Max Blumenthal reports on the sadistic contents of Richard Nephew’s book on the “art of sanctions.”
Biden Iran Envoy Boasted of Causing Civilian Deprivation
Category: Commentary
How France and the US Cooperate
Danny Sjursen delves into the destabilizing Franco-American Sahel “stabilization” mission.
Pentagon Could Use Some Cancel Culture
William J. Astore provides a tour of some major weapons systems that should be on the scrap heap, and a rare case of one that finally is.
Countering the Establishment’s Message
The idea that China or Russia pose a threat to you is so self-evidently ridiculous, so transparently absurd, that the only way to make you believe it would be to propagandize you, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
The Right to Live in Peace
It is a phrase for effectively challenging the system now managed by people such as Biden, Modi and Piñera, writes Vijay Prashad.
MLK & Fred Hampton Versus J Edgar Hoover
James DiEugenio tracks the FBI boss and his renegade violence against any sign of a Black Messiah through two current films.
Obscure Energy Treaty Blocking Climate Action
The authors lay out the argument for withdrawing from the Energy Charter Treaty, which has more than 50 signatories.
What Mourning the Fragility of US Democracy Gets Wrong
Despite the tradition of presenting itself as exceptional, the country looks a lot like the other struggling democracies, writes Alasdair S. Roberts.
The Filibuster Was Grounded in Slavery & Now Threatens All Life
Today it’s a convenient shield for cowardly senators to avoid going on the record about their opposition to popular legislation, writes Thom Hartmann.
Chris Hedges: The Age of Social Murder
This is the largest crime against humanity ever committed. It is being committed in front of us. And, with few exceptions, we are willfully being herded like sheep to the slaughter.