Without historical context, which is buried by corporate media, it’s impossible to understand Ukraine. Historians will tell the story, but journalists are cut short for trying to tell it now.
Ukraine Timeline Tells the Tale
Category: Obama Administration
Caitlin Johnstone: Opposing Peace in Ukraine
The histrionics over Trump’s moves to end the war are depraved. Everyone who paved the way to this nightmare belongs in a cage, including Trump, who is trying to pin it all on Zelensky.
The Chris Hedges Report: ‘Virtue Hoarders’
“The culture war was always a proxy economic war” — Catherine Liu discusses her new book, Virtue Hoarders: The Case Against the Professional Managerial Class.
Biden Leaves Cuba’s Terror De-Listing to Bitter End
Critics say it should not have taken the president four years to take Cuba off the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism list.
Che Guevara’s Undying Spell & Other Tales of Cuba
Ullekh NP begins with Che the revolutionary, whose many sides are yet undiscovered, in these excerpts from his new book, Mad About Cuba: A Malayali Revisits the Revolution.
When Britain Aided Al-Qaeda in Syria
The U.K.’s campaign to overthrow the Assad regime provides key background to understanding Whitehall’s approach to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, writes Mark Curtis.
What Russia Feared in Syrian Conflict Has Come True
Three years before it intervened in Syria, Russia feared an Islamist takeover in Damascus would lead to widespread chaos in the region, like a new Afghanistan in the Levant, reported Joe Lauria in 2012.
Chris Hedges Report: Surveillance Education
Allison Butler and Nolan Higdon discuss the “ed-tech” systems eroding minors’ privacy rights and discriminating against students of color.
Biden’s Lust for War
The U.S. is waging war on Russia without a congressional declaration and in violation of treaty that requires the consent of the United Nations, writes Andrew Napolitano.
The Chris Hedges Report: Betrayal of the Liberal Class
“Like a Stepford Wives convention” — Comedian Jimmy Dore looks back on the 2024 Democratic National Convention.