Colombians and Hondurans tell Max Blumenthal about the damage the U.S. presidential candidate has done to their societies. By Max Blumenthal The Grayzone While campaigning for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination this year, former Senator and Vice President Joseph Biden…Read more →
Republicans and Democrats alike are blaming U.S. crises on foreign adversaries instead of themselves, writes Daniel Lazare. By Daniel Lazare Special to Consortium News A few things are clear after Robert Mueller’s testimony last week. One is that the former…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 →
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 →
Long term campaigns to decarbonize the economy and demand emergency climate policies are getting stronger, write Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers. By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers PopularResistance.org The warnings of climate chaos are coming so fast they are difficult…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 →
The director of national intelligence has turned a blind eye on torture, secret prisons and international off-the-books kidnappings. By John Kiriakou Special to Consortium News President Donald Trump apparently is weighing the notion of firing Director of National Intelligence Daniel…Read more →
The High Court decided to do nothing about a practice that, in the words of dissenting Justice Elena Kagan, “beats democracy,” writes Marjorie Cohn. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout The Supreme Court has abdicated its responsibility to strike down partisan gerrymandering. This…Read more →
