The State Department was meant to be a counterpart to the U.S. War Department, writes Caitlin Johnstone. Instead it wound up as a cheering squad for starvation sanctions, proxy wars and war coalitions.
Tag: Caitlin Johnstone
The Two Faces of Empire
The U.S. empire is ugly and creepy. That’s why so much effort goes into keeping the public from looking at it directly, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Trump’s Latest Yemen Move Far Worse Than Capitol Riot
Caitlin Johnstone condemns the U.S. designation of the Houthis as a terrorist organization and the scarce media coverage of the Saudi-led conflict’s deadly toll.
Boot Coming Down Hard and Fast on Social Media
The censorship of a political faction at the hands of a few liberal Silicon Valley billionaires will do the exact opposite of eliminating right-wing paranoia and conspiracy theories, and everyone knows it, writes Caity Johnstone.
Assange Extradition Ruling Is a Relief, But it Isn’t Justice
Caitlin Johnstone says the judge supported virtually every U.S. prosecutorial argument, no matter how absurd and Orwellian.
What’s At Stake in the Assange Decision
Imperial narrative managers have been toiling for years to frame this persecution as something other than what it is, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Washington Post: Russians Are ‘Hacking Our Minds’
WaPo keeps hammering this narrative about powerful Russian mind-hackers as though Russia is the only nation with an existing propaganda campaign on the world stage, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Biden Picks Raytheon Board Member To Lead US War Machine
Caitlin Johnstone thinks it would be more honest for Biden to appoint the CEOs and boards of corporations to cabinet posts, rather than their lobbyists.
Australian War Crimes Report Means Get the Hell Out of Afghanistan
These are unforgivable atrocities which cry out to the heavens for vengeance. Nothing can undo them. Nothing can set them right, writes Caitlin Johnston.
Imperialism in Pumps
Mainstream feminism has abandoned women’s interests so thoroughly that it has largely become only superficially distinct from the patriarchy it purports to oppose, writes Caitlin Johnstone.