Below is an old article from the Los Angeles Times in 1986 discussing how the majority of both parties in Congress opposed Reagan’s Central America policy, arming of the Saudi regime, and efforts to undermine detente with the USSR. Nowadays, no one in Congress would oppose any of […]
By Fiona Harrigan, Reason It signals that many in Congress still condemn America’s role in the war and actions from the president that lack proper authorization. Members of the House introduced a resolution yesterday that would help end U.S. military involvement in the Yemeni Civil War if passed. […]
Reminds me of the same strategy they used with the jihadists in Syria rebranding them as “moderate rebels”
The “only democracy in the middle East” ladies and gentlemen. Oh. That kind of democracy.
Kim Iversen discusses the countries who are opposing the WHO International Health Regulations Amendments.
Krystal and Saagar are joined by climate policy expert Kristin Eberhard to better understand the surging electric vehicle market in the US and how China is beating America is EV demand
Krystal and Saagar analyze President Biden’s op-ed on Ukraine strategy going forward as the Russians gain in the Donbas and the $40 billion spending package gets implemented
Krystal and Saagar break down the military’s cyber operations in the Ukraine war and the lethal armed drones being sent to Ukraine capable of striking Russia and gathering crucial intelligence
By Caitlin Johnstone In a major walkback from his campaign pledge to make Saudi Arabia a “pariah” for human rights abuses like the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, President Biden will reportedly visit Riyadh with the goal of persuading Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to help the US alliance win […]
Take this with a massive grain of salt. The Daily Fail is the fox news of Britain but then again a broken clock is right twice a day.
Senior fellow and military expert at Defense Priorities, retired Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, weighs in on the new $700M Ukraine weapons deal that includes long-range missiles capable of striking Russian targets with precision.
By Caitlin Johnstone If you’ve publicly challenged the official narratives of the western political/media class about any major issue, you’ve probably noticed that people can get pretty upset about it. Like, actually upset. Not mildly annoyed like you might get at someone who is saying something that is […]
by Peter Zeihan on June 1, 2022 I’m re-sharing a couple of videos from early May to highlight a couple key trends coming to a head: the EU ban on Russian oil imports, and a continuing challenge of indemnification for ships carrying cargoes of Russian goods–oil, stolen Ukrainian […]
By Jose Nino, Liberty Conservative Multipolarity has been a reality check for the West. In previous decades, the Anglo-American establishment could scuttle regimes at will through direct military interventions, sanctions, color revolutions, or palace coups. That’s how things went for the West in the latter stages of the […]
By Caitlin Johnstone A Ukrainian government official frequently cited as a source by western news media for her allegations of atrocities committed by Russian troops has been fired by the Ukrainian parliament, in part because of the unevidenced nature of those claims. Newsweek reports: A Ukrainian official has been […]
Saagar and Marshall discuss the disastrous police response to the Uvalde school shooting, where America’s gun debate heads next, whether the U.S. should defend Taiwan, and how the lessons of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will play out in the Asia-Pacific theater. 0:00 – Introduction 1:33 – Uvalde shooting […]
Kim Iversen and Briahna Joy Gray discuss European Union leaders’ agreement to embargo most Russian oil imports, and Russia’s response to the decision.
Krystal and Saagar evaluate the merits of the reporting about Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin having terminal cancer giving him only a couple more years to live
Krystal delivers her perspective on the Colombian election that saw their political establishment get destroyed by a Trump-like right-wing populist and a left-wing populist in the first round of voting
Krystal and Saagar provide an update on the Ukraine war that has become centered around the Russia offensive in the Donbas regions where they are gaining ground and Biden has rejected Ukrainian weapons requests
Krystal and Saagar break down the European Union’s partial embargo of Russian oil to support Ukraine that had divided EU members before the group reached a compromise position
The Signal Where is the conflict in Ukraine headed? Chris Miller on the path dependencies, possible outcomes, and fraught psychology of a still-uncertain struggle. Pexels Despite attacking Ukraine with some 150,000 soldiers from the north, south, and east on February 24, Russian armed forces haven’t been able to oust […]
Bob Moriarty, Geopolitics and Empire Vietnam veteran, author, and investor Bob Moriarty discusses the war in Ukraine, how the U.S. has been supporting Nazis since WWII, and that Russia is acting in self-defense. Zelensky is being run by the U.S. and Ukraine will end up being split into […]
By Caitlin Johnstone Ahh, that’s much better. Problem solved. British empire smut rag The Times has a new article out titled “Azov Battalion drops neo-Nazi symbol exploited by Russian propagandists,” which has got to be the most hilarious headline of 2022 so far (and I’m including The Onion […]
The 2022 Telos-Paul Piccone Institute Conference April 1–3, 2022 The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY New York, NY Civilizational States and Liberal Empire—Bound to Collide? Keynote Speakers Christopher Coker, London School of Economics Miles Yu, U.S. Naval Academy Conference program (PDF) Press about the conference […]
The Corbett Report by James Corbett corbettreport.com May 29, 2022 NBC News’ Meet The Press offered their viewers a special treat earlier this month. Under the snappy title “War Games: The Battle For Taiwan,” the “news” channel staged a simulation gaming out what would happen in a full-scale […]
Castro sounds like a right-wing Republican. Not coincidentally, a number of tankies in the US are starting to favor the Republicans over the Democrats. ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY: https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/fidel…
Krystal and Saagar have Marshall Kosloff interview NYT economics journalist Peter Goodman about the Davos men shaping the elite agenda at the World Economic Forum
The new Khashoggi case. Krystal and Saagar review the new reporting on the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by the Israeli Defense Forces during an anti-terrorism raid in the occupied west bank
Of course, that’s what all new administrations do. Cement the policies enacted by the previous administration. Ryan Grim and Ken Klippenstein of the Intercept break down the new Middle East negotiations by the Biden administration building on the Trump administration’s Abraham Accords deal
The Signal What are the U.S. and more than a dozen other countries doing with a new type of economic agreement in the Indo-Pacific? Wendy Cutler on Biden’s experimental attempt to pick up where Obama left off. Ishan A dozen countries have now joined with the United States to […]
This week, Briahna spoke to Samar Al Bulushi UC Irvine professor with a focus on imperialism, East Africa, & geopolitics, about Biden’s choice to recommit troops to Somalia following Trump’s withdrawal. It’s everything you really wanted to understand about US imperialism in Africa that you can’t get from […]
It just shows how insane the Democratic Party had gotten when Kissinger is the arbiter of peace for them. 🤦🏻♂️Seriously, we live upside-down.
By Chris Hedges Permanent war has cannibalized the country. It has created a social, political, and economic morass. Each new military debacle is another nail in the coffin of Pax Americana. The United States, as the near unanimous vote to provide nearly $40 billion in aid to Ukraine […]
Darrell Y. Hamamoto: Countering the Iron Law of Oligarchy & Their Limited Hangouts Professor Darrell Hamamoto discusses the “iron law of oligarchy” and how the establishment hijacks and co-opts organic movements and ideas and then produces synthetic heroes (e.g. J.D. Vance). Part of the reformation of oligarchy is […]
Andrew Sullivan interviews Francis Fukuyama. The famed author talks through the threats to liberal democracy. Listen here. Fukuyama is simply the most sophisticated and nuanced political scientist in the field today. He’s currently at Stanford, but he’s also taught at Johns Hopkins and George Mason. The author of […]
Director of the Andes, Gimena Sanchez, previews the Pink Tide returning to Latin America as Columbia anticipates its first leftist president.
Huffpost’s Akbar Ahmed breaks down ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s demands for a new election.
By Caitlin Johnstone While everyone’s focused on the latest mass shooting in the US, The Washington Post published what may be the first major acknowledgement from the mainstream western media that Ukraine’s war against Russia has not been nearly the cakewalk they’ve been leading the public to believe. […]
Phil Klay, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran and author of Uncertain Ground: Citizenship in an Age of Endless, Invisible War, Missionaries, and Redeployment, joins The Realignment to discuss how veteran and non-veteran Americans should reckon with the War on Terror, what policies should be up for debate when it […]
by Peter Zeihan on May 27, 2022 At the outset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there was significant concern that China would follow with its own invasion of Taiwan. With both Moscow and Beijing moving to secure what they consider breakaway states within days of each other, […]
Whether you’re a fan of Kissinger or not (I’m not) understanding his ideas and influences is important to understanding American foreign policy during the latter period of the Cold War because, along with Zbig B, he was one of its principal architects. He is from the old school […]
Briahna Joy Gray, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave react to Ukranian President Zelensky’s video appearance at Davos.
Kim Iversen breaks down the unexpected anti-war stance of former U.S. Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger.
Oliver Stone is a filmmaker with 3 Oscar wins and 11 Oscar nominations. His films include Platoon, Wall Street, Born on the Fourth of July, Scarface, JFK, Nixon, Alexander, W, Snowden, and documentaries where he has interviewed Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, and Vladimir Putin.
The Signal What happened with the political will to inoculate the world? James Love on the barriers keeping coronavirus shots out of developing countries. Swarnavo Chakrabarti At a Covid-19 summit hosted by the U.S. President two weeks ago, donors came up far short of the US$15 billion that the […]
By William S. Lind, Traditional Right Throughout the Western world, everybody is rooting for plucky Ukraine. It is the classic story of David and Goliath, and who ever rooted for Goliath? Russia had no reason to invade Ukraine. Ukraine does not qualify for membership in NATO, nor can […]
Every day, millions of sailors, truck drivers, longshoremen, warehouse workers and delivery drivers keep mountains of goods moving into stores and homes to meet consumers’ increasing expectations of convenience. But this complex movement of goods underpinning the global economy is far more vulnerable than many imagined.
Kim Iversen breaks down the WHO pandemic treaty, and the #StopTheTreaty hashtag trending on social media.
Senior fellow and military expert at Defense Priorities, Retired Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, weighs in on President Biden’s latest comments on U.S. policy on Taiwan, and discusses his new op-ed in which he asks, why should American soldiers die for Taiwan?
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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