Boycotting Russia, Sucking Up to Saudis? PURE HYPOCRISY
Brandon : Saudi is a devil but it’s our devil so its okay.
Three Illuminating Quotes About The War In Ukraine
By Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of this article: Noam Chomsky, John Pilger, and Chris Hedges have lent their expertise to the subject of the war in Ukraine with some recent comments that help bring some much-needed clarity to an often confusing and always contentious issue. Here […]
This Is What They Are Not Telling You About Iran
The neoliberal/neocon obsession with Iran is frustrating. Feels like a big charade to boost defense spending. đ¤ˇââď¸
Antagonizing China: Thereâs More Behind It Than You Think
Blinken said that China is ” the most serious long- term challenge to international order.” By that, he means the US dollar order. Which is an order centered around the US dollar, by far the most aggressive nation on the face of the planet responsible for the vast […]
America: The Last Ideological Empire
By Arta Moeini, Compact What explains Americaâs hyper-ideological response to the Ukraine crisis? Less than a year before Vladimir Putin launched his invasion, Washington had wrapped up two decades of lousy regime-change wars, waged in the name of planting âfreedomâ in that regionâs inhospitable soil. There was, or […]
On the Inevitable Decline of the American Empire
By Sol ĺ¤Şéł ě Before we can talk about the current state and trajectory of the existing empire, we need to ask basic questions about what empires are and why they exist⌠SOCIETY STRUCTURE Human society has its original basis in small Paleolithic hunter-gatherer tribes. Then, with the […]
Andrew Schulz REVEALS Why He Won’t Censor New Special, Bets On People
Saagar interviews stand up comedian Andrew Schulz who bought back his new special when a streamer tried to censor his provocative jokes and now he is relying on people to pay for the special To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show uncut and […]
Enter The Dragoon: Caitlin Johnstone takes aim at Tucker Carlson and misses badly.
Good Citizen Full-time Twitter performer and empire exposer Caitlin Johnstone is on Substack where she publishes almost a short piece a day. Sometimes she hits targets, other times she shoots blindfolded. Some of her pieces are built on facts and evidence, while others are ad hominem attacks, ideological […]
The Power of Nightmares
Fundamentalist Islam and neo-conservatism seem to be at odds, but filmmaker Adam Curtis asserts that the two have more in common than one might think. In this documentary, Curtis compares the outlooks of American academic Leo Strauss and Egyptian civil servant Sayyid Qutb, each of whom rebelled against […]
Democrats Love Saying That AR-15s Should Only Be Used On Foreigners
By Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of this article: Every time there’s a mass shooting in America with an AR-15, high-level Democrats line up to proclaim that those weapons should only ever be used to kill impoverished foreigners. The latest example of this ongoing phenomenon was Illinois […]
The US Government Hates Americans
By Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of this article: â Best wishes to Americans this July 4th as you celebrate your great nation’s revolutionary transition from being ruled by a king to being ruled by corporations. â The US government views the American people as an annoying […]
Scott Horton Wins Another Debate, and Discusses Worst Thing in the World
The great foreign-policy hero Scott Horton returns first to discuss his recent debate at Porcfest with Cathy Young, and secondly to talk about the ongoing atrocity in Yemen and how we might actually be able to stop it. READ MORE
Jose Nino’s Digest: Jul 3, 2022 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Declares New âIron Curtainâ is Emerging Between Russia and the West, and more
Here are my most recent articles for you Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Declares New âIron Curtainâ is Emerging Between Russia and the West Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov proclaimed on June 30, 2022 that an âIron Curtainâ is being erected between Russia and the Collective West. His […]
Tucker Carlson Is As Much A Propagandist As Anyone Else In MSM
By Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of this article: Fox News’s fabulously popular right wing pundit Tucker Carlson has ratcheted up his show’s anti-China propaganda yet again, introducing his interview with Brazil’s rightist president Jair Bolsonaro with a psychotic rant against Beijing that, were it about Moscow, […]
Sanctions Only Help to Create a Multipolar World
Each country needs to become independent. Especially the countries with natural reserves. They should be dependent on anyone!
Ukraine Is The Most Aggressively Trolled War Of All Time
By Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of this article: There’s a lot going on in America and the people are very stressed out and frightened, but don’t worry, there’s nothing the US government won’t do to make sure more High Mobility Artillery Rocket systems get to Ukraine. […]
Spain pushes NATO leaders to take bigger role in North Africa, Sahel
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain will urge fellow NATO allies to consider a bigger role for the alliance in North Africa and the Sahel at a summit in Madrid on Thursday, with Spain’s foreign minister saying an intervention in Mali should not be ruled out. NATO has little appetite for […]
Mike Pompeo’s Revealing Hudson Institute Speech
By Caitlin Johnstone Former CIA director and secretary of state Mike Pompeo gave a speech at the Hudson Institute last week that’s probably worth taking a look at just because of how much it reveals about the nature of the US empire and the corrupt institutions which influence […]
Caleb Maupin on Revolutionary Blackout Anti-Imperialist Summit – April 30th, 2022
Caleb Maupin is a widely acclaimed speaker, writer, journalist, and political analyst. He has traveled extensively in the Middle East and in Latin America. He was involved with the Occupy Wall Street movement from its early planning stages, and has been involved many struggles for social justice. He […]
Russia’s Debt Default
by Peter Zeihan on June 29, 2022 US bond rating service Moody’s announced that Russia was in default of its foreign debt payments yesterday, a first for Moscow since 1918. Unlike most countries who go into default, Russia has the money to pay its debts. But the sanctions […]
Empire To Expand NATO In Response To War Caused By NATO Expansion
By Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of this article: â Turkey’s President ErdoÄan has officially withdrawn Ankara’s objection to the addition of Finland and Sweden to NATO membership, with the three countries signing a trilateral memorandum at a NATO summit in Madrid. The removal of ErdoÄan’s objection […]
Against Peace Deal? G7 LEADERS Out Of Step With Public On Ukraine-Russia War
The hosts discuss different country’s views on a Ukranian peace deal with Russia, particularly those at the G-7 Summit in Germany.
CIA Operatives, NATO Troops ON GROUND In Ukraine
Krystal and Saagar cover the battle updates from Ukraine’s fight against Russia in the Donbas region and the presence of CIA operatives alongside NATO troops in the capital city of Kyiv
Johnson PRESSES France To Reject Ukraine Peace
Krystal and Saagar provide their commentary on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s insistence to French President Macron that Europe not foster diplomatic negotiation between Russia and Ukraine
Jose Nino’s Digest: June 27, 2022 Is a Middle Eastern Version of NATO Being Created?, and more
Here are my most recent articles for you Is a Middle Eastern Version of NATO Being Created? Jordanian King Abdullah II recently announced that he would support the creation of a Middle Eastern military alliance in the mold of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Abdullah said to […]
A Welcome, a Reintroduction, and an Update on Ukraine
by Peter Zeihan on June 27, 2022 Many, many thanks to those of you who have helped make my new book, The End of the World is Just the Beginning, a New York Times best seller. As is typical with authors who make it onto the list, there […]
Western Officials Admit Ukraine Is Crawling With CIA Personnel
By Caitlin Johnstone The New York Times reports that Ukraine is crawling with special forces and spies from the US and its allies, which would seem to contradict earlier reports that the US intelligence cartel is having trouble getting intel about what’s happening on the ground in Ukraine. […]
How Kushner’s Middle East Agreement Could BACKFIRE
Ryan Grim and Ken Klippenstein of The Intercept talk about possible downsides of Jared Kushner’s Abraham Accords agreement in the Middle East after a leaked intel report warned of violence
WHAT I SAW IN EASTERN EUROPE: Reporter Returns With Fears Of War In Georgia
Staff writer at The Hill, Laura Kelly, discusses fears of Russian aggression in Georgia, which have been amplified by the Ukraine War.
The World Is Ruled By A Backwards Puritanical Regime
By Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of this article: â “China is a strange, backwards nation ruled by tyrants,” said the nation founded by Puritans who used to execute women for witchcraft and just killed reproductive rights protections because they think Jesus told them to. The world […]
Imperial Narrative Control Has Five Distinct Elements
By Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of this article: â All of our world’s worst problems are created by the powerful. The powerful will keep creating those problems until ordinary people use their superior numbers to make them stop. Ordinary people don’t use their superior numbers to […]
Ecuador’s indigenous revolt against a neoliberal president
The Grayzone spoke with leaders of Ecuador’s indigenous movements, now engaged in ferocious street protests against the privatization policies of President Guillermo Lasso, a billionaire banker. The activists addressed their demands and the repression they have witnessed, including arrests and alleged assassination attempts.
Dr. Gerald Horne on mass shootings at home, imperial violence abroad
Historian and author Dr. Gerald Horne speaks live with The Grayzone’s Aaron Mate and Max Blumenthal, addressing the political and historical context behind the recent wave of mass shootings in the US, new revelations of the imperial plunder of Haiti, and Washington’s declining fortunes on the world stage.
Free Speech Under ASSAULT; Mandatory LOYALTY OATHS, Boycotts Not Protected Speech
Briahna Joy Gray breaks down inconsistencies in recent court rulings on free speech.
Is the West Losing Patience Over Ukraine?
Incredibly, the Democrats are now more hawkish than Henry Kissinger on foreign policy. Neocon Fred Kaplan laments that folks are not war-hungry enough. It figures an article like this would be published in an uber-totalitarian humanist publication like Slate. The Dems have gone back to being who they […]
British Neocon Stooge Says Britain must be prepared to go to war with Russia
France and Germany and the EU generally need to take over the leadership of NATO and work on marginalizing US and UK influence in the alliance over time. A defensive alliance among the European countries would be legitimate because those are individually small countries, and Russia has a […]
Unhinged Pro-War Maniac Rant Welcomed On MSNBC
Inveterate neoconservative and endlessly pro-war lunatic Max Boot appeared on MSNBC recently to insist that the United States get more involved in the Ukraine War, that we send Ukraine even more weapons and that Americans adopt this regional conflict as their own. Good luck hearing an anti-war voice […]
Let’s Fight WW3 Over Lithuania
By Caitlin Johnstone The problem with anti-imperialists who spend all their time criticizing the evil US empire is that there aren’t nearly enough of them. People who respond to criticisms of the US by babbling about the misdeeds of other governments are just saying you should never criticize […]
How Media Manufactures Consent On Ukraine Vs Iraq
Krystal and Saagar demonstrate how the media manufactures consent on wars with an eye on the differences in coverage between the Russian invasion of Ukraine and US invasion of Iraq
The Real War Heroes
The first chapter of the book RADICAL PEACE: People Refusing War By William T. Hathaway RADICAL PEACE presents the experiences of war resisters, deserters, and peace activists who are working to change our warrior culture. This chapter describes helping a soldier to desert. “That must be them.” Petra […]
The Guardian Churns Out Embarrassingly Awful Empire Propaganda
By  Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of this article: â The Guardian has put out a smear piece on critics of the imperial Syria narrative that reads like propaganda made by seven year-olds without adult supervision. The article was initially released under the headline “Russia-backed network of […]
Jamal Khashoggi Way’ UNVEILED In Front Of Saudi Embassy, NO JUSTICE For Shireen Abu Akleh
Score a point for our friend Banned Hipster on this one. Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky discusses late journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s fiance’s reaction to President Biden’s upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia.
U.S. Hegemony in Latin America Eroding
By Jose NiĂąo Geopolitics and Empire To say that the Organization of American Statesâ Summit of the Americas event held in Los Angeles from June 6 to June 10 was a debacle, would be an understatement. Initially, countries like Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua were banned from attending the […]
Biden Sends Ukraine Weapons A 12TH Time
One billion is being sent every month. We have been sending them arms, training, and billions since 2014.
$1.2 BILLION MORE Aid Going To Ukraine As Americans DROWN In Record Inflation
Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave react to President Biden’s promise to provide over $1.2 billion in security and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
Putin RAKES IN OIL PROFITS As Sanctions Backfire
Saagar examines how western wartime sanctions towards Russia have backfired because Putin is raking in oil profits and domestic populations are suffering from rampant inflation
Biden Sends $1 BILLION More In Aid To Ukraine
Krystal and Saagar scrutinize the decision by Biden to send $1 billion more in military aid to Ukraine after repeated requests from Zelensky for immediate assistance with battling the Russians
The Mainstream Worldview Is Self-Evidently Bullshit
By Caitlin Johnstone They’ve lied about every war, and they’ve openly acknowledged lying about this very war, but you’re a Kremlin agent if you say they’re lying to us about this war. The mainstream worldview is self-evidently bullshit. If our media and education systems were telling us the […]
America on Brink of Abyss, Western Global Order Faces Deep Crisis
Geopolitics and Empire Inderjeet Parmar: America on Brink of Abyss, Western Global Order Faces Deep Crisis Professor Inderjeet Parmar discusses U.S. Empire and how America is on the brink of a serious abyss, though it still remains very powerful. On one level there is a resurgent triumphalism in […]
Rania Khalek on the Global South, the decline of US empire and talking to Maduro
Rania Khalek and her colleagues at Breakthrough News are vital sources of analysis and commentary, especially over the last few months, so it was very cool to have her on TRRS to talk about her appearance at the International Summit Against Fascism and her interaction with friend of […]
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