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Patrick Lawrence: The Center the Centrists Can’t Hold

corinna barnard — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:10:03 +0000

What is unfolding now in France and Germany is happening one or another way across the Western powers that form the walls of the neoliberal fortress. By Patrick Lawrence in London ScheerPost “Turning and turning in the widening gyre The…

Will Trump Step Up Attacks on Venezuela?

corinna barnard — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:00:24 +0000

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. By Alan MacLeod MintPress News The re-election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United…

Vijay Prashad: Give Us Peace

corinna barnard — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:00:35 +0000

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. By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research On…

Caitlin Johnstone: Suppressing Speech to Aid Israel

Consortiumnews.com — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 06:08:19 +0000

Trump literally standing before an Israeli flag and vowing to kill free speech for Israeli interests makes a lie of everything the “MAGA movement” says it stands for, exposing it for the scam it’s always been. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com.au…

SCOTT RITTER: Tulsi Gabbard & the Trump Revolution

Consortiumnews.com — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 23:42:45 +0000

Gabbard is well positioned to become the most influential advisor to President Trump regarding the critical foreign policy and national security problems that will be faced by his administration. By Scott Ritter Special to Consortium News President-elect Donald Trump has sent…

Neocons Circling Trump Campaign

corinna barnard — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 02:39:50 +0000

Neocons maneuver through the shifting sands of power in Washington to make sure no matter who wins, they remain in charge, writes Daniel McAdams. By Daniel McAdams Ron Paul Institute Weekend news that “Neocon Nikki” Haley is in talks to…

The Government Compels Silence – Again

corinna barnard — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 00:15:47 +0000

The government knows how to evade an uncomfortable constitutional provision or High Court opinion, writes Andrew P. Napolitano regarding a case involving Donald Trump, Jack Smith and Elon Musk. By Andrew P. Napolitano When Congress enacted the Stored Communications Act…

The Chris Hedges Report: Betrayal of the Liberal Class

corinna barnard — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:27:47 +0000

“Like a Stepford Wives convention” — Comedian Jimmy Dore looks back on the 2024 Democratic National Convention. ScheerPost In his 2010 book, Death of the Liberal Class, Chris Hedges wrote “The fate of the liberal class is tragic. It has…

Photos of 2005 Haditha Massacre in Iraq Finally Published

corinna barnard — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:00:17 +0000

Photos of the mass killing by U.S. Marines have been kept hidden for decades, making the atrocity relatively unknown. Now The New Yorker has released 10 of them. By Brett Wilkins Common Dreams After years of working with Iraqis whose…

Caitlin Johnstone: Democrats’ Mad Middle East Platform

corinna barnard — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 20:18:15 +0000

When you’re siding with John Bolton on whether to bomb Iran, you’re as insanely hawkish as it gets. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com.au Listen to Tim Foley reading this article. Celebrity progressive, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, at the Democratic National Convention…