The Islamic State didn’t emerge out of nowhere, writes Jonathan Cook. It was entirely a creation of two decades of U.S. interference in the Middle East.
Category: Commentary
On Psychopathy & Power
The way we design systems that elevate psychopaths to positions of leadership have been causing problems throughout history, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Legacy of British Empire Lurks Behind Today’s Headlines
From Brexit’s threat to resurrect hard borders in Ireland to the ongoing unrest in Hong Kong, John Wight reviews an array of global crises rooted in British exceptionalism.
Weep for Catalonia, Weep for Liberalism in Europe
Presidential ‘Debates’ Aren’t Debates at All – They’re Joint Press Conferences
This kind of format promotes canned mini-speeches, writes John P. Koch.
Protecting the ‘Whistleblower’ & Other Preposterous Pranks
James Howard Kunstler marvels at Adam Schiff’s tactical idiocy and savors the bit of media agitprop about James Comey in Saturday’s New York Times.
RAY McGOVERN: The New York Times’ Preemptive Reporting on James Comey
Trump, Impeachment & Forgetting What Brought Him to the White House
The New Yorker’s Partisan Attempt to Refute Its Claim of Partisan Disinformation on Biden and Ukraine
A leading New Yorker writer omits crucial facts to run interference for Joe Biden against serious allegations of corruption in Ukraine, writes Joe Lauria.
Wealth Identity Politics: Billionaires Acting Like a Persecuted Minority
Believing that it makes sense to have an elite class which controls this much wealth and power is as stupid as believing in an absolute monarchy, writes Caitlin Johnstone.