Iraqis, a million of whom were killed during the U.S. war and occupation, know what comes next for Venezuela. The reigning gangsters will use the threat of death and destruction to procure subservience.
Hedges Report: America the Rogue State
Tag: Democratic Party
How Corporate Democrats Made Trump Possible
Saving the country from autocracy requires recognizing — and then overcoming — the chokehold that Democratic leaders have on the party.
WATCH: Jill Stein on Why Mamdani Won
Jill Stein, three-time Green Party candidate for U.S. president, spoke to CN Live! about Zohran Mamdani’s election as NYC mayor and the future of U.S. politics.
Chris Hedges: Trump’s Greatest Ally is the Democratic Party
The Democratic Party and its liberal allies refuse to call for mass mobilization and strikes — the only tools that can thwart Trump’s emergent authoritarianism — fearing they too will be swept aside.
Corporate Democrats Paved the Way for Trump
Democrats may be denouncing the current assaults on social programs, writes Norman Solomon. But three decades ago Bill Clinton’s embrace of the private sector began clearing the path for Trump’s wrecking crew.
Hedges Report: Fighting Back Against Trump’s Regime
United States citizens must empower themselves to fight back against an increasingly authoritarian Trump administration as well as the Democratic wing of the uniparty, argues Ralph Nader.
The Chris Hedges Report: Zohran Mamdani & the Working Class
Kshama Sawant weighs her fellow democratic socialist’s triumph in the New York City mayoral primary and the obstacles to fulfilling his campaign promises he could face if he gets into office.
Trump’s Rule by Fiat a Bipartisan Legacy
Democratic norms have been eroded for years, writes Vinnie Rotondaro, with the cooperation of the same liberal establishment that now acts scandalized by Trump’s every defiance.
Patrick Lawrence: Season of the Sophists
Trump’s disrespect for the law and courts is not the “only question” raised by the disappearing of Mahmoud Khalil. There are several others, from long before Jan. 20.
The Chris Hedges Report: ‘Virtue Hoarders’
“The culture war was always a proxy economic war” — Catherine Liu discusses her new book, Virtue Hoarders: The Case Against the Professional Managerial Class.