The timeline of this new bout of escalation is likely dictated by U.S. refinery inventories and the extent of the “hurt” being experienced by Trump back home in the context of his fading political prospects.
Alastair Crooke: Iran War 3.0
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8 Contradictions Behind NATO’s Summit of ‘Love’
Anyone looking beyond the carefully choreographed photo-ops saw a military alliance beset by public feuds, competing visions of security, and widening political divisions, writes Medea Benjamin.
Chris Hedges: Requiem for America on the 4th of July
Caitlin Johnstone: Trump’s ‘Commie’ Freakout
The U.S. president is inventing fictional monsters to fight as he tries to prevent massive losses in the midterms.
Prairieland Crackdowns Are Trump’s Palmer Raids
These exceptionally long sentences and criminalization of protest is the latest mutation in the sprawling U.S. policing and incarceration apparatus, writes Hannah Riley Fernandez.
Chris Hedges: Israel’s Game Is Up
Hedges Report: The ‘Leading State Sponsor of Terrorism’
Chris Hedges and John Kiriakou challenge the administration’s narrative and invite listeners to reconsider the assumptions behind the “state sponsor of terrorism” label.
Michael Brenner: Hegemony?
Caitlin Johnstone: American Democracy?
Americans just watched the Israel lobby openly manipulate yet another election. Then they’re going to hear their government tell them they need to regime change another foreign country to bring in “democracy.” Try bringing democracy to the United States.
The Central Node of Great-Power Politics
Beijing’s influence now extends well beyond the Indo-Pacific and reaches into Europe in ways Washington cannot ignore, writes Alexander Korolev.