Russia and China are forging stronger ties, gaining ground on the U.S. and rattling Washington, writes Dilip Hiro. By Dilip Hiro TomDispatch.com President Donald Trump was partly voted into office by Americans who felt that the self-proclaimed greatest power on…Read more →
The presidential hopeful’s record in California undermines her claim to progressive credentials, says Marjorie Cohn. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout Sen. Kamala Harris is rising in the polls after dramatically confronting former Vice President Joe Biden during the Democratic primary debate about…Read more →
The Trump administration’s incessant sanctions wars are curbing the dollar’s global hegemony and speeding the demise of U.S. empire. By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News The signs are mounting steadily now. As the Trump administration weaponizes…Read more →
The aerial parade of military aircraft was a chilling display of rampant killing machinery, write Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright. By Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright Common Dreams President Donald Trump’s order to the Pentagon to have an aerial parade…Read more →
It’s an epidemic with life-and-death significance for a pivotal portion of Trump’s base, but the president has paid no attention to the way it is afflicting U.S. civilians, writes Rajan Menon. By Rajan Melon TomDispatch.com We hear a lot about suicide when…Read more →
There’s nothing alien or un-American about Trump’s July 4th military hardware parade, writes Caitlin Johnstone. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com “Putin’s America,” tweeted Anand Giridharadas, a pundit who was genetically engineered in a Monsanto laboratory to appeal to NPR listeners on every possible…Read more →
Natalia Veselnitskaya didn’t have “dirt” on Hillary Clinton and when the Russian lawyer met with Trump’s people her focus was not on the 2016 campaign, writes Lucy Komisar. By Lucy Komisar Special to Consortium News A “key event” described in…Read more →
The ex-special counsel has agreed to take questions from a congressional committee and James Howard Kunstler can think of a few he’d like to have answered. By James Howard Kunstler Clusterfuck Nation The playwrights of yore had a neat way…Read more →
Peace activism is rising, but that isn’t translating into huge street demonstrations, writes Allegra Harpootlian. By Allegra Harpootlian TomDispatch.com When Donald Trump entered the Oval Office in January 2017, Americans took to the streets all across the country to protest…Read more →
Justices last week confronted the White House’s false justification for its illegal and racist motive in trying to add the question, writes Marjorie Cohn. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout In a surprise decision, Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by the four liberal members…Read more →
