Does Japan aspire to be a superpower?
In early November, the German Navy frigate Bayern docked in Japan after two days of exercises with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Samidare. No,...
Mayor 1% Rahm Emanuel will not be missed in Chicago
Emanuel will be remembered for his arrogance, impatience and disregard for regular Chicagoans.
US complicit in altering UN Gaza resolution amid rising global frustration
Amidst global outcry, the U.S. significantly alters a U.N. resolution on Gaza, diminishing calls for a cease-fire and raising questions about the effectiveness of proposed humanitarian aid under continued conflict.
Why was the Brexit Vote so Shocking to Global Elites?
The obtuse, self-absorbed Tony Blairs of our world still don't get it.
GOP’s federal trifecta and the looming threat to U.S. healthcare
What’s next for healthcare? GOP’s agenda signals cuts and higher costs.
The Trump standard
None of this is “very standard” for a president. It’s the opposite of standard.
Sanders and Varoufakis announce alliance to craft ‘common blueprint for an international new deal’
The pair hopes to promote a "progressive, ecological, feminist, humanist, rational program" for not only Europe, but the entire world.
High Corruption: Hillary Clinton Does the Hindu Kush
The Queen of Chaos has been roundly criticized for her bellicose involvement as Secretary of State in Iraq, Libya, Honduras and elsewhere, generally taking “very little action to bring about peace.”
Usable madness
Usable lying and other well-intended “adjustments” of the truth have opened up the door for many further troubling innovations . . .
The American empire in (ultimate?) crisis
The decline and fall of it all?