“If Bernie Runs?” Wrong Question
Photo by Max Goldberg Remembering Bernie Sanders at Prairie Lights In late 2014 Bernie Sanders came out to Iowa City to speak before a large and enthusiastic crowd at that…
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Trump, the Quintessential American
Illustration by Nevit Dilmen Donald Trump is part of the peculiar breed Herman Melville described in his novel “The Confidence-Man,” in which the main character uses protean personas, flattery and…
A Killer Dies, a Teacher Lives: George H.W. Bush v. Noam Chomsky
Photo by SSGT. Perry Heimer A Humble Man Who Liked to Wear Socks The obsequious praise of the life and legacy of the now deceased mad-dog killer George H. W.…
None Dare Call It Victory: U.S. 2018 Elections
Photo by U.S. Embassy Canada For months, the leadership of the Democratic Party hyped the message that a ‘blue wave’ was on its way that would politically engulf Trump and…
For Popular Sovereignty, Beyond Absurdity
Mike Pence, Brett Kavanaugh, Mitch McConnell, and Jon Kyl • Photo by Office of the Vice President It is disgusting almost beyond words that the onetime sexual predator and obvious…
The Donald in Wonderland: Down the Financial Rabbit Hole With Trump
Photo from Public Domain Once upon a time, there was a little-known energy company called Enron. In its 16-year life, it went from being dubbed America’s most innovative company by…
President Trump Against the World Order
Political leaders, media moguls and journalists have saturated the public throughout the world with claims and accusations that President Trump is destroying the World Order, undermining historic alliances, western values,…
War on Iran is US Policy Now According to US Secretary of State
Photo by Gage Skidmore On May 21, in his first formal public address, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (sworn in May 2) effectively declared war on the sovereign nation…
Debasing US Policy Discourse About Russia
Putin gave the start to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour at the Luzhniki Stadium in September 2017 Baseless and reckless tropes about Russia, Cohen points out, have proliferated…
The World Will Not Mourn the Decline of U.S. Hegemony
Caricature showing Uncle Sam lecturing four children labelled Philippines (who appears similar to Philippine leader Emilio Aguinaldo), Hawaii, Porto Rico and Cuba in front of children holding books labelled with…
Liberals Launch ‘Largest Mobilization in History’ in Defense of Russiagate Probe
Robert Mueller • Photo by The White House With Democrats and self-styled #Resistance activists placing their hopes for taking down Donald Trump’s presidency in the investigation being led by Special…
US foreign policy as bellicose as ever
Cartoon by Tom Trouw It only took a few months under Donald Trump’s presidency for the US to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, impose new sanctions on Russia, reverse…
The US Has Military Bases in 80 Countries. All of Them Must Close.
Photo by DVIDSHUB On the weekend of Martin Luther King Day, Baltimore University fittingly hosted more than 200 activists in the peace, environment, and social-justice movements to launch a timely…
The CIA’s 60-Year History of Fake News: How the Deep State Corrupted Many American Writers
Screenshot from CIA promotional video Joel Whitney’s new book, Finks: How the C.I.A. Tricked the World’s Best Writers, explores how the CIA influenced acclaimed writers and publications during the Cold…
America’s Imperial Decline Might Be Our Last, Best Hope to Salvage Our Democracy
Photo by The White House When the United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution asking nations not to build any more diplomatic missions in Jerusalem only to be…
The Permanent Lie, Our Deadliest Threat
Illustration by Mr. Fish The most ominous danger we face does not come from the eradication of free speech through the obliteration of net neutrality or through Google algorithms that…
Why Aren’t Leaders Held Accountable for War as They Are Beginning to Be for Sexual Abuse?
Photo by DVIDSHUB What makes a Harvey Weinstein moment? The now-disgraced Hollywood mogul is hardly the first powerful man to stand accused of having abused women. The Harveys who preceded…
Why is the US Media and Foreign Policy Establishment Targeting Russia?
The antagonism towards Russia by U.S. mainstream media and foreign policy elites goes far beyond allegations of Russian interference in the last Presidential elections. Paul Jay of the Real News…
‘US Champion of Dirty Wars and Interventionism’: Evo Morales on JFK Files
Photo by Sebastian Baryli Bolivian President Evo Morales said the United States is the “champion of dirty wars and interventionism,” Saturday in response to the JFK files recently published detailing…
Russia-gate’s Shaky Foundation
Photo by Alberto Cabello Anyone who watches the news knows that Russian hackers gave Democratic National Committee documents to WikiLeaks and hacked voter databases in 21 states. Prominent Democrats call…