The U.S. presidential returnee either doesn’t understand or doesn’t care about the importance of keeping a polite face on the imperial machine.
Caitlin Johnstone: Trump Is the Empire Unmasked
Tag: President Donald Trump
Trump Is No Traitor to His Class
Arrayed around him in the Capitol’s rotunda for his inauguration were people with more blood on their hands than every serial killer in U.S. history, says John Wight.
Will Trump Step Up Attacks on Venezuela?
With Trump’s cabinet full of hawks, Alan MacLeod assesses the potential for the president-elect’s second administration to cause more trouble for the Maduro government.
Caitlin Johnstone: Phony Anti-Establishment Schtick
It’s increasingly necessary to not just stand against the status quo but also against the fraudulent political factions pretending to oppose it.
AS’AD AbuKHALIL: Trump II & the Middle East
There are always hopes — so far proven unfounded — that in a second term an American president will be kinder to the Arabs.
Vijay Prashad: Give Us Peace
As outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Austin embarks on his 12th tour of the Indo-Pacific, the U.S.’ New Cold War on China shows no signs of slowing down under a second Trump presidency.
Catastrophe at the Ballot Box
The U.S. political and media culture has produced two of the most incompetent figures imaginable to vie for the role of leading the country into the abyss, writes Jim Kavanagh.
A Battle for Venezuela’s Future
A Brutal Suppression of Speech
The increasingly common resort to diktats by U.S. authorities is a notable feature of contemporary American society — in all spheres, writes Michael Brenner.
The Specious ‘US Voter Apathy’ Spin
Wilmer J. Leon on the decline in American voters’ interest in the two major parties and their presidential candidates.