Category: Anti-Imperialism/Foreign Policy

Is America a War State?

Thirty years after Bill Clinton ditched the “Peace Dividend,” we seem to be in conflict everywhere, with no end in sight. Do we need a fundamental re-think of our foreign policy priorities? Matt Taibbi Aug 16, 2023 On June 1, Harpers put out a cover story titled, “Why […]

Niger May be the Next US Proxy War

MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2023 Of all our government’s colossally bad ideas, the War on Drugs has stood out for its horrific disruption of the family unit, destabilization of whole communities, devastation of millions of lives, and utter inability to curb addiction in any meaningful way. – Hannah Cox, […]

Introducing JOHNSTONE Magazine

Caitlin Johnstone Aug 11, 2023 I’m starting a new monthly magazine (or publication, or book, or whatever you want to call it) compiling all my articles for the month together in a physical paper copy. I’m calling it JOHNSTONE, because why the hell not. You’ll also still be […]

The Algorithm

Caitlin Johnstone Aug 6, 2023 Listen to a reading of “The Algorithm” (reading by Tim Foley): The algorithm knows what you want before you do. The algorithm knows you better than you know yourself. The algorithm knew you back before you were a screaming slime child, back before […]

Africa: The New Middle East

There’s been a coup in Niger, a country in western Africa which used to be a French colony. The elected, french friendly president has been detained by his own military leaders who have now taken over the country. Simon Ateba is the Chief White House Correspondent For Today […]

Do sanctions work?

Harold  Maass Do sanctions work? Rafi  Schwartz Was Devon Archer’s testimony a Republican silver bullet or just fool’s gold? Advertisement From Wisebread Earn $200 After Spending $500 Brendan  Morrow Is Barbenheimer coming for the Oscars? Justin  Klawans Bed Bath & Beyond relaunches online following bankruptcy Brigid  Kennedy Will […]

How to Avoid Nuclear War

THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023 Conscience is the root of all courage; if a man would be brave, let him obey his conscience. – James F. Clarke HORNBERGER’S BLOG July 27, 2023 How to Avoid Nuclear War The new movie Oppenheimer has caused many people to rededicate themselves to […]

Ukraine is a Land Lynched by Borders

By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley “From these unfolding vistas of human misery and from personal misery, man must forge convictions, call other men his brothers, and fight for freedom. Man is only free if he is prepared to kill every hangman and every […]

A Helpful Suggestion

Caitlin Johnstone Jul 23, 2023 Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): Headlines in the 2020s are continually dominated by the US proxy war against Russia in Ukraine and US brinkmanship against China with Taiwan. The US asserts that it has been well within […]