Tag: Middle East
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.
SCOTUS votes in favor of Trump’s ‘Muslim’ travel ban
"I am deeply disappointed that this ruling gives legitimacy to discrimination and Islamophobia."
Too easily forgotten: The tragedy of Yemen
The ugly face of this senseless war, as in most contemporary conflicts involving large aerial campaigns, is often hidden behind closed doors.
Sword of Damocles: Reviewing the 2018 AUMF
This legislation, especially the AUMF of 2002, hasn’t just tarnished the country’s reputation internationally and cost trillions of taxpayer dollars, but has directly caused the deaths of thousands of American soldiers.
Two-faced Trump: Peace in Korea, World War in the Middle East
Welcome to the impossible world of America’s two-faced president.
As the world watches Syria, don’t forget about Yemen
The problem isn’t that the U.S. is standing by and doing nothing while this horror unfolds. It’s much worse than that.
‘A day of infamy’ part 2
Will my fellow citizens who love this country as I do finally wake up and demand we pull back this empire. before it destroys all the world?
Building the Iron Wall
The ominous assault on the final redoubts of a free press, through an attempt to brand dissidents, independent journalists and critics of corporate power and imperialism as agents of a foreign power, has begun.
Noam Chomsky’s new book ‘Global Discontents’ is a must-read
Chomsky gives you a completely different perspective of international conflicts and domestic politics in his new book.
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Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.