Laden, a piece of fiction that probably makes more sense than the official version. – Tony Sutton, Editor
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Issue 70
70 Pages: Cover story this month is Arun Gupta’s journey back to Niles, Ohio, where steelworkers are striking to protect their community as it falls deeper into a
post-industrial abyss. Other top stories include Edward S. Herman’s indictment of the double standards and hypocrisy that mark the West’s flawed concepts of ‘war on terrorism’ and ‘humanitarian intervention’; Dave Lindorff’s observations of the United States as a society that is ‘armed to the teeth, but living in fear’; while Jim d’Eugenio finds error and omission in Bill O’Reilly’s new book on the Kennedy assassination. And much more . . .
PLUS: Our second freebie this month is a 24-page e-book, Anatomy Of a ‘Terrorist’ Prosecution, a report by Katherine Hughes on the disturbing case of an American doctor who is now serving 22 years in jail for helping to feed sick and starving Iraqi children. – Tony Sutton, Editor
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Issue 69
70 Pages: Cover story this month is Fred Reed’s essay reminding us that playing soldiers is part of the male genome. Really. Helps explain why, despite the efforts of generations of mothers, little boys would still rather play with toy soldiers than their sisters’ dolls. The urge to wage war features strongly in this issue, with essays on the attack on the US embassy in Libya, the race to neutralise Iran’s non-existent nukes, Afghanistan’s 11 years of occupation, the West’s propaganda attacks on Syria and more. Writers include Edward S. Herman, Greg Palast, Philip Kraske, Linda McQuaig, John Pilger, Deepa Kimar and Diana Johnstone.
PLUS: Our second freebie this month is a 28-page excerpt from Stones Against A Mirror, Hugh Lewin’s award-winning book of bombing, friendship and betrayal in apartheid South Africa.– Tony Sutton, Editor
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Issue 68
86 Pages: Our biggest issue so far. Cover story is Eamonn McCann’s tale of the strange affair of Marian Price, a gravely-ill former IRA bomber, who has been detained by the British government. The story says much about the state’s denial of legal and human rights to its citizens. Other stories cover the suspicious and unresolved death in 1961 of UN chief Dag Hammarskjold in a plane crash, how Karl Rove and his billionaire chums are trying to fix the US election, why Julian Assange is right to avoid trial in Sweden, and much more. Contributors include Greg Palast, Edward S. Herman, Michael Parenti, John Pilger, George Monbiot and many others.
PLUS: Our second freebie this month is a 66-page e-book, The Terrorist's Brother, in which investigative reporter Jason Leopold tells the amazing tale of the FBI and the US-based brother of Al Qaeda terrorist, Abu Zubaidah.– Tony Sutton, Editor
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Issue 67
68 Pages: Cover story is Jonathan Cook’s analysis of the West’s build-up to war in Syria, in which the West’s choice of ‘White Hat’ fighters are those democracy/freedom lovers from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states, who are using oil money to fund the dissident forces.
Our second main emphasis this issue is on the rise of drone warfare, its effect on society, and the unforeseen dangers of almost certain blowback. Other stories tackle the threat of agri-capital to Africa, the problems of sticking too closely to the US constitution, racism in Israel and much more.
PLUS: Our second freebie this month is a brand-new 148-page e-book, in which Edward S. Herman and David Peterson take a long and critical look at Steven Pinker’s best-seller, The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined. – Tony Sutton, Editor
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Issue 66
74 Pages: Cover story is Stan Winer’s essay on the remarkable and tragic life of Gibson Kente, leading playwright of South Africa’s apartheid era, who was hailed as a prophet and genius and damned as a traitor.
Other main essays examine the perilous state of the US nation by Chris Hedges and David Michael Green, while Bill Quigley and Hugh Gusterson add their voices to an international outcry over their country’s increasing reliance on drones to kill its enemies (and anyone else who happens to be present). We’ve also got articles on the economy, sexual abuse, the criminalisation of schoolkids and London’s lockdown Olympics. And lots more.
PLUS: Our second section this month is the first of our new series of FREE e-books, in which Ritt Goldstein tells how the Swedish government makes life miserable for political immigrants, himself included. I hope you enjoy it all. – Tony Sutton, Editor
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Issue 65
84 Pages: Cover story this month is Zach D. Roberts' angry recounting of events at last month’s demonstration outside New York’s Zuccotti Park by Occupy activists. His rage stemmed from the sheer amount of police violence by New York’s ‘Finest”, says Roberts, who was particularly affronted by the violence and indifference shown towards a young girl who was literally thrown from a bus.
Our second key essay this month is Michael Parenti’s indictment of the US hospital system, in which he was a recent guest. He is amazed – as is David Michael Green in the essay that follows – at the manner in which ‘socialist’ health care is available for the nation’s leaders, but not the voters.
Looking further afield, we have three notable stories: Ian Jack explains why Britain’s Falklands War couldn’t be waged on the scale of Margaret Thatcher’s Armada 30 years ago; South African Gillian Schutte tells of the white fear of the faces of young black men that is the cause of so much racial tension around the world; and Felicity Arbuthnot looks inside a dead woman’s diary to relive her nation’s agony on the 21st anniversary of the war on Iraq.
Other articles include features on Bruce Springsteen, remote control killing, the march to fascism, a look at Vladimir Putin and Ayn Rand (but not in the same story), the re-election of George Galloway to Britain’s Parliament, another short story from PuzzleMonkey. And lots more. I hope you enjoy it all. – Tony Sutton, Editor
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Issue 64
88 Pages: The cover story of this month’s biggest-ever issue returns to the Middle East where the world is being prepared for a replay of the just-ended war in Iraq. Our seven essays by writers in North America and Europe point out, among other things, that there seems to be a media blackout of the fact that Israel also acquired its nuclear arsenal by devious means, won’t let anyone examine its nuclear plants, and is far more aggressive than Iran. Never let the truth get in the way of a good war is the message, it would seem.
Our European contributors for the cover story are David Edwards, Diana Johnstone, Stuart Littlewood and Barry Lando; with Philip Giraldi, William Blum and David Swanson providing the North American commentary.
Other multi-part features in ths issue include essays on the economy by John Kozy and Danny Schechter; while John Pilger and Trevor Grundy offer contrasting opinions on the legacy of former British PM Tony Blair; and John W. Whitehead, Tom Engelhardt and George Monbiot share their outrage over the US policy of drone warfare and its threat to democracy. So much for the US claim of bringing freedom to the world. Other essays deal with the strange death of Muammar Gaddafi (remember him?), the planned boycott of Israeli goods, the future of the Occupy movement, religious infiltration of schools and a book review by Edward S. Herman. We’ve also got two short stories and a new photo feature – This World. Enjoy it all. – Tony Sutton, Editor
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Issue 63
74 Pages: Cover story this month is an 8-page photo-essay, by London journalist Jack Laurenson, on the reasons why campaigners are battling to get Dow Chemicals out of this year’s Olympic Games. We’ve also got stories on the strange aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, the creation of the world’s first bunker state, the sinking of the petrodollar, how killing Iraqis has made us all safer, and the lunacy of the US republican presidential campaign. Plus much more. In addition, this month sees our first – but not last – piece of fiction, and a stinging piece of political satire. Writers include old favourites including John Pilger, Sherwood Ross, David Swanson and Alan Maas and new regulars (we hope) such as Chellis Glendinning, Glenn Ford and our short story author, the cryptically named PuzzleMonkey. – Tony Sutton, Editor
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Issue 62
72 Pages: Cover Feature in this issue is a 7-part, 24-page section Target Iran, on the propaganda build-up to what may become another major Middle Eastern war. Other stories include an analysis of the attack on Libya, the hypocrisy of Israel, the prime time war, one man’s journey to jail, the zombies who ate the economy and much, much more
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Issue 61
64 Pages: Cover story is Felicity Arbuthnot’s impassioned indictment of the hypocrisy of the Western world’s celebration of Remembrance Day at the same time as political leaders are sending their armed forces on missions of slaughter against some of the poorest nations on earth. Other stories include the end/beginning of the Occupy movement and its surge towards a social and political revolution in North America, an alternative look at the legacy of Steve Jobs, the war on drugs (and family pets), America’s 51st state and much more. Writers include John Dugard, Jason Leopold, John Pilger, George Monbiot, Chris Hedges, Michael I. Niman, David Cromwell and Elizabeth Murray
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Issue 60
64 Pages: Cover story this month is an 11-page section on the War on Wall Street with words by Tom Engelhardt and Richard Pithouse, accompanied by David Shankbone’s photo essay on the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City and a full-page cartoon from Mark Hurwitt. Other stories include three essays on the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Bagram Air Force Base and other ‘black’ sites around the world – essays that make us wonder about the silence of the North American public in the face of such imperial inhumanity. We also feature enlightening stories from Colombia, England, Mexico, Israel, South Africa and Libya from writers such as John Pilger, Conor Gearty, Bill Van Auken, George Monbiot, John Kozy and Hollman Morris
Extra: Jonathan Cook examines London’s Guardian, the world’s foremost ‘left wing’ newspaper and finds that it’s not as liberal as it claims to be, especially in its treatment of some of the world’s most prominent and most outspoken social activists
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Issue 59
64 Pages: Last month’s riots in London showed how Western governments react under crisis in much the same way as the foreign dictators they’re so keen to overthrow. Prime Minister David Cameron’s calls to clamp down on social media and Blackberry messaging and for draconian prison sentences for what would normally be treated as minor offences are a worrying indicator of how fine the gap is between democracy and fascism in these nervous first decades of the 21st Century. In our coverage of the riots we have reports from Felicity Arbuthnot, who lives in the heart of the riot-hit area of the city, and John Pilger, who looks behind the headlines at the causes of the unrest, which were conveniently glossed over by most of Britain’s frenzied media – with the notable exception of the Guardian – wallowed in a sea of rage and hypocrisy. This issue also looks at the worrying change of role of NATO in Libya from peace-keeper to war-maker, the 10th anniversary of 9-11, and much, much more.
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Issue 58
64 Pages :Cover story this month is Jonathan Cook’s article about Israeli government actions that are stripping away freedoms of expression from its increasingly-polarised citizens. You won’t want to miss Trevor Grundy’s account of four elderly Kenyans who are causing severe embarrassment to the British government with their allegations of torture, including castration, during the Mau Mau rebellion against British rule in their country during the 1950s. We’ve also got a couple of essays, by John Pilger and William Rivers Pitt, on the crisis facing Rupert Murdoch’s media empire after revelations of phone-tapping at his biggest-selling British newspaper; plus the story of an invasion of jellyfish that is threatening fish stocks – and nuclear power plants, an interview with an eco-warrior; what, we hope, are the final words on Sarah Palin, and much more.
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Issue 57
1. Back to the, er, past . . . This month we’ve changed our name from The ColdType Reader back to the original, and simpler, title of ColdType. It’s the third time we’ve changed our name: the first incarnation of ColdType was in tabloid printed format; then, after a long hiatus, it became ColdType2, an e-magazine inside ColdType.net. After a couple of issues, we switched to the less-confusing ColdType Reader. Now, with our 57th issue, we’re back where we began: ColdType. – Tony Sutton, editor
2. 64 Pages, 19 essays . . . Cover story is John Pilger’s report on how WikiLeaks’s Julian Assange won this year’s Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism. We’ve also got articles on US and NATO war-mongering, California’s crowded prisons, Walmart in Africa, the end of affluence, Netanyahu and the Congressional Yo-Yos, a tribute to singer-poet Gil Scott-Heron - and much, much more.
3. In The Sorting Office . . . This month’s ColdType Extra is a monumental essay by British writer James Meek, who investigates the role of governments and corporations in the postal service of the future. The essay is especially relevant for Canadian readers, who are suffering rolling strikes as postal workers clash with their bosses over pay and pensions.
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Issue 56
80 Pages: f5.6 should be right, Greg Marinovich & Joao Silva; Surprise, surpise! Iraq war was about oil, Ray McGovern; The strange death of multiculturalism, Trevor Grundy; More humanitarian regime change, Alan Maas; Bug Affairs, Hugh Pennington; A tale of two hospitals, Barry Lando; War reporting: Ours and theirs, Simon Liem; The Abu Ghraib pictures you haven’t seen, Nick Turse; the shrinking of New Orleans, Bill Berkowitz; Cowards and crack dealers, David Michael Green; Palestine unity and the new Middle East, Ramzy Baroud; Osama Bin Lynched, David Swanson; Where is your democracy?, Kathy Kelly; Why facts no longer matter, Danny Schechter; Need boots on the ground? Call Mr Transom, Philip Kraske; Harper can’t beat the BS-detector, Michael Keefer; Traveling along the highway of death, John W. Whitehead; Hurwitt’s Eye, Mark Hurwitt; Humanitarian intervention, again!, William Blum; Where have all the graveyards gone?, Adam Hochschild; Marching for Anzac in the 51st State, John Pilger
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Issue 55
64 Pages:THE WAR ON LIBYA: Stop arming dictators. Stop killing civilians, Medea Benjamin & Charles Davis, Our trillion dollar turd sandwich, David Swanson; Oil, banks, the UN and troubled waters, Felicity Arbuthnot; War in Libya, control of the Mediterranean, Rick Rozoff; Obama on Libya: A war for US interests, Bill van Auken; Hurwitt’s eye, Mark Hurwitt
TRIBUTE TO JOE BAGEANT: My brother Joe, Tony Sutton; Man who cared about people, not money, Fred Reed; Poet and redneck revolutionary, Marc Campbell
PLUS: The Gold and the Stone, Uri Avnery; Not war, not peace, Jack Laurenson; Victim of the military empire, John W. Whitehead; It’s still their fault, Bernard Porter; Bait and switch, Sam Pizzigat; Libya and the Holy Triumvirate, William Blum; Bendib’s World, Khalil Bendib; A tale of two countries, David Michael Green; Not your father’s culture war, Bill Berkowitz; So this is how the other half lives, Damian Bathersby
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Issue 54
EXCLUSIVE – LIFE AND DEATH ON THE MAVI MARMARA: Canadian aid worker Kevin Neish was one of 581 passengers on the Mavi Marmara, the lead vessel of the Gaza freedom flotilla that was attacked in international waters on May 31, 2010, while on a mission of mercy to deliver aid to residents of Gaza. Israeli commandos boarded the ship, killed nine of its passengers, arrested the others and confiscated their cameras and film-making equipment. Neish, however, hid the memory card from his camera and smuggled it to safety. In this special photo report, ColdType publishes many of the pictures for the first time, along with Neish’s story of how he managed to get the photographs away from his interrogators
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INSIDE THIS MONTH'S READER: Cover story is Fighting For Your Future, a 23-page section on the battle in Wisconsin against Governor Scott Walker’s plans to eviscerate public sector unions. Bill Lueders, Vicky Kratz, Michael I. Niman and Andy Kroll wrote the words, Dana O’Shea provided the 7-Page photo essay.
PLUS: More great essays and book excerpts from Ray McGovern, William Blum, David Swanson, Bill Lueders, John Pilger, Richard Pithouse, Fred Reed, George Monbiot and Danny Schechter
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Issue 53
80 Pages: NEW DAWN IN EGYPT – The Revolution Is Being Televised, Fazila Farouk & Jess Hurd; It’s Egypt’s Revolution, Not Ours, Chris Hedges; A Lesson In Revolution And Hypocrisy, Andy Worthington; Hurwitt’s Eye, Mark Hurwitt; Walk Like An Egyptian, David Michael Green; Kissinger On Egypt? Give Us A Break!, Barry Lando
PLUS: Criminal Kosovo: America’s Gift To Europe, Diana Johnstone; Darwin Was Right, Fred Reed; Britain’s Real Domestic Terrorists, George Monbiot; The War On Wikileaks, John Pilger; The US Media: Selling Views, Calling It News, John Kozy; The Palestine Papers, Jonathan Cook; Obama’s Plan To Take Over The Internet, John Whitehead; Media As A Branch Of Government, Justin Raimondo; Nothing But Sh*t Strewn Everywhere, Jeff Archer; I’m Okay. You’re Criminally Insane, Michael I. Niman; Bendib’s World, Khalil Bendib; Shot In The Head, Alison Weir; A Cautionary Tale, William Blum; Why Washington Hates Hugo Chavez, Mike Whitney; Future Weapons For Future Wars, Nick Turse; Life At The Top, Sam Pizzigati; The Imperial War Presidency, David Swanson; Bradley Manning’s Torture: What’s New?, Sherwood Ross
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Issue 52
64 Pages: Essays from The Future: Brave New Dystopia (Chris Hedges), Happy New Year, 2030 (David Michael Green), The ‘Total Control Society’ is Here (John W. Whitehead).
Essays on The Economy: Tax the Rich! (Michael I. Niman), The Few, the Proud, the Filthy Rich (Alan Maas), Portraits of Greed (Sam Pizzigati), the UK’s Odious Debt (George Monbiot)
The Rest: The Techno-Fantasies of Evo Morales (Chellis Glendinning), Why Are Wars Not Reported Honestly? (John Pilger), the Torturers Revisited (Paul Balles), Ex-Spooks v. Assange (Sherwood Ross), Death Squads v. Democracy (Michael Keefer), Literary Outsider (Philip Kraske), Media Hit of the Year (Danny Schechter), Education at Gunfire (Ramzy Baroud), Avoiding the New Devil’s Island (William Blum)
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Issue 51
64 Pages: COVER STORY – ON THE BEACH: Photo-Essay on the aftermath of the Gulf Oil Disaster by Jess Hurd. Plus: We’re Heading To Intolerance (Michael I. Niman), Things That Won’t Go Away (William Blum), Bush’d Again (Greg Palast), A Speech For Endless War (Norman Solomon), Towering Lunacy (George Monbiot), Flying The Flag, Faking The News (John Pilger), A Perfect Storm For Propaganda (Jeff Nygaard), Spy Vs Spy (John Feffer), Reading Harry Potter At Guantanamo (Andy Worthington), The Generals Box In Obama On Afghanistan (Ray McGovern), The Secrets In Israel’s Archives (Jonathan Cook), Ground Zero: Ours And Theirs (Kathy Kelly), Red And Green (Uri Avnery), Why The Wars Can’t Be Won (John Kozy), The Strange World Of Steve Forbes (David Michael Green), Rebranding Iraq (Ramzy Baroud), Freedom And Illusion (Fred Reed), Who’s Talking About What Matters? (Danny Schechter), Ecocide In Paradise (Michael Meacher)
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Issue 50 (3 sections)
64-Page MAIN SECTION: The 50th Issue of the ColdType Reader features 18 powerful new essays on: Life After Employment, the Fight Against Drones, the Criminalisation of Marijuana, Tony Blair’s Strange New Journey, Disappearing Democracy, Bad Wars and Good People, Music’s War on Racism, and facsism Scientific Madness, Frankenstein’s Tea Party, Forgotten Heroes, the Folly of Empire, the Threat of Totalitarianism, Saying No to Hamas, the Case for Violent Revolution and a critical look at Oliver Stone’s Latest Movie on Wall Street.
GROWING UP 1 - 27 pages - Love, Hate and The Leader: Trevor Grundy's early years weren't like those of his schoolpals in London - his parents were members of Oswald Mosely's British Union of Fascists and his father was jailed for his Nazi sympathies during World War II. Grundy was brought up to hate Jews, a hatred that had an ironic twist that he discovered just before his mother's tragic death. Read a chapter from his book, Memoir Of A Fascist Childhood, the essay that prompted the book, and a special introduction warning of the danger of a resurging fascist movement in Britain today - this time their enemies are immigrants, not Jews.
GROWING UP 2 - 15 pages -Class Rules: In this excerpt from his new book, Rainbow Pie, Joe Bageant recalls a key moment in the creation of America's white underclass when, after the second world war, millions of people, his family included, became part of a great migration from farm to city where they were treated as 'white niggers' by their new, well-heeled, neighbours.
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Issue 49
64 Pages: COVER STORY – ON THE BEACH: Photo-Essay on the aftermath of the Gulf Oil Disaster by Jess Hurd. Plus: We’re Heading To Intolerance (Michael I. Niman), Things That Won’t Go Away (William Blum), Bush’d Again (Greg Palast), A Speech For Endless War (Norman Solomon), Towering Lunacy (George Monbiot), Flying The Flag, Faking The News (John Pilger), A Perfect Storm For Propaganda (Jeff Nygaard), Spy Vs Spy (John Feffer), Reading Harry Potter At Guantanamo (Andy Worthington), The Generals Box In Obama On Afghanistan (Ray McGovern), The Secrets In Israel’s Archives (Jonathan Cook), Ground Zero: Ours And Theirs (Kathy Kelly), Red And Green (Uri Avnery), Why The Wars Can’t Be Won (John Kozy), The Strange World Of Steve Forbes (David Michael Green), Rebranding Iraq (Ramzy Baroud), Freedom And Illusion (Fred Reed), Who’s Talking About What Matters? (Danny Schechter), Ecocide In Paradise (Michael Meacher)
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Issue 48
64 Pages: WELCOME TO TORONTO: Photo-essay on the G20 protests in Canada by Richard Gottardo. Plus Brothers-in-Arms (David Cromwell), the Other World Cup Winners (Nima Shirazi), Police & Bankers Exempt From Austerity (Linda McQuaig), The Wankers Want Their Dividend (Michael I. Niman), Echoing the Pentagon Papers (Colleen Rowley & David Parry), Some Thoughts on Patriotism (William Blum), Tea Party Politics (George Monbiot), Project for Pitiless Centuries (Felicity Arbuthnot), Hold the Front Page! (Yvonne Ridley), Egg on Their Faces Again (Arun Gupta), Bloody Sunday: Now They Have the Truth (Richard Harvey), Letting the Guilty Off the Hook (Eamonn McCann), the Collapsing Western Way of Life (John Kozy), the Case for Human Extinction (Fred Reed), Two Book Reviews, Witnessing Against Torture (Kathy Kelly), Mission Accomplished (David Michael Green)
This month's Reader Extra is PCBs: White-Collar Crime! – An Excerpt from Marie-Monique Robin’s New Book,The World According to Monsanto
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Issue 47
64 Pages: PEACE, PIRATES & PROPAGANDA: 17-Page Special Report on Israel’s Attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla with Contributions from Alan Maas, Daniela Perdomo, Mary Rizzo, Jonathan Cook, Craig Murray, William Bowles, Dennis Bernstein & Jesse Strauss
Plus: Great essays from top writers: Obama and the Drones, Pedophiles and Popes, the Red Menace, Robert Mugabe, an Author’s Father, a Child In Guantanamo, Two Fresh Looks at Illegal Immigration, the Need for a Few Good Communists, Blaming the Poor While Taking Their Money, the Heresy of Greece, Ignoring the Lessons of the Big Bail-Out and Why General McChrystal Should Just Bring His Troops Home This month’s Reader ExtrA:
This month's Reader Extra is There’s No Power On Earth That Can Stop It! – A 20-page Excerpt from Stan Cox’s New Book, Losing Our Cool: Uncomfortable Truths About Our Air-Conditioned World
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Issue 46
64 Pages: LOST IN THE USA: Detroit: Chasing the Vultures Away; Behind the Scenes in Arizona; We’re on the Road to Zimbabwe; Inside Occupied Washington DC; America: The Grim Truth; The Dream that Became a Nightmare. Plus: Unshakable Truth in Haiti; Liberation’s Lies; Trying to Explain the Plunder and the Crime; Zero Tolerance on Workplace Slaughter; the Pentagon Papers are Public this Time; Warmongers of the World, Unite; Putting the Pope on Trial; Anderson Cooper and Class Solidarity; A Grand Adventure; Facing the Threat from the Far Right; Shell and the Irish Fishermen; Collateral Damage of Smart Sanctions; Is Iran really a Threat to World Peace?
This month's Reader Extra is Waiting For Superban, an excerpt from Denis Beckett’s new book on the perils of publishing in South Africa under Apartheid, Radical Middle: Chasing Peace While Apartheid Ruled
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Issue 45
64 Pages: TWO SPECIAL SECTIONS THIS MONTH
1. The Lying Game: Marja, The City That Never Was; Goodbye To Truth: Goodbye To Liberty; AIPAC Tells Another Whopper; A Nation Is Pacified.
2. The War Machine: A Bomber Jacket Doesn’t Cover The Blood; Have A Nice World War, Folks!; 28 Nations With No Shame; Who You Gonna Bomb Next, Eh?; How To Fight A Better War (Next Time); War With The Ghosts. Plus: 37 Years In Solitary Confinement; Invictus In Reverse; Meddling Where We Oughtn’t Meddle; Informed Consent; and a Photo Essay on The Tax Revolt That Ended Thatcher’s Reign.
This month’s Reader Extra is The Murderers of New Orleans, an excerpt from Rebecca Solnit’s remarkable new book, A Paradise Built in Hell
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Issue 44
66 Pages: Wars & Words: Essays on Government, the Military & Big Business
Frida Berrigan, Sherwood Ross, Fred Reed, Andy Worthington and Barry Lando report on the global arms trade, military dictatorships, war-time generals, missing detainees, and the forgotten link between recently-hanged Chemical Ali and the US.
The Reader also features excerpts from three new books: R.W. Johnson on the ANC and South Africa; Lisa Dodson on the way some managers treat low-wage employees; and Dale Maharidge on Katie, the Teenage Anarchist.
Other Contributors include Joe Bageant, Chris Hedges, Tito Valdez, Michael I. Niman and George Monbiot.
This month’s Reader Extra is Riding the Zephyr, an excerpt from the new book Waiting on a Train: The Embattled Future of the Passenger Rail Service by James McCommons
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Issue 43
66 Pages: Welcome to Orwell’s World: John Pilger, David Michael Green and Kevin Carson examine ways in which the Obama administration has failed to learn learned important lessons from Orwell’s classic Nineteen Eighty-Four, with speeches that proclaim that War is Peace and Lies are Truth, and the development of a national Memory Hole.
The Reader also features excerpts from three new books: Ian Jack on a London bomb tragedy, Harry Kreisler on Oliver Stone’s political awakening, and former political prisoner Breyten Breytenbach’s feelings about prison guards.
Other Contributors include George Monbiot, Fred Reed, Chris Hedges, David Swanson, Sam Pizzigati, Uri Avnery, Greg Palast, Alison Weir, Ramzy Baroud and William Blum
This month’s Reader Extra is The Grid an excerpt from the new book Confronting Collapse: The Crisis of Energy and money in a Post-Peak World by Michael C. Ruppert
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Issue 42
64 Pages: WHAT WOULD MUHAMMAD ALI SAY ABOUT OBAMA’S WAR? Dave Zirin has the answer. Plus: Writing history in the streets; a tale of two walls; two book excerpts; Tony Blair: war criminal; unchecked globalisation and its threat to culture; are Israelis spies infiltrating your airport?; why Benjamin Dangl will never buy a Kindle. And much more
Contributors this month are Rebecca Solnit, David Pratt, David Swanson, Richard Kim & Betsy Reed, Benjamin Dangl, John Pilger, Sherwood Ross, Chris Hedges, Ramzy Baroud, Rory O’Connor, Jonathan Cook, Norman Solomon, Mark Hurwitt, David Michael Green, Khalil Bendib, Fred Reed and William Blum
This month’s READER EXTRA is The Lockdown, an excerpt from the new book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, by Michelle Alexander
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Issue 41
62 Pages: Want to know why the world’s most expensive army can’t beat a few angry tribesmen? We have the answer. Plus: Why conservatives fear Big Government; excerpts from new books by Amy Goodman and Ramzy Baroud; did US politicians read the Goldstone Report before rejecting it?; the wars on postal workers and on Twitter; a British torture cover-up; broken capitalism; five hidden facts about cannabis; waging war, winning the Nobel Peace Prize; and much, much more. Contributors this month are Paul Armentano, Joe Bageant, Paul J. Balles, Ramzy Baroud, William Blum, Jo Comerford, Shamus Cooke, Amy Goodman, David Michael Green, Mark Hurwitt, Dave Lindorff, Ray McGovern, George Monbiot, Michael I. Niman, Greg Palast, John Pilger, Fred Reed, Sherwood Ross, Norman Solomon, Stephen Zunes
This month’s READER EXTRA is The Madoff Moment, an excerpt from the new book, The Crime Of Our Time, by Danny Schechter
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Issue 40
64 Pages: This month’s 3-part Cover Story, The War On Dissent, tells how legitimate protest and freedom of speech in the United States are being suppressed. Other stories include a satire on Sarah Palin; an essay on Britain in the 70s; the battle over photographs of a dying soldier; Gaza’s tunnel economy; toxic dumping at sea; relieving the sickness of pacifism; the media and the continuing financial crisis; secrecy, lies, power and the Pentagon papers, and much, much more. Writers this month are Patrick Robbins, Shamus Cooke, David Swanson, Ian Jack, Fred Reed, Chris Hedges, Norman Solomon, Bill Berkowitz, George Monbiot, Yasha Levin, Joe Bageant, Clay Reynolds, Danny Schechter, David Michael Green, John Pilger, Allan Uthman, Eric Ruder and William Blum.
This month’s READER EXTRA is Bombs Bursting In Air, an excerpt from the new book A Bomb In Every Issue: How The Short, Unruly Life Of Ramparts Magazine Changed America, by Peter Richardson.
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Issue 39
64 Pages: Cover story is John Pilger’s A Film’s Tragedy of Omissions, which tells how a new movie distorts the truth about Australia’s complicity in the murder of six journalists in East Timor. We’ve also got stories about racism in America’s Deep South, how South Africa’s top author lost his leg, an acid trip with one of Charles Manson’s girls, the bombing of PanAm 103, the Washington Post’s strange attitude to torture, a fishing trip with George Monbiot, supertaxes for banks, a letter to Jimmy Carter, and much more. Writers this month are David Michael Green, John Pilger, Michael I. Niman, Paul Krassner, Joe Bageant, R.W. Johnson, Chris Hedges, Norman Solomon, David Manning, Ray McGovern, George Monbiot, Frida Berrigan, Michael Meacher, Danny Schechter, Sam Pizzigati, Jeff Nygaard, William Blum, Ahmed Masoud, Dave Zirin, George Salzman.
This month’s READER EXTRA is Myths About Marijuana, an excerpt from the new book Marijuana Is Safer, So Why Are We Driving People To Drink?, by Steve Fox, Paul Armentano and Mason Tvert
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Issue 38
64 Pages: Cover story is Michael I. Niman’s Cash For Clunkers?, examining the stupidity of handing over large amounts of cash for ageing gas-guzzlers. We’ve got a stories about a fascist mom (really!); an essay about scare tactics being used to develop a new cyberwar industry; and a photo story about a village that was ‘mistakenly’ bombed by US warplanes. In addition, you can read about the confused world of Bono, U2 and Bob Geldoff; the only stories we’ll ever run about Michael Jackson (promise!); Israel’s latest propaganda machine; Joe Bageant on shopping (honest!) and much, much more. Writers this month are Frida Berrigan, Eamonn McCann, John Kozy, Felicity Arbuthnot, Joe Bageant, Michael I. Niman, Danny Schechter, Chris Hedges, David Michael Green, Robert Corsini, Guy Smallman, William Blum, John Pilger, Uri Avnery, Jonathan Cook, Paul Balles, David Swanson, Trevor Grundy, George Monbiot and Linda McQuaig
This month’s READER EXTRA, Patrick Robbins’ essay, A House For A Tilted Planet, looks at an innovative new building project in flood-shattered New Orleans.
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Issue 37
64 Pages: This month’s cover story is a 4-page photo-essay, Border Lines, by Jess Hurd and Justin Tallis, covering a protest about the opening of European borders to refugees and migrants in the French port of Calais. Plus we’ve got some great essays about the death of the old media, government bailouts, expense scandals, George W. Bush (remember him?), the USS Liberty, Iran, the other Apartheid State, toxic plastic, smoking pot, a satire on torture (really), the last week of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, and much more. Writers this month are Barbara Ehrenreich, Michael I. Niman, Fred Reed, Greg Palast, Alan Maas, George Monbiot, John Pilger, David Michael Green, Ray McGovern, William Blum, Ronnie Kasrils, Jonathan Cook, Stephanie Westbrook, Elaine Shannon, Chris Hedges, Paul Armentano, Joe Bageant, Gary Corseri, Robert Meerpol and Norman Solomon
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Issue 36
68 Pages:Features a special 23-page section, Torture Nation, which examines the causes, reasons, results and reaction to the US’s counterproductive ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’ carried out at Guantanamo Bay and other places during the past eight years. Essays by Andy Worthington, Ray McGovern, Bill van Auken, Jason Leopold, Mark Haas, Rory O’Connor and John Pilger. Other essays in this issue include Mark Ames’s account of a rebellion that went wrong; David Edwards on the fallacy of the left-wing media; Danny Schechter tells why he returned his American Express card; George Monbiot bemoans the state of Britain’s police forces; Jonathan Cook searches for secret prisons in Israel; while David Michael Green wonders what’s going on in the US, home of the barricaded, land of the ’fraid. Plus more essays from Joe Bageant, chris Hedges, Ramzy Baroud, Medea Benjamin, Dave Zirin and Norman Solomon. And, finally, we’ve got a wonderful photograph by Jess Hurd!
PLUS: READER EXTRA, featuring a 14-page excerpt, Dissidents, Democracy and the Internet, from the book, Dateline Havana, by Reese Erlich
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Issue 35
68 Pages: America’s stupid healthcare debate – Dave Lindorff; The insanity of solitary confinement – Sherwood Ross; The proceeds of crime – George Monbiot; Israel’s racist in chief – Chris Hedges; The rape of Washington – Uri Avnery; Did Andy Warhol spoil it for Rock Hudson? – Gregory McDonald; The other side of Easy Rider – Larry Houghtelling; Hurwitt’s Eye – Mark Hurwitt; French kissing – Diana Johnstone; My article got a man thrown into Guantanamo – Barbara Ehrenreich; Being serious about torture. Or not – William Blum; Why Obama’s US is still a dictatorship – Andy Worthington; Messin’ where we shouldn’t oughta – Fred Reed; Stick your damn hand in it – Greg Palast; Gullible’s Travels – David Cromwell; Reboot America – Michael I. Niman; Management: The book not written – Jim Fuller; Down, but not out, on $464 million a year – Sam Pizzigati; Bush, Galloway and threats to Canada – Joshua Blakeney; Welcome to Vietnam, Mr President – Ray McGovern; Republican alternative stimulus program – David Michael Green; The joy economy – Elizabeth Johnstone
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Issue 34
72 Pages: Truth And Lies (Michael I. Niman); Hollywood’s New Censors (John Pilger}; Bad News From America’s Top Spy (Chris Hedges); Inside The Biological Warfare Centre (Sherwood Ross); No Victors In The War On Dissent (William John Cox & Colleen Rowley); Who Is A Terrorist? (Mats Svennson); Hurwitt’s Eye (Mark Hurwitt); And Then They Came For Me (Lasantha Wickramatunga); Payday Parasites (Adam Turl); The Sick Psychology Of Entitlement (John Carney); The New Surge Of Ceo Self-Sacrifice (Sam Pizzigati); Change (In Rhetoric) We Can Believe In (William Blum); Why We Never Get The Change We Need (Tim Buchholz); Future Shock At Army Science Conference (Nick Turse); Sharpeville 1960, Gaza 2009 (Haidar Eid); George Mitchell And The Middle East (Gerry Adams); Why Are We Still In Afghanistan? (Norman Solomon); Leon Panetta Makes Nice (Ray McGovern); Who’ll Be There When The Floor Drops Out? (David Michael Green); The Propaganda Of The Victor (George Monbiot)
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Issue 33 (3 Sections)
46-Page MAIN SECTION: Hit Me Baby, One More Time (Andy Worthington), Determining Torture Through The Law (Coleen Rowley & Ray McGovern), Through Cheyney's Looking Glass (John S. Hatch), Tasers Are An Outrage We Must Resist (Johan Hari), License To Steal (Danny Schechter), Tales From The Planet Bizare (David Michael Green), Hurwitt's Eye (Mark Hurwitt), Beware Of Obama's Groundhog Day (John Pilger), The Paranoia Squad (George Monbiot), Why They Want To Kill The Motor Industry (Michael I.Niman), Why I'm A Socialist (Chris Hedges),The PU-litzer Prizes for 2008 (Jeff Cohen & Norman Solomon), America's Other Glorious War (William Blum), Obama Going Easy On Bush (Lee Camp), A Lesson In Drug Enforcement (Paul Armentano)
Reader Extra / 1 (58-pages): Gaza: Massacre Of A Nation: If Gaza Did Not Exist (Jennifer Loewenstein), The Logic Of Colonial Power (Nir Rosen), A New Generation Of Militants (Chris Hedges), The Lying Silence Of Those Who Know (John Pilger), The Monstrosity Of War (Dahr Jamail), Making The Prison More Secure (Jonathan Cook), Molten Lead (Uri Avneri), The Hoax Of Sderot (Stuart Littlewood), Will Things Ever Change (Ramzy Baroud), The True Story Behind The War (Johan Hari), Washington Bears Blame (Bill van Auken), Long And Bloody Hypocrisy (Robert Parry), In The US, Gaza Is A Different War (Habib Battah), Massacre At A Gaza School (Alan Maas)
Reader Extra / 2 (9-pages): Days Of Anarchy , an excerpt from Up Against The Wall Motherf**ker the new book by Osha Neumann
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Issue 32 (3 Sections)
72-Page MAIN SECTION: Special Report on Class Wars – The Era of Greed is Over (Michael I. Niman), Cheering for Morgan Stanley (Chellis Glendinning), The Source of Their Riches (Paul D’Amato), I’m Tired of Getting Screwed (Rick Kepler), A Year Since Chrysler Murdered My Uncle (Derek Wright), Tough Times for the Really Smart (Sam Pizzigati), Blood Money (Susan Rosenthal), Clearing Up the Mess (George Monbiot), South Africa: The Liberation’s Betrayal (John Pilger), Starving for Change (Chris Hedges), Smarter Cars, Not Stupid Decisions (William John Cox), Afghanistan: Another Untold Story (Michael Parenti), Operation Enduring Disaster (Tariq Ali), Will You Continue to Ignore Gaza’s Suffering? (Kathleen & Bill Christison), Salvation in a News Broadcast (Ramzy Baroud), The Ideology of No Ideology (Norman Solomon), Robert Gates: As Bad as Rumsfeld (Ray McGovern), Think First. Ask Questions Later (William Blum), Child Soldiers in the USA (Sherwood Ross), In Search of the General (David Pratt), To Grandmother’s House We Go (David Irving)
Reader Extra / 1 (18-pages): The 10 Worst Corporations of 2008, an annual report by Robert Weissman
Reader Extra / 2 (12-pages): Riot Nights on Sunset Strip, an excerpt from In Praise of Barbarians, the new book by Mike Davis
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Issue 31 (3 Sections)
62-Page MAIN SECTION: America The Illiterate (Chris Hedges), The Triumph Of Ignorance (George Monbiot), What Change In America Really Means (John Pilger), My Michelle Moment (David Michael Green), The Media And The Banking Bailout (David Manning), Fixing The Financial Crisis Is Not So Easy (Danny Schechter), More News, Less Views (Greg Philo), Riding On The Peace Train (Stacey Warde), Try These On Your CIA Briefer, Mr Obama (Ray McGovern), Killing Is Killing, Whatever You Call It (Robert Fisk), Beating The Western Drum (Antony Lowenstein), Israel Bars Visit To A Daughter’s Grave (Jonathan Cook), An Unforgettable Moment (Uri Avnery), Greed, Capitalism And The Death Of The USSR (William Blum), Poor Marlise (Edward S. Herman), How Bush’s War Boosted Burma’s Junta (Sherwood Ross), Obama, Wedding Bombs and Good News (Fred Reed)
Reader Extra / 1 (14-pages): Why Alternative Journalism Matters, an excerpt from the new book by Chris Atton and James F. Hamilton
Reader Extra / 2 (18-pages): Two Essays on the Media: Keeping the World Safe for Big Business by David Cromwell & David Edwards, and It’s All About the Money, by Jonathan Cook.
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Issue 30 (3 Sections)
68-Page ColdType Reader: Doctrine Meets Reality; Reality Wins (David Michael Green), Every Move You Make (Chellis Glendinning), Murderous Theatre Of The Absurd (John Pilger), Township Patrol (Kenichi Serino), Boatloads Of Trouble (Stan Cox), Engels And The WHO Report (Susan Rosenthal), Baghdad On The Mississippi (Ray McGovern), Homer Simpson Without The Donut (Greg Palast), Only In America (Rory O’Connor), Fearing The Fist (Dave Zirin), Obama-Biden, Osama Bin Laden (William Blum), The Magic Pudding (George Monbiot), Two Little Boys, United In Misery (Ramzy Baroud), Outposts Seal Death Of Palestinian State (Jonathan Cook), America’s War Moves To Pakistan (Tariq Ali), 10 Stupid Things About The Election (Allan Uthman).
Reader Extra / 1 (14-pages): Was It Like This For The Irish? Human Rights lawyer Gareth Peirce examines the treatment of Muslims in Britain since 9/11 and contrasts it with the treatment of the Irish during the Troubles
Reader Extra / 2 (18-pages): An excerpt from Plunder: Investigating Our Economic Calamity And The Subprime Scandal, the new book by Danny Schechter
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Issue 29 (3 Sections)
63-Page ColdType Reader: Booze, Hemp And Revolution (Mike Ely), Hessians Of The 21st Century (Andrew S. Fischer), Dear Steve: Bring Omar Khadr Home (John S. Hatch), Kept Afloat On A Tide Of Money (George Monbiot), Getting Ready For The Post-SUV World (Stan Cox), 47 Victims, 43 Words (David Edwards), Lies, Kidnapping And A Laptop (Johann Hari), Justifying Torture (Coleen Rowley & Ray McGovern), Weirdos Riot, Media Gets It Wrong (Michael I. Niman), How Britain Wages War (John Pilger), Supersized Incentives (Sam Pizzigati), Spying On A Sportswriter (Dave Zirin), The Killing Of Rachel Hoffman (Paul Armentano), This Crazy Thing Called Patriotism (William Blum), Meters Apart, But Different Planets (Uri Avnery), Who Moved My Ability To Reason? (Barbara Ehrenreich), Market Problem Or System Collapse (Danny Schechter), Behind That Kodak Moment (Ramzy Baroud), Whose Healing? (David Rubinson).
Reader Extra / 1 (12-pages): Synthetic Pot As A Military Weapon? Dr James Ketchum tested a potent form of synthetic marijuana on soldiers to develop a secret weapon in the ‘60s. Now he’s telling the tale. By Martin A. Lee
Reader Extra / 2 (18-pages): The Melting Down Of John McCain: Three new essays by David Michael Green – The Melting Down Of John McCain; Barackis Dukakis? and A Government Of People, After All
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Issue 28 (2 Sections)
58-page ColdType Reader: From Triumph to Torture (John Pilger), The Triumph of Lunacy (Edward S. Herman), Exxon Rewarded for Valdez Spill (Greg Palast), The Empire: A Status Report (William Blum), Notes From A Divided Nation (Barbara Ehrenreich), A Freedom Fighter Comes to Dinner (Trevor Grundy), Mind-Forged Manacles (George Monbiot), Welcome Home Soldier, Now Shut Up (Paul Rockwell), Legalising Occupation (Ramzy Baroud), Jail Time for George Tenet? (Ray McGovern), When a Little Dissent is Too Much (Norman Solomon), Rounding up the Corporate Predators (Danny Schechter), Hurwitt's Eye (Mark Hurwitt), Hedonists of Power (Chris Hedges), The Beginning of Global Order (Pablo Ouziel), No I Can't (Uri Avnery), Can Soccer Stop the Violence? (Daze Zirin), Doomed Reign of the Toddler King (Jason Miller).
This month’s 12-Page ColdType Reader Extra - When America Goes to War, a 12-page excerpt from Collateral Damage by Chris Hedges & Laila al-Arian: 'Troops, when they battle insurgent forces, as in Iraq, or Gaza or Vietnam, are placed in “atrocity producing situations.” Being surrounded by a hostile population makes simple acts, such as going to a store to buy a can of Coke, dangerous. The fear and stress push troops to view everyone around them as the enemy. The hostility is compounded when the enemy, as in Iraq,is elusive, shadowy and hard to find. The rage soldiers feel after a roadside bomb explodes, killing or maiming their com-rades, is one that is easily directed, overtime, to innocent civilians who are seen to support the insurgents.'
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Issue 27 (2 Sections)
68-page ColdType Reader: Protecting The Candidate; Liberalism’s Last Fling; Abu Ghraib Film Obscures Truth; Would You Publish This Picture?; How To Build A Human Bomb; Betrayals, Boycotts And Backslidings; Food Fight, How To Survive A Gaza Refugee Camp; With Friends Like These; Fascism With A Smile; Mental Illness Or Social Sickness?; Pot Smoking: Truth & Lies; Disneyland By The Tigris; Flexible Friends; Notes From No Man’s Land; Pillaging At The Pump; The Voter Fraud That Doesn’t Exist.
This month’s 12-Page ColdType Reader Extra - I Am An African: Thabo Mbeki and South Africa’s nightmare descent into xenophobia.
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Issue 26 (2 Sections)
68-page ColdType Reader: When Generals Testify, Sixty Years after Deir Yassin, Walls, Tunnels & Humiliation, No Checkpoints in Heaven, Guantanamo's Forgotten Child, Inside the Cage at Guantanamo, Reality Comes to Shangri-La, Shit Storms & Reality, Catch 2,200, The Other Military Draft, The Unbreakable Promise, The Pay For Performance Charade, Death by Starvation, Pleasures of the Flesh, Since I Gave Up Hope, I Feel Better, Why We Can't Trust the Business Press, Creeping Fascism, War in the House of Labour, Something in the Air
This month’s 24-Page ColdType Reader Extra - Twentieth Century Great Illusionists, a complete chapter from Loretta Napoleoni's new book, Rogue Economics: Capitalism's New Reality.
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Issue 25 (2 Sections)
70-page ColdType Reader covers subjects including: The language of Israeli occupation, Agony of the Winter Soldiers, Canada: the new Conquistadores, Australia's hidden empire, City of 1,000 foreclosures, What else is on?, Plumbing the depths, In torture we trust, Lies, propaganda, cancer and pot, How could they have known?, Two-state dreamers, The world as it is, Fake facts on Farc and Chavez, Curse of the patient stalkers, the harder they come, Fidel Castro, superdelegate, Where are the Iraqis in the Iraq war, Censors at the mall.
This month’s 50-Page ColdType Reader Extra marks the fifth anniversary of the war on Iraq with a retrospective look at the writings of four ColdType columnists - John Pilger, George Monbiot, Norman Solomon & Michael I. Niman - from the weeks immediately before and after the Shock and Awe offensive launched by George W. Bush and Tony Blair.
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Issue 24 (2 Sections)
64-page Reader covers subjects including: dogs as food, oil and the economy, pill-popping, US foreign policy, people power in Gaza, a day of rage, demolishing the new Berlin walls, the Winograd commission, Israel and emails, the pacification of Mosul, the war against intolerance, media distortion, the trouble with NATO, death of the noble idea, vacations for criminals, New Orleans and basketball, & a butt-kicking for Gitmo.
This month’s special ColdType Reader Extra is a 24-page excerpt from Flat Earth News, a new book by investigative journalist Nick Davies that is causing a huge stir in the British media. The Blinded Observer tells how Britain's leading liberal newspaper was manipulated by Downing Street and various intelligence services into supporting Bush's war on Iraq.
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Issue 23
62 Pages: Famous Cousin Blues; Paris, October 18; Welcome to America!, Organising Across Borders; The Kings of England; The Smiling Garden of Eden; Good and Evil at the Earth's Centre; Only if Someone Else Has to Do It; Greed at a Glance; Iraq Policy: Divide and Rule; Junior Partner in a Global War; Nader, the Unreasonable?; Jose Padilla: American's Shame; Worse Than a Crime; Finishing in the Money; Just Like the Movies; Danse Macabre of US Politics; The Big Picture .
Writers: Denis Beckett, Alexander Zevin, Erla Ósk Arnardóttir Lilliendahl, Susan Rosenthal, George Monbiot, Pablo Ouziel, Greg Palast, Fred Reed, Sam Pizzigati, Dahr Jamail, Linda McQuaig, William Blum, Andy Worthington, Uri Avnery, Michael I. Niman, Ramzy Baroud, John PIlger, Jess Hurd
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Issue 22
68 Pages: Sore Losermen, Virgin or Slut, Rigged!, Globalisation: Theirs or Ours?, Are Americans 'Better Than That'?, Absolving Baseball's Owners, A Hunger for Books, Burger King and the Tomato Growers, Passing Around the Painted Pig, Just Another Peace Scare, The City that Said 'No' to America, Qaddafi, Paris and Hypocrites, Liberalisation to Murdochracy, Is Bush Stopped in His Tracks on Iran?, The Night I Learned Whose Side I Was On, Politicising Gaza's Misery, Justifying Murder.
Writers: David Michael Green, Courtney E. Martin, George Monbiot, Susan Rosenthal, Ray McGovern, Dave Zirin, Doris Lessing, Sam Pizzigati, Hal O'Boyle, William Blum, David Swanson, Barry Lando, John Pilger, Chris Hedges, Michael Prysner, Ramzy Baroud, Eli Stephens
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Issue 21
70 Pages: The King and the Socialist, Nature’s Assassin, Salvation Lies in Condiments, See Gaza and Weep, The Tumult and the Shouting Dies, Mama Told Me Not to Come, Ban the Bomb – But Only in Iran, Weathering the Storm, Shopping at the End of the World, Onset of the Great Depression, Death of a Delusion, Eat This, Illegal Aliens.
Writers: Pablo Ouziel, David Pratt, Fred Reed, Stuart Littlewood, Uri Avnery, Catherine Collins & Douglas Frantz, George Monbiot, William Blum, Lawrence Houghteling, Michael I. Niman, Carolyn Baker, John S. Hatch, Jason Miller and Gary Corseri
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Issue 20
70 pages, includes: Sputnik & the Launch of Techno-Power; Banned From Canada; Don’t Blame the Chinese; Living in an Age of Superbugs; Playing in the Rough; Democracy: Good Idea, Didn’t Work; Bush’s Shameless War on Children; If Not Now, When?; Burma, Democracy & Hypocrites; The American Police State; On the Road to Armageddon; Soldiers who Search & Avoid; When Nature & Capitalism Collide; San Diego: City Divided by Fire; Shouting at the Devil.
Writers: Norman Solomon, Anne Wright, Stephen J. Lee, Danny Schechter, George Monbiot, Fred Reed, Michael I. Niman, William Blum, John Pilger, Dahr Jamail, Chris Hedges, Felicity Arbuthnott, Alan Maas, Justin Akers Chacon, and Jason Miller
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Issue 19
64 pages, includes: A Boy’s Own Story, Weathering the Hurricane; Abu Ghraib: the Shame and the Farce; My Part in the Downfall of the Minister of Police; Israel’s Lessons of Isolation; India Pays Price for Your Drugs; The Fat Cats’ Protection League; Saying ‘No’ to Reaganomics; An American Nightmare; Iran: the Next Quagmire; Bedless in Basra; the Golden Age that Never Was; Toilet Tyranny; and much more
Writers: David Pratt, Joe Bageant, Fred Read, Sam Provance, Anton Harber, John Pilger, Uri Avnery, Stan Cox, George Monbiot, Greg Palast, Mark Curtis, Michael I. Niman, Chris Hedges, Felicity Arbuthnott, James Clay Fuller, Patrice Greanville and David Rubinson
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Issue 18
64 pages, stories include: China is not to blame for the USA's struggling economy, inside Britain's death squads, adventures with Africa's crazy pilots, loan sharking made legal, inside the Texas death house, fighting the Dick Boats, Barbie bites back, Israel's Jewish problem in Tehran and much more.
Writers: Michael I. Niman, Patricia Barden, David Pratt, Paul Craig Roberts, William Bowles, Marney White, Johnathan Cook, Stan Cox, Simon Basketter, Liliana Segura, Dave Zirin, Chris Hedges, Norman Solomon, William Blum and John Pilger
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Issue 17 (2 sections)
Our 66-page Reader covers subjects that include the funding of sports stadiums, crimes of the CIA, failings of the media, apartheid states, immigration, Michael Moore, Neo-cons, Conrad Black & Canada’s uppity girls, bloggers, trench liberals, eco-junk and much more. Contributors include some of the best writers in the world.
This month’s 14-page second section features insightful interviews with three of ColdType’s favourite contributors: Joe Bageant, William Blum and Norman Solomon
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Issue 16
68 pages, stories include: Why are we at war?, the tortured language of war, silence of the bombs, Rudy Giuliani, Saddam’s strange trial, Israel, 40 years after the 6-Day War, why everyone wants to join the nuclear arms race, how not to fight terror, America’s silent reporters, the mystery woman of Jakarta and an invitation to dinner with George W.
Writers: Jim Hightower, Tom Engelhardt & Nick Turse, Norman Solomon, Michael I. Niman, Barry Lando, Chris Hedges, Uri Avnery, Dilip Hiro, Coleen Rowley, Joshua Holland & Raed Jarrar, John Perkins, William Blum and Walter C. Uhler
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Issue 15
70 pages with stories covering: Tony Blair's exit, Canada and the USA, motoring, your local news, John Pilger interview, children in Gaza, apartheid regimes, Israel and the Right of Return, Condoleezza Rice's honesty, two ideologies and a funeral, the deadly web of the Internet, anti-Capitalism in five minutes, the greatest threat to womens' choice and the unseen costs of war
Writers: Felicity Arbuthnott, Linda McQuaig, George Monbiot, Barbara Ehrenreich, Pablo Navarrete, John Pilger, Ramzy Baroud, Uri Avnery, William Blum, Barry Lando, David Michael Green, Robert Fisk, Robert Jenson, Chris Hedges & Greg Mitchell
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Issue 14
64 pages with stories covering: The Religious Right, Debt, Tony Blair’s Delusions, Fijian Water, War in Iraq, Journalists in Danger, Murder in American Schools, a Strange Congressional Hearing, the Crisis Over Iran, Martin Luther King, Alberto Gonzalez, Zionism and the Zucchini Prosecution.
Writers: Chris Hedges, Danny Schechter, George Monbiot, Michael I. Niman, Sheila Samples, Dahr Jamail, Jon Ronson, Ann Wright, William Blum, John Pilger, Norman Solomon & Jeff Cohen, Robert Fisk, Greg Palast, Felicity Arbuthnot, Uri Avnery and Mike Whitney
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Issue 13
72 pages with stories covering: The hero of Abu Ghraib, aftermath of New Orleans, Tony Blair's date with history, how the religious right is trying to change the past; an Israeli asks the wrong question; How Iraq became such a mess; Why demonstrations don't work; what happened to Australia; lawyers, a pond and a dreadful law; Prince Harry's latest blunder' Iraq after four years of war, Kangaroo court: the Guantanamo way; brinkmanship in the Gulf; and two faces of the war on terror.
Writers: Sam Provance, Rebecca Solnit, Robert Fisk, Chris Hedges, Yonatan Mendel, Barry Lando, David Rubinson, John Pilger, George Monbiot, William Blum, Felicity Arbuthnot, Tony Karon, Amy Goodman, Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Peace and Bill Van Auken
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Issue 12
60 pages with stories covering: Parallels between the wars in Vietnam and Iraq, a persecuted professor, a gathering in Chicago, 9/11 conspiracies, Chavez & Castro, Bush's troop surge, protesting Gitmo, favourite movies, media hypocrisy, depleted uranium, Israel's Kevorkian, space wars and genocide in Gaza.
Writers: Michael I. Niman, Sarah Shields, Robert Fisk, George Monbiot, Bart Jones, Chris Hedges, Frida Berrigan, Kent Williams, David Edwards & David Cromwell, Felicity Arbuthnott, Ray McGovern, William Blum and John Pilger
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Issue 11
64 pages with stories about executions in Iraq, Christian fascists, soccer and violence, a whistleblower’s tale, the best bad movies, the US arms race, impeachment, intelligence, global dimming, Bush's fictions, dead journalists and the Washington press corps.
Writers: Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, Felicity Arbuthnot, Chris Hedges, Robert Fisk, Jesselyn Radack, Bill Berkowitz, Frida Berrigan, William Blum, David Swanson, Ray McGovern, Stan Cox, Amy Goodman and David Walsh
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Issue 10
Another New Year – a new 56-page issue of the ColdType Reader. Stories about an Israeli massacre in Lebanon, apartheid in Palestine, war games, non-withdrawal from Iraq, Augusto Pinochet and the press's handling of his death, America's new monster, the people who live on pet food and more.
Writers: Robert Fisk, Chris Hedges, Tom Engelhardt, Michael Schwartz, Ron Jacobs, Tony Karon,David Edwards, Bill Blum, Jimmy Moyana, Bill Berkowitz and Danny Schechter
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Issue 9
Welcome to Issue Nine, with wonderful essays on America’s torture taxis, Bush’s failed war, waterboarding, South Africa’s civil decay, the trade in human body parts, the media’s fictitious firewall. And much more.
This month’s contributors: Annesha Roychoudhuri, David Swanson, Danny Schechter, Bill Berkowitz, William Bowles, William Blum, Rian Malan, David Cromwell, Tony Karon and Greg Palast
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Issue 8
60 Pages, our biggest yet, with essays on soccer, spychips, Bush’s Iraq, Africa’s latest tragedy, Hugo Chavez and the spirit of Joe Stalin in New York, global meltdown, madmen and the truth. What more could you ask?
This month’s contributors: John Lanchester, Tom Engelhardt, Kathleen Albrecht & Liz McIntyre, David Edwards, Fred Bridgland, Danny Schechter, William A. Cook, George Monbiot, William Blum, Hugo Chavez and Gavin Searle
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Issue 7
Seven essays examine the links between the war in Iraq and increased violence in US cities; the effects of the international arms trade; the outrageous claims made by Israel's UN ambassador; how we're 'winning' the war on terror; the new fascism of South Africa; an author's brush with homeland security; plus an excerpt from John Pilger's new book.
Contributors: Michael I. Niman, Frida Berrigan, William A, Cook, John Pilger, William Blum, Stan Winer and Greg Palast
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Issue 6
Nine essays this month on subjects ranging from the antics of drug companies, the supine Washington media, that debate on Israel and anti-Semitism, Bono’s editing of a British national newspaper, novel writing gone wrong, war propaganda.
Writers: Bill Blum, Paul Ash, Robert Parry, Harry Browne, Norman Solomon, Andy Moore, Stan Cox and C.J. Cook
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Issue 5
40 pages - Nine essays, including an excerpt from a new book by the real hero of 'Hotel Rwanda,' the day the King had a bad day, why soft drinks manufacturers are having a hard time, four essays about war and peace, and the beauty queen who quit after a week.
This issue's writers: Michael Blanding, Tony Karon, William Blum, Norman Solomon, Andy Moore, Amanda Angelotti, Ron Jacobs, Stan Winer and Paul Rusesabagina & Tom Zoellner
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Issue 4
28 pages - Six essays, including an interview with war surgeon-author Jonathan Kaplan, a fiery confrontation between Christopher Hitchens and Scott Ritter,
and the link between Pat Robertson, Dubya, violence and the Good Book.
This issue's writers: Andrew Donaldson, John S. Hatch, Lawrence Houghteling,
Tony Karon, James Moore & Wayne Slater and William Blum.
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Issue 3
44 pages - 10 essays covering Bob Dylan, heroes, George Bush, fast food, fishing, torture, Robert Fisk and Judith Miller.
Writers include Greg Mitchell, Larry Bradshaw & Lorrie Beth Slonsky, Carole Coleman, John Feffer, Caspar Greeff, Ted Rall, John S. Hatch, Shaun Carney, Phillip Knightley and Rory O'Connor
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Issue 2
36 pages - 10 essays covering government, gay marriage, guns, resigning, security, war, George Bush and Hurricane Katrina.
Writers include Andrew S. Fischer, Dan Savage, Greg Palast, Robin Cook, Becky Akers, Andrew Murray, William Blum, Dave Lindorff, Bill Berkowitz and Rory O'Connor
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Issue 1
22 pages – Five essays covering spies, priests, wrestlers, war and media.
Writers include Tom Engelhardt, Peter Lennon, Jeff Archer, Mike Whitney, Tariq Ali and David Edwards
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