Patrick Cockburn
Patrick Cockburn is a Middle East correspondent for the Independent of London and the author of five books on the Middle East, the latest of which is Chaos and Caliphate: Jihadis and the West in the Struggle for the Middle East (OR Books).
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Four dark secrets about America
What America needs is a thorough transformation and a reset of the economic and political systems, which are now on dangerous and unsustainable paths.
Nuclear fusion won’t save the climate
But it might blow up the world.
Why the deep state hates Putin
Since World War II, America’s knee-jerk response to any diplomatic challenge has been to bully or bomb.
‘Just the next step’ toward justice for Tyre Nichols: Memphis police shutter SCORPION unit
Attorneys for Nichols' family called the move "appropriate and proportional" in response to his death and urged other cities to follow suit but also stressed that "misconduct is not restricted to these specialty units."
Largest fossil fuel plant in New York City could become nation’s first to convert...
“The repowering of Ravenswood with offshore wind is a community-driven approach to invest in a disadvantaged community and support New York in meeting its clean energy and economic goals.”