Tag: war
America’s longest war winds down
For one thing should be clear by now: over the course of the nation’s longest war, the American Century breathed its last.
How Biden’s agenda is shaped by the corporate class
A national government that represents corporations and routinely lies to its voters needs Silicon Valley and the corporate press to maintain a stranglehold over the dissemination of information.
When do the rules apply?
The Biden administration is bending rules to drop bombs but not raise wages. That’s a mistake.
World’s worst humanitarian disaster triggered by deadly weapons from US &...
The world has yet to denounced the primary arms merchants for the more than 100,000 killings since 2015—despite accusations of “war crimes” by human rights organizations.
Trump & Biden’s secret bombing wars
President Biden cannot restore the world’s respect for American leadership, or the American public’s support for our foreign policy, by piling more lies, secrets and atrocities on top of those he has inherited.
The Pentagon, first, last, and always
Focusing on the wrong threats, including a New Cold War with China, is the last thing we can afford now.
America goes to war
Believe this at least: if we can’t stop fighting those wars across significant parts of the planet, this country won’t remain immune to them either.
Biden’s reckless Syria bombing is not the diplomacy he promised
This is not what he promised in his campaign and it is not what the American people voted for.
Cost of War: US ‘counterterrorism’ activities in 85 countries
"If the U.S. is truly to end the post-9/11 wars and related activities around the world, then the U.S. public and its leaders must take a broader view of their reach."
The decline and fall of the American Empire
Will our leaders squander America's only hope for a successful transformation from a decadent and declining empire to a dynamic and prosperous post-imperial future?
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Journalist faces felony charges amidst violent arrests at Texas University protest
Carlos Sanchez's arrest during a student protest at the University of Texas at Austin highlights tensions over press freedom and police conduct.
Eight drivers that springboard Trump’s nose-dive into humiliated loser
What makes even a lousy career criminal look bad? To be proved a blundering, hypocritical boob.
Eco-collapse hasn’t happened yet, but you can see it coming
And no excuses, okay? We’ve been given fair warning.
Violent arrest of Emory Professor spotlights brutality of police crackdown on campus protests
Emory University incident raises alarms: Academic community questions police response to peaceful campus protests amid growing national debate on academic freedom and civil liberties.
Bernie Sanders speaks out: Criticizing Israeli policy is not antisemitism
Amid national debate over Gaza protests, Senator Bernie Sanders challenges the narrative equating criticism of Israel with antisemitism, drawing on his personal history and widespread American discontent.