With the resignation of Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and the withdrawal of President Trump’s chosen replacement, Rep. John…
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“First, I would advise you against using the words ‘win’ and ‘winning’ to describe war, especially from a U.S. perspective,” begins Habib Ahmadzadeh. By Habib Ahmadzadeh Mint Press News Dear President Trump, In a recent Tweet, you claimed that “Iranians never won…Read more →
Mass shootings by white supremacists should not be exploited to further militarize the police and lose more civil liberties, says Caitlin Johnstone. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com Two mass shootings have rocked the United States in less than 24 hours, leaving dozens…Read more →
Activists in Chicago this month evoked the deadly trauma of Israeli aerial attacks, Kathy Kelly reports. By Kathy Kelly The Progressive “I felt shaky and uneasy all day, preparing for this talk” – Jehad Abusalim, a Palestinian from the territory…Read more →
Oliver Boyd-Barrett looks at who benefits from having the corporate media suffocate their public with a puerile narrative for over two years. By Oliver Boyd-Barrett Organisation for Propaganda Studies For over two years Russiagate has accounted for a substantial proportion…Read more →
Donald Trump says he’s ‘okay either way’, whether there’s war with Iran and Tehran seems to be okay with that too, warns Pepe Escobar. By Pepe Escobar in Paris Special to Consortium News All bets are off in the geopolitical…Read more →
From a vantage point in the not-too-distant future Andrew J. Bacevich looks back on 2019 as a year when, in retrospect, it was clear the United States had passed a point of no return. By Andrew J. Bacevich TomDispatch.com [Editorial note:…Read more →
The president’s new asylum rule extends his systematic assault on migrants and undermines well-established law, says Marjorie Cohn. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout Since his inauguration, Donald Trump has made 600 unilateral changes in immigration policy, more than any president in recent memory. Pursuant…Read more →
Lockheed Martin’s government contracts rival the operating budget of the State Department, writes William D. Hartung. And now it’s about to have company. By William D. Hartung TomDispatch.com When, in his farewell address in 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of the dangers of the…Read more →
Michael T. Klare offers an overview of oil’s enduring sway in U.S. policy in the Middle East. By Michael T. Klare TomDispatch.com It’s always the oil. While President Donald Trump was hobnobbing with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at…Read more →
