Much of Official Washington wants to escalate the confrontation with nuclear-armed Russia, ignoring the terrifying reality that this game of chicken could end life on the planet, as Norman Solomon observes.
Category: Media
Foisting Blame for Cyber-hacking on Russia
The Mad Chase for Russia-gate Prey
Is Trump Making Up Syria-Sarin Claims?
The White House claimed victory after it warned Syria not to mount a chemical weapons attack and nothing happened, but some experts are questioning the quality of these U.S. claims about Syria and sarin, says Dennis J Bernstein.
NYT Finally Retracts Russia-gate Canard
The Right’s Hissy Fit Over ‘Julius Caesar’
A new presentation of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar with a Donald Trump figure as Caesar bruised the fragile feelings of right-wing commentators who missed the play’s historic value and message, says Michael Winship.
Parry Awarded Gellhorn Journalism Prize
Intel Behind Trump’s Syria Attack Questioned
Policing ‘Truth’ to Restore ‘Trust’
Behind the ‘Scapegoating’ of Russia
The media/political hysteria over Russia-gate is leading the world to possible nuclear annihilation with few serious questions asked. But a new book, The Plot to Scapegoat Russia, tries to supply some context, writes Rick Sterling.