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PEPE ESCOBAR: The Slave, The Orator & The Emperor

April 2, 2021

A trio of Stoics from Ancient Greece offer philosophical opposition to today’s turbo capitalism in this excerpt from “Raging Twenties, Great Power Politics Meets Techno-Feudalism.” 

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Afghanistan, Books, Commentary, Media, Middle East, United Kingdon

The UK Military’s Secrecy Problem

April 1, 2021

Richard Norton-Taylor says a new book illustrates how the military establishment tries to censor, bully and threaten publishers and journalists.

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Advanced Technologies, Commentary, COVID-19

COVID-19: The Vaccine Must Be a Common Good for Humanity

April 1, 2021

Vijay Prashad calls out the Global North, Big Pharma and the capitalist logic of intellectual property rights.

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Climate Change, Commentary, Militarism

The Problem Isn’t Human Nature

April 1, 2021

The problem, says Caitlin Johnstone, is a few manipulative sociopaths who are willing to do anything to get ahead and into positions of power.  

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American Empire, Biden Administration, China, Commentary, Militarism

NATO Expanding its Theater With China in its Sights

March 31, 2021

Ann Wright says a new proposed roadmap reflects an alarming expansion beyond Europe and Russia, the alliance’s traditional traditional area of operations and concern.   

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Biden Administration, COVID-19, International

COVID-19: Experts Warn of Failing to Rapidly ‘Vaccinate the World’ & Creating Dangerous Opening for Virus

March 31, 2021

Many leading epidemiologists believe the international community has a year or less before mutations proliferate widely.  

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Assange extradition, WikiLeaks

Pope Needs to Send Easter Message to Biden on Assange

March 31, 2021

Francis the First thought of the WikiLeaks publisher languishing in his cell on Palm Sunday and should consider sending a second message, writes Elizabeth Vos.

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Column, Commentary, Legal, Letter from Britain, Scotland

LETTER FROM LONDON: A Troubling Decision

March 30, 2021

Alexander Mercouris says the conviction of former British diplomat Craig Murray undermines the right of the media to report cases, which is vital to protect the right to a fair trial.

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American Empire, Biden Administration, Column, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

THE ANGRY ARAB: The Trump-Biden Middle East Policy

March 30, 2021

From Iran to Yemen, As`ad AbuKhalil summarizes the bipartisan consistency with which Israeli interests dominate in U.S. foreign policy.

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Afghanistan, American Empire, Commentary, Militarism, The Bush-43 Administration, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News

Requiem for the ‘American Century’

March 30, 2021

As the longest U.S. war winds down in Afghanistan,  Andrew Bacevich says vows of “never again” can only be taken seriously when Americans call imperialism by its name.

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Commentary, COVID-19, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News

COVID-19: People Gave Up on Flu Pandemic Measures a Century Ago When They Tired of Them – and Paid a Price

March 29, 2021

If we have anything to learn from the history of the 1918 influenza pandemic, it is that a premature return to pre-pandemic life risks more cases and more deaths, writes J. Alexander Navarro.  

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Commentary, COVID-19, Health Reform, United Kingdon

COVID-19: Greed Drove Big Pharma Companies to Privatize Vaccines

March 29, 2021

The AstraZeneca jab was actually developed by scientists from a publicly-funded institution, writes Nick Dearden in a retort to comments by Boris Johnson. 

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American Empire, China, Commentary, Economy, Foreign Policy, Militarism, Russia, U.S.

In Quest of a Multi-Polar World

March 26, 2021

Michael Hudson and Pepe Escobar resume their conversation about a global monetary system that appears headed for divorce. 

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Commentary, COVID-19, Economy, International

Rescuing Rich Investors in Poor Countries

March 26, 2021

John Smith confronts creditors’ response to the greatest debt crisis in history.

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Commentary, Legal, U.S.

Virtually No One in US Is Dangerous Enough to Justify Jail

March 26, 2021

Sandra Mayson and Megan Stevenson offer a cost-benefit analysis of pretrial detention.

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American Empire, Bahrain, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Intelligence, Iran, Iraq, Militarism, Trump Administration, U.S., United Kingdon

Trump’s Illegal Drone Strike on Iranian General Led to Award for British Troops

March 25, 2021

A secretive team of British troops based in Bahrain played a key role in the tense aftermath of the U.S. assassination of Qasem Soleimani, Phil Miller reports. 

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COVID-19, India, Protests

Lessons to Learn from Kerala

March 25, 2021

Vijay Prashad interviews the finance minister of the populous Indian state about the “hop, skip and jump” gains by the Left Democratic Front government there. 

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International, Legal, Scotland, WikiLeaks

Murray Found Guilty of Contempt

March 25, 2021

The former British ambassador was found guilty of contempt of court by a Scottish tribunal on Thursday for articles he had published about the trial of former First Minister Alex Salmond.

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American Empire, Biden Administration, Commentary, Immigration, Mexico, Military Industry, Trump Administration, U.S.

The Border Crisis Is Forever

March 24, 2021

Underneath the theater of partisan politics, there remains a churning border-industrial complex, Todd Miller reports. 

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Commentary, Foreign Policy, Nuclear Weapons, Russia

The Urgent Need for a Biden-Putin Summit

March 24, 2021

Norman Solomon calls on the U.S. president to remember 1967 and the “Spirit of Glassboro.”

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American Empire, China, Commentary, Human Rights, Propaganda, U.S., United Kingdon

Reminder: US Weaponizes ‘Human Rights’

March 23, 2021

In response to the sanctions imposed on Chinese officials, Caitlin Johnstone spotlights a 2007 leaked State Department memo describing the U.S. double standard for allies and adversaries. 

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American Empire, Biden Administration, China, Commentary, Eurasia, Militarism, U.S., United Kingdon, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News

Washington’s Delusion of Endless World Dominion

March 23, 2021

Like the British establishment of the 1950s, current leaders of U.S. foreign policy have been on top of the world for so long that they’ve forgotten how they got there, writes Alfred W. McCoy.

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American Empire, Biden Administration, China, Column, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Russia, U.S., Ukraine

PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Blundering Biden Team

March 23, 2021

What occurred between Washington and Moscow last week, and at a hotel in Anchorage, bears a significance that we must not miss. 

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Afghanistan, American Empire, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Militarism, Pentagon, Trump Administration, U.S.

US Military Subverted the Afghan Peace Agreement

March 22, 2021

A former senior U.S. adviser reveals how, after Trump’s defeat, top Pentagon brass undermined his withdrawal order and pressured him to capitulate, as Gareth Porter reports. 

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American Empire, Books, Commentary, Gun Violence, Militarism, Racism, Religion, Right Wing, U.S.

Chris Hedges: The Evil Within Us

March 22, 2021

Those who blind themselves to their capacity for evil commit evil not for evil’s sake, but to make a better world. This collective self-delusion is the story of America.

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American Empire, Campaign 2020, Commentary, Election 2020, Intelligence, Iran, Militarism, Pentagon, Propaganda, Russia, Secrecy, U.S.

US Intel Cartel: All Nations We Hate Interfered in Our Elections

March 22, 2021

We will never be given any solid evidence for these U.S. spy claims, writes Caitlin Johnstone. Yet U.S. foreign policy officials and mainstream news coverage of them will act as though we have. 

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Constitution, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Intelligence, Obama Administration, Secrecy, The Bush-43 Administration

Examining the Stasi, Seeing the NSA

March 22, 2021

From the Archives: For many years, the East German Stasi was viewed as the most totalitarian of intelligence services, relentlessly spying on its citizens during the Cold War. But the Stasi’s capabilities pale in comparison to what the NSA can…

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Intelligence, Russia

WATCH: Presentation of Adams Award & Stephen Cohen Tribute

March 21, 2021

The 2021 Sam Adams Award was presented in London to MI5 whistleblower Annie Machon. At the ceremony, Russian scholar Stephen Cohen was honored. Watch the ceremony and read the citations here.

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American Empire, Campaign 2020, Commentary, Intelligence, Iran, Politics, Russia, U.S., Ukraine

Russiagate Rolls On, Giving Biden Political Cover

March 20, 2021

When it comes to national security reporting corporate journalists have time and again shown they are practicing something other than journalism, writes Joe Lauria.

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American Empire, China, Commentary, Iraq, Militarism, Military Industry, Politics, The Bush-43 Administration, U.S., WMD

18 Years Ago Today the US War on Iraq Began

March 19, 2021

On the anniversary, Ann Wright voices opposition to the weapons build-up against China and the construction of a $1.9 billion defense radar in her home state of Hawaii.

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American Empire, China, Commentary, Media, Propaganda, Trump Administration, U.S., United Nations

The ‘Independent’ Report Claiming Uyghur Genocide

March 19, 2021

It was brought to you by a sham university and neocon ideologues lobbying to punish China for U.S. interests, Ajit Singh reports.

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Asia, Biden Administration, Commentary, Politics, Protests, U.S.

Rahm Emanuel Under Consideration as Top Ambassador

March 18, 2021

Nothing in his record suggests diplomacy, say Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon.

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