Lawrence Davidson says Matthew Duss, Bernie Sanders’ foreign policy adviser, denies his own country’s role in bringing about Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The US Left & War in Ukraine
Category: U.S.
The Hierarchy of Tribalisms
Westerners should forget about liberating Ukraine, writes Jonathan Cook. First we need to liberate our own minds so we can acknowledge our threatening presence in the world.
US Supreme Court Tacitly Approves Execution of Innocent People
Marjorie Cohn discusses the ramifications of a Supreme Court decision that flies in the face of recent precedents protecting the Sixth Amendment right to counsel.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: A Whistleblower’s Agony
Denying Joshua Schulte bail because of a fear that he might reveal classified information is one thing. Subjecting him to torture is another.
Chris Hedges: Society of Spectacle
The televised Jan. 6 hearings will not restore democracy or halt the rise of the far right. They are a desperate ploy by a doomed political class.
Caitlin Johnstone: Paul Mason Says Bellingcat Launders Information for Western Intelligence
The best propaganda is generally a mixture of truth with half-truth, distortion, lies by omission and the removal of context and perspective.
Craig Murray: US Prolongs Ukraine War
With no hope of a ceasefire soon, Turkey has turned to the more limited goal of ensuring that grain supplies can be shipped out from the Black Sea through the Bosphorus.
Faced With Donbass Defeat, US & UK Up the Ante in Ukraine
As Russia presses victory in the Donbass, U.S. and U.K. missiles threaten a new stage in the conflict, writes Christopher Nineham.
Caitlin Johnstone: Silicon Valley Taking Control of History
The idea that government-tied corporations should act as arbiters of history and accuracy is steadily gaining acceptance in the echo chamber of mainstream public opinion.
Chris Hedges: America’s Gun Fetish
There will be no gun control, not only because of the gun lobby and a corrupt political class, but because for many white Americans the idea of the gun is the only power they have left.