Downgrades and the fear of them prevent much-needed public spending during the pandemic, writes Ramya Vijaya.
COVID-19: Credit Ratings Punish Poorer Countries for Investing More in Health Care
Africa, American Empire, Analysis, Biden Administration, Commentary, Intelligence, Somalia, The Bush-43 Administration, U.S.
In Somalia, US Bombs the ‘Terrorists’ It Created
Successive U.S. administrations understand that stirring the pot of extremism gives them endless excuses to occupy other countries, writes T.J. Coles.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Analysis, Biden Administration, Commentary, Iraq, Middle East, Militarism, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
The Return of the Taliban 20 Years Later
Washington spent more than $2 trillion on a war that it knew could not be won, writes Vijay Prashad.
US Military Should Give Back Hawaii Lands
Ann Wright says her home state should not agree to a re-leasing, no matter the amount that is offered.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Analysis, Biden Administration, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Militarism, Military Industry, Pentagon, U.S.
Investors in US Weapon-Makers Only Clear Winners of Afghan War
Share prices of military manufacturers vastly outperformed the stock market overall during the Afghanistan War.
The Climate Stat We Can’t Afford to Overlook: CEO Pay
If top U.S. corporate execs are still pocketing jackpots a decade from now, our environment has no shot, writes Sam Pizzigati.
Where Best to Ride Out the Climate Apocalypse?
Hollywood’s Dangerous Afghan Illusion
From the Archives: A newly discovered document undercuts a key storyline of the anti-Soviet Afghan war of the 1980s that it was Charlie Wilson’s War, wrote Robert Parry on April 7, 2013.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Biden Administration, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Militarism, U.S., United Nations, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Opening & Closing US Embassies — From Sierra Leone to Afghanistan
THE ANGRY ARAB: The Life & Mind of Edward Said
As`ad AbuKhalil says a new biography seems to introduce the reader to someone the Middle East scholar clearly was not.
Rapid Taliban Takeover Shows How Little US Understood Afghanistan
Though the Taliban may be unpopular with many Afghans at least they are Afghans and not a propped-up government under foreign occupation, writes Joe Lauria.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Australia, China, Commentary, Intelligence, Media, Military Industry, Propaganda, U.S.
How War Profiteers Manufacture Consent
Governments and war profiteers fund think tank reports that mass media then pass off as news, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Undefinable: No Ideology & Belonging to No Camp
As ideologies harden to fanaticism and people with banners herd into warring camps, it remains possible — still — to stand above the madness.
JOHN PILGER: A Day in the Death of British Justice
The reputation of British justice now rests on the shoulders of the High Court in the life or death case of Julian Assange.
LETTER FROM LONDON: Worrying Turn in Assange Case
The U.S. victory in court on Wednesday makes the prospects for Julian Assange at October’s appeal hearing murky at best, writes Alexander Mercouris.
Climate Change, Commentary, Environment, Indigenous People, Militarism, Police Brutality, Protests, U.S.
Environmental Demonstrators vs Militarized Police
The movement against climate chaos is running up against intense repression funded by private corporations as well as the federal government, writes Shea Leibow.
US Wins Right to Appeal Health Grounds on Assange Extradition
The United States on Wednesday won the right to appeal the health grounds upon which a decision was made by a district judge in London not to extradite the WikiLeaks publisher to the United States, reports Joe Lauria.
American Empire, Analysis, Biden Administration, China, Commentary, Income Inequality, U.S., U.S. Congress
Trade Wars Are Class Wars
Narrowing the great divides — between the rich and everyone else — will be the key to reducing new Cold War tensions, writes Sam Pizzigati.
On Eve of Assange Hearing, A Look Back at the US Chief Medical Witness
On Wednesday the U.S. will challenge its grounds to appeal medical evidence that led to the denial of Julian Assange’s extradition. But there are conflicts of interests with U.S. witness Dr. Nigel Blackwood, who claimed Assange’s suicide risk is “manageable.”
Cuomo’s Bubble Has Burst
The N.Y. governor resigned Tuesday, effective in 14 days. This article published last year shows how Andrew Cuomo got away with a lot more, namely hurting the state’s poor in deference to his rich backers, Joe Lauria reported.