Politically correct speech and symbols of inclusiveness, without a concerted assault on corporate power, will do nothing to change the system.
Chris Hedges: Don’t be Fooled by the Cancel Culture Wars
Category: U.S.
Fort Hood a Dangerous Place for Women in the Military
The family of murdered Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen has accused the Army of a cover-up in her disappearance and are calling for a congressional investigation, Ann Wright reports.
Trump Is Trying to Hide US & Israeli War Crimes by Attacking the International Criminal Court
Marjorie Cohn reports on a war-crimes complaint filed with the ICC against the U.S. president, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump adviser Jared Kushner
UPRISING: Trump, Tulsa & the Rise of Military Dissent
Danny Sjursen goes undercover in Trumplandia and comes back with this reflection on the U.S. president’s loss of loyalty among soldiers and veterans.
THE ANGRY ARAB: Silence Over Lebanon’s Suffering
For the first time since the early 20th century, the Lebanese people are talking about famine, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
UPRISING: Police, Prisons & the Pentagon
In the era of Covid-19, climate change and an increased focus on longstanding structural racism, a new approach to “security” is desperately needed, writes William D. Hartung.
Annexation of West Bank Will Only Deepen Israel’s Apartheid Policies
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Embracing the Equality of Nations
The decline of the West should come as no surprise, yet the U.S. still wages a ferocious fight against the prospect of equality among nations.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Not the Year for Fireworks
America’s Two Right-Wing Parties Absurdly Keep Accusing Each Other Of Being Far-Left
It’s insane that both U.S. mainstream political parties are attacking one another as being far-left extremists because by global standards they are both very much right-wing parties, says Caitlin Johnstone.