Trump has been impeached again and this time the Republican-controlled Senate may convict to keep him from running in 2024, as Democrat-aligned big tech moves to shut him up, reports Joe Lauria.
Trump Impeached Amid Efforts to Silence Him
Category: Commentary
Trump’s Latest Yemen Move Far Worse Than Capitol Riot
Caitlin Johnstone condemns the U.S. designation of the Houthis as a terrorist organization and the scarce media coverage of the Saudi-led conflict’s deadly toll.
Post-Trump Democratic Prospects: What the Ming Dynasty Tells Us
A look at governance in premodern societies might help us better comprehend the attack on the Capitol last week, writes Sam Pizzigati.
War of the Financial Worlds
A stock market gobbling up wealth in the middle of a punishing pandemic reminds Nomi Prins of a sci-fi classic about an invasion from Mars.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Biden’s Nominee for CIA Director
PATRICK LAWRENCE: US Meddling in Hong Kong
An honorable democracy movement that held its head high for many decades now falls to Beijing’s heavy hand after U.S. meddling.
Biden Exploits His Capitol Gains
Joe Biden’s own language certainly sounded less like a magnanimous winner uniting his people than like that used by autocrats and dictators to hold onto power, argues Diana Johnstone.
Boot Coming Down Hard and Fast on Social Media
The censorship of a political faction at the hands of a few liberal Silicon Valley billionaires will do the exact opposite of eliminating right-wing paranoia and conspiracy theories, and everyone knows it, writes Caity Johnstone.
Forever Wars: Will They Ever End?
The wars since Sept. 11 are part of Joe Biden’s legacy, writes Nick Turse. But the president-elect enters the White House with an opportunity to make good on his pledge to end them.
Colluding in Character Assassination
Jonathan Cook says that opponents have become brilliant at deploying smears that alienate some of the natural constituencies of victims such as Assange, Corbyn and Varoufakis.