Max Blumenthal reports on new leaked documents showing the prestigious news outlets participating alongside intel contractors to effect “attitudinal change” and weaken Moscow’s influence.
Reuters, BBC in Covert UK Program to Push Western Agenda
American Empire, Biden Administration, Commentary, Militarism, Obama Administration, Trump Administration, U.S.
Will Biden Finally Bring Troops Home from Afghanistan?
Assuming the president does actually want to ditch this 19-plus year disaster, Danny Sjursen says two main sets of problems stand in his way.
The US ‘Genocide’ Accusation Against China
The claim relies on data abuse and baseless claims by a far-right ideologue, Gareth Porter and Max Blumenthal report.
LETTER FROM LONDON: On the Matter of Assange’s Lawyers Considering a Cross Appeal
If this happens, the hearing at the High Court in London will acquire epochal importance, writes Alexander Mercouris.
13 Years Was Too Long for Shell’s Victims in Nigeria
Justice has finally prevailed, writes Donald Pols. But this should have been a clear-cut case.
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Using Das Kapital as a Pillow
Many Marxists in colonized zones had never read Marx, writes Vijay Prashad in this sampling of influential leftists, many from peasant societies, who built theories appropriate to their own context.
US Attacks BDS for Same Reason Nixon Started Drug War
This weapon will continue to be used against the left, not only to support Israel but to prevent the rise of any political movements in powerful Western nations, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
White House Seeks $200 Million Arms Sale to Egypt
The request to Congress comes days after relatives of a prominent Egyptian American activist were arrested and jailed.
Poll: Likely Voters Support ‘Wall Street Tax Act’
The levy would target high-frequency trading and is projected to generate $777 billion over a 10-year period.
Biden Official Blasts US-Style Law in Nicaragua
Ben Norton reports on the State Department’s ire at “foreign agent” legislation that made a U.S.-funded, right-wing foundation decide to close.
The Pearl of the Indian Ocean
Thirty years after the capture of Mogadishu by opposition forces, Mohamed Duale and Jabril Abdullahi reflect on it now, as a tale of four cities.
Taxes on the Rich: One-Sixth of What They Used to Be
Chuck Collins and Bob Lord summarize the radical tax transformation in the U.S. over the past 65 years, particularly since 1980.
Texas Becoming Failed State Amid Historic Winter Storm
Millions of people are endangered by the Lone Star state’s isolated and underregulated electric grid.
Why the British Abandoned Impeachment
Its decline coincided with the rise of another, more effective process by which high officials could be held accountable, writes Eliga Gould.
John Brown, Violent Crusader, Blazed Lincoln’s Moral Path
THE ANGRY ARAB: Is Lebanon Heading to Partition?
Chris Hedges: Cancel Culture, Where Liberalism Goes to Die
Elites and their courtiers who trumpet their moral superiority by damning and silencing those who do not linguistically conform to politically correct speech are the new Jacobins.
Chris Hedges: Battling White Supremacy in the Ring
Chris Hedges reviews Gerald Horne’s book, The Bittersweet Science, on racism, racketeering and the political economy of boxing.
New UN Report: Millions of Yemeni Children Face Acute Malnutrition
“The increasing number of children going hungry in Yemen should shock us all into action. More children will die with every day that passes without action,” the report says. By Brett Wilkins Common Dreams Underscoring the urgent need to end…
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Government Secrecy Causes Conspiracy Theories
Due to the CIA’s refusal to be transparent about the exact nature of its involvement in Syria, people are left to fill in the knowledge gaps with their own speculation, writes Caitlin Johnstone.