Waterboarding for dollars in Cuba
The CBS Sunday Morning program, “Next: Cuba?” which aired on April 26, presented a discussion of the recent intensification of sanctions on...
President blowback
How the invasion of Iraq came home.
How to end the war in Ukraine
It’s already worth considering where the West went wrong in its efforts to end this war, while exploring whether anything potentially effective is still available to slow the carnage.
Murder as messaging
Under Trump, U.S. foreign policy hits violent new lows.
Sanders pushes to block $18 billion arms sale to Israel amid Gaza conflict
As the Biden administration seeks approval for a massive arms sale to Israel, Senator Bernie Sanders leads a campaign to halt weapons transfers amid ongoing violence in Gaza.
A war for oil? Bolton pushes privatization of Venezuela’s oil as US ratchets up...
As the Trump administration continues its attempt to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the U.S. has imposed a de facto embargo on oil from Venezuela’s state-run oil company.
In Whose America?
Tom Engelhardt reflects on the state of America: machine Guns, MRAPs, surveillance, drones, permanent war and a permanent election campaign. Don’t be shocked—we, the people, are less in control of anything.
The adults in the room? Trump’s generals and the eclipse of the (new) far...
The long standing argument about ensuring civilian control of the military has become more relevant than ever during the Trump presidency.
Biden considering deploying thousands of troops to Eastern Europe
"Ukraine demands a diplomatic and political resolution."
Palestinian American woman tries to save family in Gaza after her mom dies awaiting...
We speak with Narmin Abushaban in Detroit whose mother died from lack of medical care while waiting to leave Gaza; she is working now to rescue the rest of her family members.