Julian Assange was arrested one year ago on Saturday and sent to Belmarsh Prison where he still languishes, a symbol of the Empire’s oppression.
Category: U.S.
COVID-19: Coronavirus and Civilization
Lockdowns reveal helplessness rather than power. While in a crisis some will take advantage of disaster, it makes no sense that dominant economic powers sought this crisis for some mysterious benefit to themselves, says Diana Johnstone.
LEE CAMP: Four Reasons the Ruling Elite Love This Crisis
While monumental shocks currently pound citizens around the world, an orgiastic festival of exploitation is underway.
COVID-19: Wall Street Wins Again
Nomi Prins writes about bailouts in the time of the coronavirus.
COVID-19: Was the Fed Just Nationalized?
The answer is no, writes the Public Banking Institute’s Ellen Brown. But the door to that result has been cracked open.
COVID-19: Haiti on Precipice as Virus and US-Imposed Leadership Take Their Toll
Many must get infected in the street rather than die by hunger at home, report Jeb Sprague and Nazaire St. Fort.
Brazil’s Ex-President on Venezuela: Maduro is Democratic, Guaidó Should Be in Prison, US Blockade Kills Civilians
Ben Norton reports on comments by Lula da Silva that have been ignored by English-language media.
DNC Fraud Lawsuit Plaintiffs Petition Supreme Court
Lawyers are highlighting the High Court’s role in previously deciding on Jim-Crow era practices that excluded African-Americans from participating in Democratic primaries in the South, reports Elizabeth Vos.
COVID-19: What the Virus Might Do to the American Empire
In the new diplomatic landscape, which can as yet only be dimly seen, old verities going back to 1945 will be rediscovered, writes Tony Kevin.
COVID-19: Rethinking Our National Approach
William J. Astore takes this coronaviral moment as an opportunity to imagine a more democratic, less bellicose America.