Writing History Before It Happens
With an emphasis on the U.S. national security state and its follies, Tom Engelhardt explores nine repeat headlines, each a "surefire" news story guaranteed to appear sometime in the U.S. news stream between June 2015 and the unknown future.
Throwing in the Towel
What the Bankruptcy of White House Policy Means for the Israelis and Palestinians.
Writing on war
And the open wound of war.
Expansion of imperialist U.S. ‘war on terror’ in Africa preceded deadly attacks in Niger...
At least 800 U.S. servicemembers are currently stationed in the country to support a French-led mission to defeat militants in West Africa.
Israel’s ban on UNRWA risks creating a humanitarian crisis for Palestinian refugees
The immediate implications of the ban have already alarmed humanitarian agencies and the international community, with concerns mounting over the agency’s ability to support those in desperate need.
America’s real red scare
The slow-motion collapse of the American Empire.
Will the Trump administration move to use space weapons?
“What the U.S. is up to will destabilize the world.”
Stop calling the military budget a ‘defense’ budget
Let’s blow away the linguistic fog. The Pentagon budget is not a “defense” budget.
BREAKING: Russian ambassador to Turkey assassinated, Russian politicians claim NATO planned attack
The attack comes just one day before Russia, Turkey, and Iran were due to hold talks over the ongoing conflict in Syria.
Trump’s Iran war drives more than $100 billion to fossil fuel giants as global...
Analysis finds oil and gas price spikes linked to the conflict have shifted massive wealth from households and businesses to major energy companies while lawmakers propose taxing windfall profits.