Sunday, October 11, 2026

Different battles, same struggle: The US war on China, Venezuela, and the international left

We must remember that these are not separate crises, but different fronts of the same struggle. And to resist one is to resist them all.

Blowback for the twenty-first century

Remembering Chalmers Johnson.

Trump’s most shameful act so far

One of the most important common goods in our society is the truth about our democracy. Trump is pulverizing that truth.

Nukes in space: Elon Musk’s push for nuclear propulsion

Today the use of nuclear in space is being pushed harder than ever.

Panama Papers Expose Another Way Our Trade Agreements Fail Us

Harmonizing international tax law and prohibiting anonymous shell corporations should be at the center of our trade negotiations.

The genocidal partnership of Israel and the United States

Are the two countries function as accomplices while methodical killing continues in Gaza?

A Big Idea for Hillary

The best way to ensure everyday Americans get a fair deal is to make our democracy work again.

The Democratic Party’s anti-Bernie elites have a huge stake in blaming Russia

Top party officials seem bent on returning to a kind of pre-Bernie-campaign doldrums.

Is This The Return Of U.S. ‘Gunboat Diplomacy’ Serving Corporations?

Has the “Swiss” firm Novartis becomes the 21st-century version of United Fruit and ITT?
ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations unit in Los Angeles, June 2025. Photo: DHS

American Gestapo: The Worst Takes Time But It Comes Around Fast

Barton Kunstler maps the largest ICE detention camps and the private contractors running them, and asks how far the buildup has to go before it counts as what it resembles.