Lack of global leadership spurs instability in the Middle East
President Donald J. Trump has proven to be more partisan than Mr. Obama in his backing of the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Israel and his confrontational approach of Iran.
From Charity to Mayhem
“To address this affliction Americans need to scrap the entire idea of radical individualism and replace it with a community-minded version of social democracy. How likely is that? Well, I would not hold my breath.”
The First Amendment goes wild
The use of money has no real limitations and the state should not be providing it to churches or their subsidiaries.
The Anti-Empire Report #160: William Blum takes on the Washington Post again
William Blum takes on the Washington Post again, in the person of columnist Max Boot, formerly of the Wall Street Journal
On the (Empire’s) Waterfront
Remember the famous taxicab scene from the great film On the Waterfront? Ex-boxer Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) telling his older brother Charlie...
Humans love violence: Gandhi and the world economic forum
‘Earth provides enough for every person’s need but not for every person’s greed.’
The two 500 lb. gorillas in the room
Who needs the super rich? I don’t. Do you?
Trump’s (tragic) gift to the Dems
Well, the Neo Con-Dem party, lately much more the 'Lesser of two evils', was just given a gift. The sad, tragically sad reality is...
Those tax-and-spend Republicans
If you are a middle class or poor person your taxes will rise either immediately or gradually over the next decade.
Never Give a Sucker…
The real patriots are we folks who do NOT wish to send our young soldiers to all those places overseas to either kill or be killed for strictly the purposes of this Military Industrial Empire!