CNN’s spectacle made it clear that Biden and Trump present no sensible choice and stand as insults to those who persist in the act of voting.
Patrick Lawrence: 90 Min That Shook the Liberal World
Category: Biden Administration
RAY McGOVERN: Will Putin Attack Poland & the Baltics?
Given their lack of information about the Ukraine-Russia deal scuttled by Boris Johnson early in the war, many Americans will be inclined to believe Biden’s evidence-free claims in last week’s CNN debate.
Patrick Lawrence: The State Failed to Break Assange
The WikiLeaks founder consistently displayed strength and endurance as the machinery of two sovereign states attempted to destroy him.
A Battle for Venezuela’s Future
Caitlin Johnstone: Biden Not Running the Show
All the post-debate talk about whether Biden has what it takes to be president — when he already is — suggests people know he’s not in charge.
Assange Celebrations Mixed With Rebukes of White House
Press-freedom advocates this week flagged the damage done by the U.S. government’s pursuit of a journalist who helped expose state secrets and evidence of war crimes.
Caitlin Johnstone: Assange Free, But No Justice
We all still live under a globe-spanning power structure that has shown the entire world that it will destroy your life if you expose its criminality.
Make-Believe Politics
The super-rich may be just out of view, but the strings they pull are all too visible, writes Jonathan Cook.
Anti-Trump Anxiety Ignores History
Given the track record of U.S. authoritarianism, Nat Parry says it’s not surprising that Democrats’ calls for resisting the incoming Trump dictatorship ring hollow for many Americans.
Russia’s Fifth Offer to Negotiate With US on Ukraine
The neocon approach to Russia, delusional and hubristic from the start, lies in ruins, writes Jeffrey Sachs. Biden must work with Putin to bring peace.