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Pope Francis’ Call to Host Refugees Contrasts with America’s Anti-Immigrant ‘Religious...

Was Pope Francis’ call to host refugees a slam against the anti-immigrant right wing? Many American Christian leaders aren't too keen when it comes to the issue of Syrian refugees being accepted by the U.S.

The Real Enemy Is Within

"There will be no genuine democratic, social, economic or political reform until we destroy our permanent war machine." It's time we confront the war industry and the crimes of an empire.

Youth Revolts Are Back: Lebanon, Iraq Shaken by Demand for Services,...

Youth protests have popped up from time to time–in Turkey, Yemen, and now Beirut and Baghdad–where they are shaking up politics and calling for an end to corrupt governments.

Searching for Rojava

Rojava’s experiment is no more than a radical democracy, which grew out of a cult of personality. So why is an experiment in direct democracy under siege the best-kept secret in the Middle East?

Amnesty International: Protecting the ‘Human Rights’ of Johns, Pimps and Human...

Is the sickness of the modern culture the ability to exploit with impunity into a human right. Chris Hedges discusses Amnesty International's call to decriminalize prostitution.

VIDEO: Art and Protests at the Venice Biennale Highlight Labor Conditions,...

Democracy Now is broadcasting from the Venice Biennale, the oldest and most prestigious international art exhibition, where this year's theme, "All the World’s Futures," has not been without controversy.

Obama’s, and Washington’s, Absurd Choice of a Nuclear Deal or War...

“The choice we face is ultimately between diplomacy and some form of war, maybe not tomorrow, maybe not three months from now, but soon.” Why do we have to accept such limited choice of options?

Why Israel’s Security Experts Support the Iran Deal—and Iran’s Hardliners Don’t

Why is right-wing media asserting that hardline Islamists in the Islamic Republic are delighted with the Iran nuclear deal, while Israelis are concerned over their country's security when the opposite is true?

Fourth Blogger Murdered in Six Months

A fourth blogger has been murdered in Bangladesh in the past six months. "How many more bloggers must be murdered before the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina acts decisively to stem the violence and impunity?"

Why I Support the BDS Movement Against Israel

Chris Hedges believes: The fight for the Palestinians is our fight to win. We must stand with all of the oppressed in the BDS movement and stop the corporate capitalism and the neoliberal ideology that sustains oppression.

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The 10 steps to impeach a president

This isn’t to say Trump couldn’t or won’t be impeached. Only that it’s a long and drawn-out process.

Martial Law in the United States

Trump will reverse the equation and use martial law to overcome public protest.

Israel accused of using aid as bait as over 300 Palestinians killed at food...

Palestinians seeking flour and water have become targets, with Israeli forces killing hundreds at so-called humanitarian aid points backed by the U.S.

MAGA’s nightmare cult embodies the manic venom of old-time religion without the good

Like religious fundamentalism, MAGA Trump broaches no dissent, indeed feeds upon opposition to justify undeserved privileges, dividing the world between the saved and sinful deserving punishment.

America’s new Industrial Revolution

Will Donald Trump will be remembered ruefully as our country’s very own King Canute, who used the full force of presidential power in a failed, futile effort to halt the tides of technological change?