state power and the execution of the rosenbergs

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were the first only American civilians to be executed for espionage, electrocuted at Sing Sing Prison Ossining, NY, 62 years ago, on June 19, 1953.  The couple was, stoic and tight-lipped to the end..   They went to their deaths with composure that astonished the witnesses... ..

monthly review

This “Chinese specificity”—whose consequences are of major importance—absolutely prevents us from characterizing contemporary China (even in 2013) as “capitalist” because the capitalist road is based on the transformation of land into a commodity. . ... Let the journalists of..

central tibetan administration

Washington, DC: In a major development on the status of Tibet and US-China relations, the US House of Representatives passed the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act, a bipartisan bill that promotes access to Tibetan areas by denying Chinese government officials access to the United..

trump follows, dprk-iran lead

neither does it please the other parties to JCPOA United Kingdom, France, Russia, China and Germany. But it's in tune with two aspects of US's culture, one abiding and one temporary the relationship with Tehran, and the outlook of White House's security personnel.  . ..

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