Scott Ritter joined Medea Benjamin and Code Pink to urgently lobby members on Capitol Hill to do what they could to stop the U.S. from starting a nuclear war.
WATCH: Ritter Lobbies at the Capitol to Avert Nuclear War
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US Citizens Push Embassies to Back SA’s Genocide Charge
A coalition of ‘grassroots diplomats’ are taking the lead on international solidarity with South Africa in the absence of diplomacy and accountability from U.S. officials, writes Melissa Garriga.
WATCH: Cohen Arrested in Defense of Assange at DOJ
Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream fame, was arrested on Thursday in front of the U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington protesting the DOJ’s prosecution of publisher Julian Assange.
Chris Hedges: Lynching the Jan. 6 Deplorables
The criminal investigation undertaken by the federal government against hundreds of participants in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol is polarizing the country and shredding civil liberties.
Chris Hedges: Building a Left-Right Coalition Against War
To those who suffer directly from U.S. and NATO aggression, the demands of the Feb. 19 Rage Against the War Machine rally in Washington are not theoretical issues. For them, it is a matter of life or death. They welcome…
Near-Unanimous UN Call to End Cuba Blockade
Thursday’s vote was 185-2. The only two “no” votes were those of the United States and Israel, with Ukraine and Brazil abstaining.
Protest Near White House Against War With Russia
The protest will begin at 7 am at Black Lives Matter Plaza near Lafayette Park to tell Joe Biden to focus on domestic needs and not war over Ukraine.
Where Was Journalism on US Airstrikes During ‘War on Terror?’
Caitlin Johnstone: Do you remember seeing an average of 46 news reports a day on bombings conducted by the U.S. and its allies over the last 20 years? I don’t.
AUKUS: Activists Blast the ‘Anti-China’ Military Pact
Anti-war critics warn that the new Australia, Britain and U.S. military alliance represents a serious escalation of new Cold War tensions in the Pacific.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: The Dark Past of Biden’s Nominee for National Intelligence Director
There were three controversial areas where Avril Haines made a name for herself and for which she should have to answer in a confirmation hearing.