The U.S. president wants to return the world to 1900, when America was nakedly grabbing everything it could, writes William J. Astore.
Trump Reboots Manifest Destiny
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Vijay Prashad: ‘Dreams Are Wearing Thin’
Hundreds of millions of people from the Americas to China have been killed or subdued so a small part of the world — the North Atlantic — could enrich itself. That is madness.
LISTEN: The Imperial Presidency
Scott Harris of WPKN 89.5 FM Radio in Bridgeport, Connecticut, interviewed Consortium News’ Editor Joe Lauria about the U.S. Imperial Presidency and Donald Trump.
SCOTT RITTER: ‘My Life’s Work Melting Before My Eyes’
As was the case in June 1982, people of the United States need to send a collective signal that they will not tolerate policies that lead toward nuclear war.
Denmark Ends Nord Stream Probe With No Charges
The country found “deliberate sabotage” but wouldn’t continue probe to find out who was responsible. It’s the second U.S. ally in the past month to end an investigation into the pipeline explosions.
Western Officials Warn of War-Crimes Complicity
The “Transatlantic Civil Servants’ Statement on Gaza” signals mounting dissent inside Western governments over support for Israel’s war on Gaza as famine and disease spread across the enclave.
US Losing Allies on Gaza
The U.S. again voted against a Gaza ceasefire on Tuesday, but this time a slew of U.S. allies abandoned Washington in the U.N. General Assembly, writes Joe Lauria.
The Nord Stream Lies Just Keep Coming
The idea that Ukraine’s senior command had the ability or daring to execute the complex and risky venture of blowing up the pipelines without involving the U.S. beggars belief, writes Jonathan Cook.
Chris Hedges: Media Abandon Assange & Slit Their Own Throats
The failure by journalists to mount a campaign to free Julian Assange, or expose the vicious smear campaign against him, is one more catastrophic and self-defeating blunder by the news media.
Turkey & Hungary Blocking Sweden’s Entry to NATO
Biden and Stoltenberg are both expressing optimism about Sweden joining the military alliance, but Vijay Prashad explains why Erdogan and Orban are currently standing in the way.