The Afghan Diaries set off a firestorm when it revealed the suppression of civilian casualty figures, the existence of an elite U.S.-led death squad, and the covert role of Pakistan in the conflict, as Elizabeth Vos reports.
The premier establishment newspaper is allowing discussion of the folly of imperialist war, writes Joe Lauria.
A globe-spanning power structure loosely centralized around the U.S. orchestrates murder at mass scale to ensure perpetual domination. Caitlin Johnstone says it’s that simple.
Governments and war profiteers fund think tank reports that mass media then pass off as news, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
As ideologies harden to fanaticism and people with banners herd into warring camps, it remains possible — still — to stand above the madness.
The N.Y. governor resigned Tuesday, effective in 14 days. This article published last year shows how Andrew Cuomo got away with a lot more, namely hurting the state’s poor in deference to his rich backers, Joe Lauria reported.
A new order among nations does not imply some kind of Orwellian Oceania — a globally homogenized superstate, the grotesque dream of liberal cosmopolitans.
The single-minded U.S. pursuit of Julian Assange as Britain proposes changes to its official secrets law shows the fierce determination of both governments to conceal their secrets, writes Alexander Mercouris.
The former British diplomat, who is going to prison for contempt of court, has published his last blog post until he is free in eight months.
