New Cold War

The U.S. Is Quietly Expanding Its Influence in Macedonia—to the Detriment of the Population

One-Tenth of the Parliament is Facing Charges Under Another Repressive Regime Backed by the U.S. A comprehensive report by Macedonian Human Rights Movement International details the complete control by the United States over Macedonia’s judiciary, resulting in tremendous suffering by dissidents, in particular political prisoners, and the Macedonian population as a whole. The United States […]

Western media glorifies TPLF mob violence against Eritrean festivals

This summer, violent mobs associated with the US-backed Tigray People’s Liberation Front assaulted Eritrean festivals across the US and Europe. Western media is now spinning the targeted mob violence as legitimate protest against Eritrea’s government. For 40 years, Eritrean Festivals have been held around the world to sustain the diaspora community’s connections to their homeland and to one another. But this year, a violent, well-coordinated international campaign of sabotage left festival goers badly injured and property damaged. Major Western media […]

Aggressive U.S. Push for Military Supremacy in the Arctic Could Trigger Nuclear War

From 1959 to 1966, the U.S. illegally stored nuclear weapons in Greenland in preparation for a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union and built an underground scientific research center right out of a James Bond movie. It resulted in the displacement of natives and has left a residue of environmental destruction in the Arctic that […]

Military Initiative by Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS) is Another Major Step in Prospective War on China

Peace groups in all three nations need to rally against provocative alliance that is a pivotal component of war planning. The AUKUS pact (military initiative among Australia, the UK and U.S.) came out of nowhere in 2021 when Australia broke a $A90 billion contract to buy French submarines. Instead, it signed up with the U.S […]

What “Security Threat” Does China Pose?

If U.S. leaders were really interested in Americans security, they would upgrade public health and housing rather than upgrading the military and thereby encouraging a dangerous arms race with China. Everyone who abhors war, detests imperialism, and favors cooperation between nations on global warming, poverty reduction, protection of biodiversity, international disarmament, implementation of international law, […]

CIA Front Company Extends Intrusive Surveillance Operations in Lithuania Under Pretext of New Cold War

Creation of Orwellian surveillance apparatus belies claim that the U.S. is upholding democracy in the face of Russian authoritarianism. On April 26, Palantir, a data analytics company founded with CIA seed money, announced an expansion of its operations in Lithuania after entering into a strategic partnership with Lithuania’s Ministry of Defense. This announcement exemplifies how […]

On April 25, 1945, U.S. and Russian Soldiers Shook Hands and Made a Pledge For Peace

There is No Reason it Cannot Happen Again [Below is a speech given by Joseph Wolff, the son of Joseph Polowsky, an American GI from Chicago during World War II who was involved in the famous Elbe River link-up at the end of the war and became a lifelong peace activist, to commemorate the 78th […]

Woody Guthrie Prize Given to Punk Rock Group that Supports Escalation of Ukraine War and Overthrow of Russian Government

As a proponent of peaceful relations with the Soviet Union, Woody Guthrie would likely be rolling over in his grave if he knew how his heirs betrayed his name Famous for his song “This Land Is Your Land” and for adopting the slogan “This Machine Kills Fascists” on his guitar, the great American folk singer […]

Protests Erupt Against U.S. Military Exercises and Expansion of U.S. Military Footprint in The Philippines

Filipinos Don’t Want to Be Used as a “Footstool for American Power Projection and Provocation” Says Filipino Peace Activist This past month, more than 3,000 U.S. and Filipino soldiers participated in a three-week live-fire military exercise called Balikatan, which included a drill to blow up a mock Chinese warship in the South China Sea. The […]

Biden Travels East in Clouds of Mistrust

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for more than three hours at the G20 conference November 14 and 15 in Indonesia. They needed to discuss each other’s “red lines,” Biden said. The meeting wasn’t just about Taiwan, where U.S. war ships cross China’s “red lines” constantly. China “is the only country […]