Tag: Syria
What a policy of real solidarity with the Syrian people looks...
The U.S. does not have to choose between backing the Assad regime or extremist groups. There is another choice: Syria’s homegrown pro-democracy resistance.
Chris Hedges criticizes mainstream media’s ‘cheerleading’ for Syria strike
“The corporate media has presented precisely the narrative and the images that the deep state wants.”
The pandora’s box of war
None of the insurgents in the region will willingly lay down their weapons until the U.S. occupation of the Middle East ends.
Activists rally in front of Trump Tower in Chicago to protest...
When President Obama was faced with the same questions of intervention in 2013 after Assad and the Syrian government was accused of gassing its own people, many leading republicans came out and condemned a quick action.
Why these missile strikes won’t make things better for the Syrian...
There are serious questions as to whether Trump’s bombing of the Syrian base has anything to do with protecting civilians.
The spoils of war: Trump lavished with media and bipartisan praise...
The one constant of American political life is that the U.S. loves war. Martin Luther King’s 1967 denunciation of the U.S. as “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today” is more accurate than ever.
What Syrian refugees think of Trump’s refugee ban
The U.S. is responsible for the creation of Syrian refugees.
The refugee crisis is a sign of a planet in trouble
We must shift the structures of society to ensure the Earth remains healthy and everyone has access to a decent livelihood.
The problem isn’t Trump, it’s bigger
While we resist, we also need to promote a positive agenda of what we want to see.
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Trump quietly expands corporate tax breaks while threatening states over food aid
Treasury guidance weakens corporate minimum tax as the Agriculture Department warns states to “undo” full November SNAP payments amid shutdown confusion.
Bill Gates gave $3.5M to think tank run by climate crisis denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
Military moral injury, iolence, and the parable of the Guinea worm
An unexpected encounter with compassion.
Taxing the rich is key to challenging the far-right
There are many things that need to change in this world. But one thing is clear: anyone who claims to oppose the rise of the far right must, at the very least, support higher taxes on extreme wealth.
Utah’s 1,300-bed homelessness “accountability center” tests Trump-era crackdown
Planned for 16 acres on the edge of Salt Lake City, Utah’s new homelessness campus would combine mass shelter, court-ordered treatment, and “work-conditioned housing.” Supporters call it a model of reform, while advocates warn it mirrors forced labor and internment.