From “Hope and Change” to “Make America Great Again, the system entices people to consume the illusion of choice, writes Nozomi Hayase.
ELECTION 2020: Democracy Calls Us to Fight ‘Lesser of Two Evils’ Argument
Category: Until This Day–Historical Perspectives on the News
Key Pentagon Official Turned China Policy Over to Arms Industry & Taiwan Supporters
The triumph of corporate and foreign interests over one of the most consequential decisions regarding China is likely to bedevil U.S. foreign policy for years to come, writes Gareth Porter.
America’s Imperial Expenditures & Escapades Stranger Than Fiction
Danny Sjursen says that when a war-state is constantly shuffling and substituting enemies it is bound, eventually, to turn on its own citizens.
Invisible 9/11s: Only the CIA Can See How US Is Attacked By Nations It Targets
Caitlin Johnstone would like to tell you a folktale about alleged attacks on American democracy that are only visible to the U.S. intelligence cartel.
Iranian Foreign Minister Blames US War on Terror for ‘Countless Broken Societies’
In his speech to mark the UN’s 75th anniversary, Javad Zarif took aim at the wars Washington has initiated or joined since 2001, Andrea Germanos reports.
The Argument for a Maximum Wage
Could British levels of support for an income cap ever take root in the U.S.? Sam Pizzigati says the idea isn’t as un-American as it may seem.
THE REVELATIONS OF WIKILEAKS: No. 9—Opening the CIA’s Vault
As its publisher remains in prison awaiting judgment on his extradition case, we continue our series of looking at WikiLeaks’ significant revelations contributing to the public’s right to know.
THE ANGRY ARAB: The US Just Blackmailed Sudan
Washington has proven that it is willing to make people suffer, and even starve, if governments don’t acquiesce to normalization with Israel, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
OxyContin Maker’s ‘Public Trust’ Would Still Be About Profit
ELECTION 2020: 19th Century Polling Laws to Stop Parties Kidnapping Voters May Be Inadequate This Time
Vestigial laws may be ill-equipped for hyper-partisan 2020, writes Kristin Kanthak.