The plan, which is praised by right-wing regional leaders, seeks to end restrictions on foreign domination of industries and markets, Ben Norton reports.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Poison in Prison
A private food service company “accidentally” sold dog food to feed prisoners mis-marked as “ground beef for tacos.” There was no punishment for the company or its executives.
The Crucial Amazon Union Vote in Alabama
Unions don’t just raise worker wages, says Sam Pizzagati. They also help flatten grand plutocratic fortunes.
The Litmus Test for Biden’s Support of Unions
Labor unions are the single most effective way organized workers can counter the power of organized money known as a corporation, writes Thom Hartmann.
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Biden Iran Envoy Boasted of Causing Civilian Deprivation
Max Blumenthal reports on the sadistic contents of Richard Nephew’s book on the “art of sanctions.”
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Enforcing Orthodoxy
To censor is an act of deprivation, a taking away. To enforce an intolerant orthodoxy is an act of imposition. The two cannot be understood separately from one another.
COVID-19: Head of WHO Calls for Patent Waivers to Halt Pandemic
The chief of the global health agency speaks out against vaccine monopolies.
How France and the US Cooperate
Danny Sjursen delves into the destabilizing Franco-American Sahel “stabilization” mission.
Pentagon Could Use Some Cancel Culture
William J. Astore provides a tour of some major weapons systems that should be on the scrap heap, and a rare case of one that finally is.
Countering the Establishment’s Message
The idea that China or Russia pose a threat to you is so self-evidently ridiculous, so transparently absurd, that the only way to make you believe it would be to propagandize you, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
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The Right to Live in Peace
It is a phrase for effectively challenging the system now managed by people such as Biden, Modi and Piñera, writes Vijay Prashad.
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MLK & Fred Hampton Versus J Edgar Hoover
James DiEugenio tracks the FBI boss and his renegade violence against any sign of a Black Messiah through two current films.
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Lawmaker Rips US Opposition to ICC Probe of Israel
Rashida Tlaib said the international court has a duty to investigate and deliver justice to victims of human rights violations and war crimes in Palestine.
Obscure Energy Treaty Blocking Climate Action
The authors lay out the argument for withdrawing from the Energy Charter Treaty, which has more than 50 signatories.
US Senators Target Some Presidential War Powers
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What Mourning the Fragility of US Democracy Gets Wrong
Despite the tradition of presenting itself as exceptional, the country looks a lot like the other struggling democracies, writes Alasdair S. Roberts.
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The Filibuster Was Grounded in Slavery & Now Threatens All Life
Today it’s a convenient shield for cowardly senators to avoid going on the record about their opposition to popular legislation, writes Thom Hartmann.
Chris Hedges: The Age of Social Murder
This is the largest crime against humanity ever committed. It is being committed in front of us. And, with few exceptions, we are willfully being herded like sheep to the slaughter.
OPINION: Western Sahara, Africa’s Last Colony, Resumes Liberation Struggle
Morocco’s aggression has not only put an end to the UN peace process but has also unleashed a second war, writes Sidi Omar.
Prince Andrew Helped Deepen UK Relations with Gulf Regimes for 8 Years After Epstein Scandal
The queen’s second son held many meetings with repressive Middle East monarchies long after his role as official trade envoy ended in 2011, Phil Miller reports.