The U.S. power alliance has a choice between escalating aggressions against Russia to world-threatening levels or doing what anti-imperialists have been begging them to do for years and pursue detente.
Caitlin Johnstone: 12 Thoughts on Ukraine
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DIANA JOHNSTONE: US Foreign Policy Is a Cruel Sport
Bear baiting was long ago banned as inhumane. Yet today, a version is being practiced every day against whole nations on a gigantic international scale.
Craig Murray: Appealing Imprisonment for Journalism
On Wednesday Murray goes back to court to fight the potentially far-reaching legal distinction made in his case between “new media” and “mainstream media” and journalism’s liability to prosecution and imprisonment.
Britain & Australia’s Grab for Resources in Afghanistan
A little-known aspect of the disastrous Western occupation was how U.K. and Australian companies sought to access the country’s $3 trillion worth of untapped minerals, writes Antony Loewenstein.
The Stunted Role of the OSCE
The world’s largest regional security organization is mired in crisis, but Mirco Günther underscores the work of its unarmed international observers along the contact line in Eastern Ukraine.
Caitlin Johnstone: ‘Russian Propaganda’ Means Disputing US Propaganda
Managers of empire understand something that the general public does not; that human minds are very hackable, which can be used to advance the interests of power.
Caitlin Johnstone: Russian Invasion Seers are Like Cult Leaders Predicting the Apocalypse
The Ukraine invasion that never arrives is showing us once again that when it comes to Russia you really can just completely ignore all the so-called experts in the mainstream media.
John Pilger: War in Europe & the Rise of Raw Propaganda
Russia’s security proposals ought to be welcomed in the West, writes John Pilger. But who understands their significance when all the people are told is that Putin is a pariah?
The US Persecution of Alex Saab
The diplomat currently languishing in a Miami prison has been vital to Venezuela’s ability to survive the brutal economic war being waged against it, writes Leonardo Flores.
Global South Moves Towards Vaccine Sovereignty
The authors report on vaccine production in countries that came out on the short end of supply deals in 2021.