Anyone looking beyond the carefully choreographed photo-ops saw a military alliance beset by public feuds, competing visions of security, and widening political divisions, writes Medea Benjamin.
8 Contradictions Behind NATO’s Summit of ‘Love’
Category: Climate Change
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Heat Waves, Brain Waves
With people jumping into the Canal Saint–Martin in 100°–plus temperatures in Paris, it’s a good time to recall Paul Valéry and his regrets at the mental and spiritual consequences of Europe’s Great War on itself.
Chris Hedges: Tyranny or Revolution
As social inequality has grown, so has state repression. As we stand on the cusp of full-blown authoritarianism and fascism, we face two stark choices.
Vijay Prashad: ‘Democracy of the Strongest’
Had Thomas Sankara not been assassinated in 1987 and been allowed to advance Burkina Faso’s development, perhaps the Sahel would have followed his example a generation ago – and things might look very different today.
A Monster Movie Takes On US Militarism
Earth’s Greatest Enemy gives antiwar and climate activists a film in which to find common ground against the Pentagon, writes Corinna Barnard.
US Agency Pulls Climate From Judges’ Manual
The move by the Federal Judicial Center in the U.S. leaves judges without any official support on how to weigh evidence about basic weather and climate changes, Abrahm Lustgarten reports.
Hedges Report: America the Rogue State
Iraqis, a million of whom were killed during the U.S. war and occupation, know what comes next for Venezuela. The reigning gangsters will use the threat of death and destruction to procure subservience.
Vijay Prashad: Capitalist Climate Catastrophe
As Global North countries fail to meet their climate finance obligations, the U.N.’s climate meetings have become sites of struggle for countries of the Global South.
Bill Gates & the Hot Tub of Death
Secret Plans for Media Censorship
William Evans reports on efforts by Australia’s Department of Home Affairs to revive the four-decade dead D-Notice system.