Caitlin Johnstone 9 hr ago Listen to a reading of this article: They don’t just call Democrats “communists” and “Marxists” in order to attack Democrats, they do it to disappear the entire giant expanse of political spectrum that exists to the left of the capitalist imperialist Democratic Party. […]
Friends and comrades, This Wed Jan 11 at 7:30 pm CT there will be an emergency webinar on “The Long Road of US Repression.” You may have received an invitation to our Feb 1 webinar on Gun Violence, which was planned several months ago. We have never done […]
by Peter Zeihan on January 6, 2023 It’s important to reflect from time to time, not only on where we have been right but where we have been wrong. With that, here is a repost from a newsletter originally published on December 29, 2021. All anyone can talk about in Europe these days […]
Caitlin Johnstone 3 min ago Listen to a reading of this article: CNN has shattered the speed of light in its haste to recruit former representative Adam Kinzinger to its punditry lineup the millisecond he left congress. Kinzinger, who prior to being redistricted out of his House seat received handsome […]
I appreciate you going into the lion’s den. It takes me back to the good times in the early 20-teens when debates were better.
Shuaib Almosawa The InterceptJanuary 1 2023, 6:00 a.m. WHEN SEN. BERNIE SANDERS, I-Vt., called for a vote on a war powers resolution that would block U.S. support for the Saudi-led war effort in Yemen, the Biden administration immediately pushed back. The resolution, the White House warned, would upset diplomatic efforts […]
Russia is cast as the villain as far as events in the Ukraine are concerned, but when we look at the historical background, it is possible to see that the Russians have genuine and justifiable anxieties, which have been exacerbated by the behaviour of Britain and the United […]
By Keith Preston December 29, 2022 While I agree that American/Atlanticist/unipolar/whatever hegemony is receding, I don’t think we will return to the bipolar world of the Cold War. Instead, we are moving toward a multipolar order like in the late 19th/early 20th centuries, where there were multiple great […]
This week, Briahna spoke to Co-Founder of Security Policy Reform Institute, Stephen Semler, about his thorough and viral analysis of the 2023 Omninus bill. No one is breaking down military spending like Stephen. We discuss how the bill undermines Biden’s climate “victories,” increased spending on the Ukraine/Russia conflict, […]
Caitlin Johnstone 3 hr ago Kyiv has announced the addition of a fifth corporate logo to the Ukrainian flag following news that BlackRock will be playing a crucial role in the reconstruction of the nation. The world’s largest investment management firm will join Raytheon Technologies, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed […]
Writer at Jacobin Branko Marcetic weighs in on the conversation surrounding Russia’s original motives for the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
By Marco Gabbas The article interprets Fanon’s thought through the framework of hatred and enemy formation and tracks the origins of his anticolonialism. Fanon depicted and presented the colonial enemy in harsh terms, but colonialism can hardly be described as an “invented” enemy. Moreover, the Fanonian concept of […]
Caitlin Johnstone 5 min ago Listen to a reading of this article: One of the most illustrative examples of how the mainstream worldview is based on narratives rather than facts is the way Republican officials like senate minority leader Mitch McConnell have been branded servants of Russia despite consistent […]
Peace activist and author Medea Benjamin joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss the history of Ukraine as explained in her new book, War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict, co-authored with Nicholas Davies. Medea Benjamin is the co-founder of Code Pink and author of Drone […]
“tHe MoSt pRoGrEsSiVe PrEsIdEnT!”
Caitlin Johnstone 33 min ago Listen to a reading of this article: Truthout has a recent article titled “The Left Can Support Protesters in China Without Shilling for US Imperialism” with a subtitle asserting that “Chinese workers and Uyghurs need solidarity from leftists worldwide,” and it at no […]
11,926 views Premiered Dec 6, 2022 Dave Smith is the host of Part of the Problem Jimmy Dore is the host of the Jimmy Dore Show Craig “Pasta” Jardula is the host of The Convo Couch Put it all together and you have a must see convo where […]
Israel-based journalist and researcher David Sheen joins The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal to explain the rise of followers of the late fascist Rabbi Meir Kahane and their role in the next Israeli coalition government. Sheen provides critical background on Bezalel Smotrich, an open ethno-supremacist who will run the Civil […]
Isfahan, Iran-based independent researcher Setareh Sadeghi joins The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal to discuss how protests in Iran have triggered calls for regime change and a violent insurgency from Western hawks, and the media warfare that has accompanied the destabilization campaign. The Grayzone ||| Find more reporting at https://thegrayzone.com […]
In the second chapter of filmmaker Oscar Leon’s series on Ecuador’s resistance, Leon travels to the rural Andean community of Buenos Aires to meet rural campesinos and indigenous citizens defending their land against multinational mining companies. The clash over land and resources goes to the heart of the […]
After a 12-day visit, UN expert Alena Douhan calls for the lifting of US-led sanctions on Syria, where 90% of the population lives below the poverty line, 12 million grapple with food insecurity, millions are internally displaced, and electricity is scarce. The impact of the sanctions are compounded […]
There was once a wing of the Democratic Party that stood up to the war industry. J. William Fulbright, George McGovern, Gene McCarthy, Mike Gravel, William Proxmire, and, of course, Dennis Kucinich. But that was largely decades ago. The new Democrats, especially with the presidency of Bill Clinton, […]
Faced with White House opposition, Sanders withdrew a resolution that would’ve challenged U.S. involvement in the Yemeni Civil War. Fiona Harrigan | 12.14.2022 1:55 PM Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/SplashNews/Newscom) The Senate looked poised last night to vote […]
Caitlin Johnstone 1 hr ago Listen to a reading of this article: They can’t work toward peace in Ukraine because it will serve Putin. They can’t work toward peace in Yemen because it will serve Iran. They can’t end the occupation of Syria because it will serve Assad. […]
Caitlin Johnstone 1 hr ago Listen to a reading of this article: Forcefully opposing the warmongering and imperialism of your rulers is the very first step toward political morality. It’s not the only step, but it is the first step, because if you haven’t taken that step then […]
From the boardroom to the war room Harrison Koehli 5 hr ago Remember Rod? TANNEN MAURY/EPA/SHUTTERSTOCK Before their research into corporate psychopathy, Paul Babiak and his colleagues raised several questions in need of answers. They are equally relevant to the study of political psychopathy and can be rephrased […]
There is no US antiwar movement. US imperialism will only be defeated through external constraints imposed by a multipolar order and/or domestic fracturing. Fortunately, both are slowly but steadily happening.
Caitlin Johnstone 48 min ago Listen to a reading of this article: Bernie Sanders has withdrawn his bill to end US support for the Saudi war on Yemen following reports that the Biden administration was working to tank the resolution, with White House aids reportedly saying they’d recommend […]
Ep. 2252 The Military Can’t Win the War on Drugs, and Other Lessons from U.S. Foreign Policy Christopher Coyne joins us again to discuss further problems with and failures of the American empire. Read the original article at TomWoods.com. http://tomwoods.com/ep-2252-the-military-cant-win-the-war-on-drugs-and-other-lessons-from-u-s-foreign-policy/
Caitlin Johnstone 45 min ago Listen to a reading of this article: Protect your kids. A New York Times report has found that enrollment in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC), a Pentagon-funded program designed to groom children for military service, is increasingly becoming mandatory in US […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley “Russia is the least statelike, the most anarchistic land in the world. And the Russian people is the most apolitical of peoples, never having managed to set its land right.” -Nikolai Berdyaev “Whoever fights monsters should see to […]
What was Uncle Sam up to in Ukraine? Noah Carl Dec 9 When it comes to explaining how we ended up with Russia launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and Europe proceeding to cut itself off from its main energy supplier, there are two main camps. One camp […]
“The greatest crime since World War II has been U.S. foreign policy.” – Ramsey Clark
With the war in Ukraine now in its 10th month, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden have both expressed openness to peace talks to end the fighting, as have leaders in France, Germany and elsewhere. This comes as millions of Ukrainians brace for a winter […]
The events are the latest in an “enduring crisis” in Peru going back to dictatorship in the ‘90s, says Peruvian scholar. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DEMOCRACYNOW! Published December 8, 2022 Peruvian President Pedro Castillo was ousted from power Wednesday and arrested hours after he moved to dissolve […]
The 2023 New York Telos Conference March 30–April 1, 2023 The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY New York, NY Forms of War Conference Description One of the most challenging aspects of the war in Ukraine is the way in which the conflict has […]
Backers of a war powers resolution say that a strong vote in the Senate will send a signal to Saudi Arabia that it does not have a free hand to restart hostilities. Daniel Boguslaw, Ryan Grim The Intercept December 6 2022, 10:31 a.m. SEN. BERNIE SANDERS is moving toward a vote […]
Caitlin Johnstone 12 hr ago Listen to a reading of this article: Michael Parenti has said that “Poor countries are not ‘under-developed’, they are over-exploited.” The west tends to look down on the rest of the world for reasons that either directly or indirectly relate to the poverty […]
By Isabel Van Brugen, Newsweek Russia was preparing to attack Japan in the summer of 2021, months before President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an email featuring a letter from a whistleblower at Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), shared with Newsweek, reveals. The email, dated […]
Slavisha Batko Milacic The crimes of the Ukrainian army, which we can often see on social networks, horrify the entire civilized world. And if the West is the main financier and logistics-provider for the Ukrainian army, the crimes committed by Ukrainian soldiers appalled even them. After the recent […]
By Brendan Cole, Newsweek Ukraine has hit back at a claim by the European Commission’s president that 100,000 of Kyiv’s troops have been killed since Russia’s invasion in February Ursula von der Leyen used the number in a video address, prompting Kyiv’s armed forces to state that the […]
The 2023 Telos-Paul Piccone Institute Conference March 30–April 1, 2023 The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY New York, NY Forms of War Conference Description One of the most challenging aspects of the war in Ukraine is the way in which the conflict has been constantly […]
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Why providing American military aid and not pushing for peace might make sense Richard Hanania Nov 29 In the run-up to war, I angered a lot of people by saying that Ukraine should surrender. I was of course wrong, like everyone else was, in overestimating the competence and […]
Here are my most recent articles for you Kurds Caught in Proxy War Between Iran & U.S.-Israeli Axis On November 20, 2022, Iranian military forces launched a series of air strikes against Kurdish groups in northern Iraq. These groups were alleged to be connected to anti-government protests inside […]
Caitlin Johnstone 51 min ago Listen to a reading of this article: NATO has doubled down on its determination to eventually add Ukraine to its membership, renewing its 2008 commitment to that goal in a meeting between the foreign ministers of the alliance in Bucharest, Romania this past […]
Duh? The US is the planet Minos from the “Arsenal of Freedom” episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Caitlin Johnstone 44 min ago Listen to a reading of this article: Facts: There are Chinese people with real grievances against their government. The US empire’s propaganda machine will spin current protests in China to advance imperial agendas. Western intelligence agencies will become more and more involved […]
In the words of Murray Rothbard, America was a nation conceived in liberty. Unfortunately, the United States that exists today has not lived up to that heritage. In this series, we look at America’s transformation from republic to empire and the consequences of Washington’s conquests abroad on the […]
By Tom Woods Before I tell you the story, let me be clear: I’ve insisted to my kids that they are not required to agree with me or be clones of me. But I think hanging around with me a lot does have an effect. (You may have […]
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