Putin warns of nuclear catastrophe; U.S. steams carrier to Iran; French students revolt and the barbaric U.S. death penalty. Ray McGovern, Patrick Henningsen. Sunday 9 a.m. EDT.
WATCH: TWTW — ‘Edge of the Abyss’
Category: Europe
Berlin 1939/Berlin 2026
How can we simultaneously protect the sovereignty of smaller states, such as Ukraine, and the security interests of great powers, such as Russia? asks Uros Lipuscek.
Chris Hedges: Becoming the Stranger
The road to fascism, as Ece Temelkuran writes in Nation of Strangers, was constructed over the last six decades of neoliberal assault. We have arrived at the terminus.
WATCH: TWTW — ‘A Fraying Empire’
An empire is as good as its military and the U.S. military is in crisis: running out of ammunition; Middle East bases destroyed; volunteers exhausted. Ann Wright, Ray McGovern. 8 pm Tonite.
HIROSHIMA 81: WATCH — Apocalyptic Blindness
At the 81st anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, Patrick Baab warns how Germany is marching with apocalyptic blindness towards nuclear armageddon.
Michael Brenner: Reifying Stupidity
We are experiencing a global outbreak of stupidity that afflicts political elites disproportionally.
WATCH: TWTW — Israel Gets Its Way — Again
It had appeared the U.S. was defying Israel by ending the war with Iran. But now full scale conflict is back and Israel is happy. Ray McGovern, Scott Ritter. Watch the replay.
WATCH: TWTW — ‘NATO’s Russia Obsession’
NATO recommitted to direct war with Russia by 2030, with or without the U.S. it seems, as Trump’s fruity Iran policy plays in a loop with Israel ready to relaunch full-scale war. Ray McGovern, Scott Ritter. WATCH the Replay.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Return of Co-Existence
In Ankara this week, NATO committed to building its very own military industrial complex, pursuing the same “total security” doctrine that some Israelis, in their case, now see backfiring.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Heat Waves, Brain Waves
With people jumping into the Canal Saint–Martin in 100°–plus temperatures in Paris, it’s a good time to recall Paul Valéry and his regrets at the mental and spiritual consequences of Europe’s Great War on itself.