Caitlin Johnstone condemns the U.S. designation of the Houthis as a terrorist organization and the scarce media coverage of the Saudi-led conflict’s deadly toll.
Trump’s Latest Yemen Move Far Worse Than Capitol Riot
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Capital Punishment in the Final Days of Trump
Another federal execution was just carried out early Wednesday. Two more are scheduled for this week after both stays were lifted. Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg reports on these last three cases and declining U.S. support for the death penalty.
Forever Wars: Will They Ever End?
The wars since Sept. 11 are part of Joe Biden’s legacy, writes Nick Turse. But the president-elect enters the White House with an opportunity to make good on his pledge to end them.
Capitol Incident a Dress Rehearsal
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Trump’s Foreign Policy Explained
Trump arrived in Washington as a New York property man unfamiliar with the permanent DC establishment, but determined to make deals where others dare not go. Chaos was the result.
US Downgraded as Civil Liberties Deteriorate Across the Americas
A monitoring group says a disproportionate response by law enforcement goes beyond what is acceptable in policing protests, even during an emergency.
Chris Hedges: The Great Delusion
We must destroy the centers of power that lure us and our children—like the Pied Piper of Hamelin—to certain doom.
25 YEARS OF CN: Russia-Hack Story, Another Media Failure—Dec. 19, 2016
The mainstream U.S. media’s gullible acceptance of unproven CIA claims about Russian interference in the U.S. elections is another reason to doubt the media and fear for the future of American democracy, Joe Lauria wrote on Dec. 19, 2016.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Empire with a Human Face
The Biden people are unlikely to speak of a new cold war with China, but they appear likely to wage one all dressed up as a sophisticated trans–Pacific strategy.
The Coming Wave of Evictions Will Significantly Worsen America’s Covid-19 Crisis
The authors urge the CDC to immediately extend its emergency eviction moratorium until next spring.