The U.S. now operates as a bulwark against time and history — a hopeless but destructive project.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Pelosi Fallout
Category: American Empire
Australian Labor Party & Assange: Burying the Politics
The government in Canberra is straining credibility in insisting the Assange case is not a political prosecution, writes Kellie Tranter.
John Pilger on the Urgency to Free Assange
In an interview, the renowned Australian investigative journalist warns that the U.S. is close to getting its hands on the the courageous WikiLeaks publisher.
Inside Australia’s Assange Game Plan
Kellie Tranter reports on the Labor government’s secret planning to act on the WikiLeaks‘ founder’s case without offending the U.S.
The Failure of Sanctions
Humberto Márquez says a visible demonstration of sanctions’ ineffectiveness are the imported products sold in hundreds of stores in Caracas and other cities and towns in Venezuela.
When the World Is the Enemy
When every conflict or area of instability is perceived as a threat, the world becomes the enemy, writes Brad Wolf.
Evo Morales: UK Role in Coup That Ousted Him
Matt Kennard interviews the former president of Bolivia about a range of subjects — including the British-backed coup of 2019, Julian Assange, NATO and transnational corporations — at Morales’ house deep in the Amazon rainforest.
THE ANGRY ARAB: Biden in Arabia
The U.S. president will be seen smiling with MbS and questions about Khashoggi’s murder, or the murder of other dissidents who were beheaded, will be dismissed in the name of “Arab-Israeli peace.”
John Bolton Touts Experience as Coups D’État Planner
Social media was abuzz after the longtime Republican official’s exchange Tuesday with CNN host Jake Tapper.
Imperial Detritus
The marketing of American global primacy began with a 1941 issue of Life magazine, writes Andrew Bacevich. Now, after the reckless squandering of U.S. power, it’s time to focus on the more modest goal of salvaging a unified republic.