The increasingly aggressive moves by Trump’s hawkish advisers give the impression of a palace coup, writes Patrick Lawrence.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: A Week of Dangerous Developments from Iran to North Korea
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Mother’s Day: The Obscured Roots of a Global Peace Movement
Sam Husseini says the origin of Mother’s Day has largely been obscured, helping pave the way for Trump’s embrace of women warriors and bearers of “the next generation of American patriots,” with a hint of the Nazi “Mother’s Cross.”
Is Leaked Document Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century?’
If genuine, the report published by an Israeli newspaper widely seen as Netanyahu’s mouthpiece offers a catastrophic vision of the Palestinians’ future, writes Jonathan Cook.
THE ANGRY ARAB: The UAE and the Arab Counter-Revolution
As’ad AbuKhalil looks at Gulf rulers vying to play top host to U.S. interests in the Middle East.
How US and Foreign Intel Agencies Interfered in a US Election
The evidence is plain—there was a broad, coordinated effort by the Obama Administration, with the help of foreign governments, to target Donald Trump and paint him as a Russian stooge, writes Larry Johnson
US Executive Power and the ‘State of Exception’
After decades of global integration, Dan Steinbock sees imperial presidential policies based on “national security interests” producing majestic mistakes.
PEPE ESCOBAR: The Eagle, the Bear and the Dragon
The eagle has conveniently forgotten that the original, Ancient Silk Road linked the dragon with the Roman empire for centuries – with no interlopers outside of Eurasia, muses Pepe Escobar.
Top Ten Questions About the Mueller Report
Daniel Lazare examines some of the missing pieces in the special counsel’s 448-page tome on Russian interference.
In Upcoming Elections EU Parliament Faces a Long List of Enemies
Attilio Moro explains why the EU’s only directly elected legislative body is mounting such an energetic voter-turnout campaign.
Orwellian Cloud Hovers Over Russia-gate
Ray McGovern calls out the void of evidence at the heart of the Senate hearing with Attorney General Barr on Wednesday.