An avoidable crisis that was predictable, actually predicted, willfully precipitated, but easily resolved by the application of common sense, writes Jack Matlock, the last U.S. ambassador to the U.S.S.R.
Ukraine Crisis Should Have Been Avoided
Category: Biden Administration
Chris Hedges: Democrats, the More Effective Evil
The U.S. is a de facto one-party state where the ideology of national security is sacrosanct, unsustainable debt props up the empire and the primary business is war.
Cry ‘Havoc!’ — Unleash the Dogs of War
Warmongering is always disgusting, writes Craig Murray. But especially so when it’s done by the same powers that have abandoned an entirely sensible framework for peace in Ukraine that they themselves initiated.
Biden Denounced for Seizing Afghan Assets
“I can’t think of a worse betrayal of the people of Afghanistan than to freeze their assets and give it to 9/11 families,” said one person whose brother was killed on Sept. 11.
The Crisis in US Railroads
Joe DeManuelle-Hall reports on the years-long squeeze that major railroads have put on their operations and workforces.
Caitlin Johnstone: Wanting Russian Peace to Attack China
Some Republicans don’t want war with Russia, not because it’s the sane thing to do, but because they insanely want to go to war with China instead.
Justice Breyer’s Center-Right Record
In the areas of criminal justice and civil rights, Marjorie Cohn says the voting record of the retiring justice reveals that he has been out of step with his fellow liberals on the court.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Propaganda and Evidence
The wall of propaganda that towers over us, resting on an insidious culture of irrationality that has come to suffuse the American polity, is weakening.
Military Industry Healthier Than Ever
Sadly, but all too predictably, Biden’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops and contractors from Afghanistan hasn’t generated even the slightest peace dividend, writes William D. Hartung.
US Olympic Boycott Not About Uyghurs
Using Beijing 2022 to prove that Washington still has plenty of options has actually resulted in the opposite, writes Ramzy Baroud.