Books

A history of western interventions in the Middle East. bq. As everybody knows, as soon as you start to talk to any citizen of any Middle Eastern country about any aspect of their current situation, the discussion quickly turns to historical declarations, long-gone secret negotiations between the agents of European powers and in general who-said-what-to-whom … Read moreSowing the Wind by John Keay

An extremely good list of books to read: bq. In the spirit of the times, we at CounterPunch asked some of our favorite writers, friends and columnists, including Lewis Shiner, Julie Hilden, Bill Kaufman, Sam Smith and Bruce Jackson, to send us a list of their favorite novels, written in English since 1900. Happy reading. … Read moreCounterPunchs Favorite Novels