In a House committee vote, U.S. representatives voted 42-17 in favor of Rep. Jared Golden’s amendment to boost the president’s already gargantuan military spending request.
Adding $37 Billion to Biden’s Military Budget
Month: June 2022
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Robbed by Law Enforcement
People who have never even been charged with a crime can have their life savings taken away. That’s civil asset forfeiture.
Staying Out of Troubled Waters
Humberto Márquez reports on the new international non-alignment trend triggered by the war in Ukraine.
Assange Put on Suicide Watch After Patel Decision, Father Says
John Shipton said Julian Assange was stripped naked and put in an empty cell to prevent him from killing himself over the home secretary’s decision to sign his extradition order, Joe Lauria reports.
Craig Murray: Your Man in Saughton Jail Part 2
Think of every sensible thing you think you know about prison. Think of education, training, rehabilitation. It is all completely ignored by the Scottish Prison Service.
Largest US & NATO Naval Drills in Pacific
Ann Wright runs through several reasons to cancel this year’s Rim of the Pacific military war games.
Criminalizing Palestine Solidarity Activism in the UK
The British government has long tried to quell pro-Palestine activism, writes Yara Hawari. Recent maneuvers, however, mark a new era in state repression.
Chris Hedges: The Triumph of Death
The global ruling class is cementing into place a world where they govern without accountability, we are reduced to serfdom, the climate crisis accelerates and mass death is normalized.
If Albanese Asks for Assange’s Freedom, Biden Has Every Reason to Agree
Ex-Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr says it’s time the U.S. closed the books on the disastrous wars unloosed by George W. Bush.
Taxing the Rich to Boost Social Security
Instead of growing financial security, Sam Pizzigati says the current retirement system in the U.S. is growing greater overall economic inequality.