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.
WATCH: TWTW — ‘A Fraying Empire’
Category: Ukraine
WATCH: TWTW — ‘Avoiding Nuclear Extinction’
On the 81st anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing today, we ask how we can avoid nuclear holocaust. Plus overreaction to U.S. socialism and Trump’s trap in Iran. Scott Ritter, Rick Wolff, 8 p.m. EDT 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.
WATCH: TWTW — How Close Are We to Nuclear War?
Some NATO and Russian advisers think nuclear war is viable. Would a desperate Israel nuke Iran? Peter Kuznick, Rick Wolff, Ray McGovern. Watch the replay.
US Merges Wars in Eurasia, West Asia
M.K. Bhadrakumar says that by linking the wars in Iran and Ukraine, the U.S. opened a theater of conflict around the Caspian Sea.
WATCH: TWTW — The Return of McCarthyism
Biden began recent government-assisted censorship but Trump’s unleashed a return of full-blown McCarthyism in which “communism” is again the greatest menace — as criticism of Iran and Ukraine policy is stifled. Watch the replay.
Jeffrey Sachs: The Enduring US War on Russia
Eisenhower’s warning that U.S. policy would be captured by a scientific-technological elite explains why Washington sustains the war in Ukraine as a unique, live-fire laboratory for AI warfare at scale.
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.
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.