Michael Hudson and Pepe Escobar resume their conversation about a global monetary system that appears headed for divorce.
In Quest of a Multi-Polar World
Category: Commentary
Rescuing Rich Investors in Poor Countries
John Smith confronts creditors’ response to the greatest debt crisis in history.
Virtually No One in US Is Dangerous Enough to Justify Jail
Trump’s Illegal Drone Strike on Iranian General Led to Award for British Troops
A secretive team of British troops based in Bahrain played a key role in the tense aftermath of the U.S. assassination of Qasem Soleimani, Phil Miller reports.
The Border Crisis Is Forever
Underneath the theater of partisan politics, there remains a churning border-industrial complex, Todd Miller reports.
The Urgent Need for a Biden-Putin Summit
Norman Solomon calls on the U.S. president to remember 1967 and the “Spirit of Glassboro.”
Reminder: US Weaponizes ‘Human Rights’
In response to the sanctions imposed on Chinese officials, Caitlin Johnstone spotlights a 2007 leaked State Department memo describing the U.S. double standard for allies and adversaries.
Washington’s Delusion of Endless World Dominion
Like the British establishment of the 1950s, current leaders of U.S. foreign policy have been on top of the world for so long that they’ve forgotten how they got there, writes Alfred W. McCoy.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Blundering Biden Team
What occurred between Washington and Moscow last week, and at a hotel in Anchorage, bears a significance that we must not miss.
US Military Subverted the Afghan Peace Agreement
A former senior U.S. adviser reveals how, after Trump’s defeat, top Pentagon brass undermined his withdrawal order and pressured him to capitulate, as Gareth Porter reports.