At no time, including the Cuban missile crisis, have we stood closer to the precipice of nuclear war.
Chris Hedges: NATO — Most Dangerous Military Alliance on Planet
Category: Commentary
The Dangerous US Opposition to Eurasian Integration
Washington and its allies seek either to remain hegemonic and weaken China and Russia or to erect a new Iron Curtain around these two countries, writes Vijay Prashad. Both approaches could lead to a suicidal military conflict.
Fueling the Warfare State
In his annual examination of the U.S. “national security” budget, William D. Hartung finds budgetary malpractice on a grand scale.
Amid War in Ukraine: Intl Peace Coalition’s ‘NO to NATO’
Ann Wright reports on anti-NATO protests and declarations on the sidelines of the military alliance’s recent summit in Madrid.
Craig Murray: Boris Johnson & the UK Decline
The US & China’s Belt & Road Initiative
Vijay Prashad responds to Biden’s announcement of another U.S. initiative to counter Beijing’s rapidly growing infrastructure development and investment project.
The Corporatization of Just About Everything
To untangle what’s happening in U.S. politics, Tom Valovic recommends taking Charles Reich’s advice and revisiting the notion of “the system.”
Chris Hedges: The Disappearance of Meghan Marohn
There is a national epidemic of missing girls and women. This is the story of a friend who has become one of these grim statistics.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Hold the Fireworks
From the Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe v. Wade to the persecution of whistleblowers, this July 4th exploded with reasons not to celebrate.
Is There a Price in Blood for British Foreign Policy?
There are powerful reasons to regard both the 7/7 bombings and the 2017 Manchester Arena atrocity as different versions of blowback, writes Peter Oborne.