James W. Carden says greater EU autonomy would be a good for the United States and the world.
The ‘Atlantic Era’ & Europe After Angela Merkel
Category: International
WATCH: US Hegemony Challenged
Editor Joe Lauria appeared on the TV show CrossTalk to discuss the decline of Anglo-Saxon power, the rise of China and Europe’s potentially non-aligned path.
COVID-19: A Just Recovery for North Africa’s Food
The region could be an area for cooperation and solidarity among its peoples, say the authors. But not under the current agro-food model.
Where Flowers Find No Peace to Grow
The denial of humanity to more than half the world’s population remains part of the broad framework of our world system, writes Vijay Prashad.
The Names You’ll Never Know
A civilian deaths memorial could zig zag across the U.S., suggests Nick Turse. It could keep extending westwards, in a way that would spur Americans’ interest in their nation’s history and conflicts abroad.
Chris Hedges: America’s Fate — Oligarchy or Autocracy
The competing systems of power are divided between alternatives which widen the social and political divide — and increase potential for violent conflict.
Outrage Over ICC Decision to Drop US From Probe of War Crimes in Afghanistan
The decision by the ICC’s chief prosecutor to exclude alleged U.S. war crimes in Afghanistan has drawn the ire of some human rights groups.
Britain Is Ensuring the Death of a Palestinian State
As long as Britain and other states continue to superficially endorse a two-state solution, Israel will become entrenched as a full-blown apartheid state with international blessing, writes Ilan Pappé.
Why Palestine Is Already a State
The very act of the U.N. Secretary General accepting a Palestinian membership application was an acknowledgement from the U.N. that Palestine is already a state, since only states can apply, wrote Joe Lauria.
Bush Laughs at His Lies That Killed Multitudes
Bushed lied and more than a million died. And he found it amusing when confronted by two courageous Americans on consecutive nights last week.