In his State of the Union address, Biden was the face of the U.S. imperium as it insists on prolonging itself. This is not a role with any originality or vision.
Patrick Lawrence: Old Man Shouting
Category: U.S.
Biden’s Pier-for-Gaza Is Hollow Gesture
The U.S. president could get aid into Gaza much faster, if he wanted to, writes Jonathan Cook. His timetable for helping Palestinians is dictated by the schedule of the presidential election.
IMPEACHMENT: A Rapid Succession of Events
Patrick Lawrence on the indictment of key witness Alexander Smirnov; the under-reported testimony of Jason Galanis from a federal prison; and Hunter Biden’s testimony under oath.
To Save Israel, US Destroys International System it Built
The coming years shall prove that the crisis in international legitimacy, resulting from the abuse of power, will hardly be rectified with superficial changes and reforms, writes Ramzy Baroud.
The Real Gaza Death Toll
Ralph Nader says it matters greatly whether the aggregate toll so far, and counting, is three, four, five, six times more than the Gaza Health Ministry’s undercount.
The Myth of Israel as ‘US Aircraft Carrier’ in Middle East
If Israeli apartheid were to disappear, oil and trade would still flow from the Middle East towards the West, write Jean Bricmont and Diana Johnstone.
AIPAC’s Dark Money Arm Unleashes $100 Million
Amid the Netanyahu government’s assault on Gaza and intensifying repression in the West Bank, AIPAC is showing zero tolerance for even the mildest criticism of Israel during the 2024 U.S. elections.
Chris Hedges: Aaron Bushnell’s Divine Violence
Aaron Bushnell’s self-immolation was ultimately a religious act, one that radically delineates good and evil and calls us to resist.
Assange’s Draconian Prosecution
Close to the conclusion of the WikiLeaks publisher’s two-day U.K. High Court appeal against his extradition, a gaping hole appeared in plans to shunt him onto a plane to the U.S., writes Mary Kostakidis.
Defunding UNRWA Makes US Complicit in Genocide
Creating conditions that threaten the survival of all or part of a given population is part of the very definition of genocide under international law, writes Phyllis Bennis.