The party’s willingness to let Biden run again is all too suggestive of what dangers and disorders may come between now and Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.
Patrick Lawrence: The Mess Democrats Have Made
Category: Biden Administration
Medical Journals: Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
“Before they eliminate us.” More journals are expected to publish the editorial in the coming days ahead of the 78th anniversary of the U.S. nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Profiteers of Armageddon
Private contractors run the nuclear warhead complex and build nuclear delivery vehicles. To keep the gravy train running, those contractors spend millions lobbying decision-makers, writes William D. Hartung.
SCOTT RITTER: The Atomic Executioner’s Lament
While the world focuses on the trials and travails of the scientists who invented the atomic bomb, little attention is paid to the hard positions taken by the nuclear executioners, the men called upon to drop these bombs in time of war.
Niger Marks 4th Anti-Western Coup in the Sahel
Each of these coups was led by military officers angered by the presence of French and U.S. troops and by the permanent economic crises inflicted on their countries, write Vijay Prashad and Kambale Musavuli.
Patrick Lawrence: The Bidens’ Burisma Bribery
Seven years ago, the DNC email leak set Russiagate in motion. Now comes FD–1023, an F.B.I. document exposing Biden making fully corrupt use of Washington’s leverage in post-coup Ukraine.
Caitlin Johnstone: Australia Agrees To Build US Missiles; US Dismisses Australian Concerns About Assange
Australia is not a real country – it’s a U.S. military base with marsupials, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Mutiny Against the World Order
As history continues, some cling frenetically to the certainties of the old world going down. For some Europeans, respect and reciprocity are still difficult concepts, says Peter Mertens.
SCOTT RITTER: Requiem for NATO’s Nightmare
The dysfunction of the Atlantic military alliance over Ukrainian membership was just the most public manifestation of the debacle that was the Vilnius summit.
Caitlin Johnstone: The Star-Spangled Kangaroo
A U.S. warship has been ushered into service in Sydney as part of the unholy matrimony between Australia and the U.S. war machine.