A former senior U.S. adviser reveals how, after Trump’s defeat, top Pentagon brass undermined his withdrawal order and pressured him to capitulate, as Gareth Porter reports.
US Military Subverted the Afghan Peace Agreement
Category: American Empire
Chris Hedges: The Evil Within Us
Those who blind themselves to their capacity for evil commit evil not for evil’s sake, but to make a better world. This collective self-delusion is the story of America.
US Intel Cartel: All Nations We Hate Interfered in Our Elections
We will never be given any solid evidence for these U.S. spy claims, writes Caitlin Johnstone. Yet U.S. foreign policy officials and mainstream news coverage of them will act as though we have.
Russiagate Rolls On, Giving Biden Political Cover
When it comes to national security reporting corporate journalists have time and again shown they are practicing something other than journalism, writes Joe Lauria.
18 Years Ago Today the US War on Iraq Began
On the anniversary, Ann Wright voices opposition to the weapons build-up against China and the construction of a $1.9 billion defense radar in her home state of Hawaii.
The ‘Independent’ Report Claiming Uyghur Genocide
It was brought to you by a sham university and neocon ideologues lobbying to punish China for U.S. interests, Ajit Singh reports.
Biden Persists with Failed Venezuela Policy
Ramzy Baroud says it behooves Washington to engage Caracas in civil political conversations, away from threats and sanctions, for two main reasons.
Ecuador’s Pseudo-Left Candidate Echoes Call for Military Takeover, Nullifying Election, Prosecuting Top Contender
Given Yaku Pérez’s backing of coups in neighboring countries, it should come as no surprise that he is calling for the same in his own democracy, writes Ben Norton.
PEPE ESCOBAR: The Raging Twenties: A New Map of Dystopia
Pepe Escobar’s new book Raging Twenties: Great Power Politics Meets Techno-Feudalism tells the story of a new phase of the U.S. empire.
Neoliberalism Was Born in Chile & Will Die in Chile
Vijay Prashad talks with Daniel Jadue, the mayor of Recoleta — in the expanding capital of Santiago — about his city’s experiment in rebuilding the public sector.