Marjorie Cohn calls out the hypocrisy of the U.S. hitting Cuba with new travel restrictions in reprisal for “destabilizing the region.”
Category: U.S.
PEPE ESCOBAR: The Unipolar Moment is Over
The Russia-China strategic partnership, consolidated last week in Russia, has thrown U.S. elites into Supreme Paranoia mode, which is holding the whole world hostage.
The American Cult of Bombing
William J. Astore analyzes the fallacies behind the U.S. drive to wage war from the air.
The Navy’s War Versus Bolton’s War
‘No One is Above the Law’ (Except the U.S.A.)
Julian Assange’s Australian lawyer and a European human rights attorney argue that the conduct of the U.S. regarding the WikiLeaks publisher blatantly disregards numerous laws.
My Pentagon Regret
When James Carroll learned that the U.S. was sending B-52 bombers to the Persian Gulf he was swamped by memories of one anti-Vietnam war protest in particular.
Scoundrels and Reparations
Even though it’s a clearcut matter of justice, reparations require black people to develop more of a consensus before any national discussion, writes Margaret Kimberly.
Waiting for Your Asylum Number to Get Called
Colonel Ann Wright reports on the life in limbo for people along the southern border who are applying for refuge in the U.S.
The Revelations of WikiLeaks: No. 3—The Most Extensive Classified Leak in History
The “Iraq War Logs” disgorged an unprecedented profusion of documents, military reports and videos, reports Patrick Lawrence.
Leaked Document Pokes More Holes in Establishment Syria Narrative
Caitlin Johnstone looks at the latest revelation about a chemical attack in Douma last April that was pinned on Damascus.