Donald Trump’s dismantling of the Deep State presages the formation of something far worse.
Chris Hedges: The Road to Dictatorship
Category: Books
The Chris Hedges Report: ‘Virtue Hoarders’
“The culture war was always a proxy economic war” — Catherine Liu discusses her new book, Virtue Hoarders: The Case Against the Professional Managerial Class.
Vijay Prashad: Rebellion in a Literary Future
Global South writers and policymakers have imagined and created futures beyond colonialism and environmental destruction.
The Catastrophic Resolution
The U.N.’s process on the partition of Palestine led to mass ethnic cleansing, stark inequality, perpetual fear and genocidal war, writes Stefan Moore.
Chris Hedges: The Empire Self-Destructs
These billionaires will make a fortune “harvesting” the remains of the empire. But they are ultimately slaying the beast that created American wealth and power.
The Government-Funded, Landlord Trump
Government spending, particularly the generous big-landlord benefits in law and tax policy, helped the U.S. president build up his real estate fortune, writes Fran Quigley.
Abandoning the Role of Conqueror
Abba Solomon commends Peter Beinart’s radical re-conception of Jewish life in Palestine in his new book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning.
Trump’s Homework on Russia
As Donald Trump says he wants to end the war in Ukraine, Edward Lozansky recommends some background reading on the roots of the conflict.
Still Time to Get a Copy of ‘Den of Spies’
We are extending until Jan. 31 your chance to make a donation to Consortium News and get Craig Unger’s new book on the October Surprise.
Che Guevara’s Undying Spell & Other Tales of Cuba
Ullekh NP begins with Che the revolutionary, whose many sides are yet undiscovered, in these excerpts from his new book, Mad About Cuba: A Malayali Revisits the Revolution.