Although there may not be tanks on the streets and a dictator inciting crowds from his bully pulpit, the end result has been pretty much the same. Most Americans can probably still remember a time when U.S. companies were in business with one goal in mind – providing a product …
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The New America of Terror and Discontent
For the vast majority of Americans, the past year has been the most challenging in their lives – certainly for young adults. However, not everyone has been suffering equally. The nation’s health or illness is not uniform. Much of our suffering is dependent upon the institutionalization and negligence of previous injustices, …
Read More »Iran is an adversary, not an ally of Al-Qaeda
Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ridiculously accused the Islamic Republic of Iran of hosting “a new home base” for Al-Qaeda in a fiery speech on January 12. He also claimed to have confirmed an earlier report a few months back that a high-ranking accused Al-Qaeda operative allegedly involved …
Read More »9/11 Was the Prelude. 1/6 Is the Holy Grail
– Whether civil war is coming will depend on the degree of stoicism prevalent among the Deplorable multitudes. I hear the sons of the city and dispossessed Get down, get undressed Get pretty but you and me We got the kingdom, we got the key We got the empire, now as …
Read More »POW Nation – When Will The U.S. Free Itself From War?
“POWs Never Have A Nice Day.” That sentiment was captured on a button a friend of mine wore for our fourth grade class photo in 1972. That prisoners of war could never have such a day was reinforced by the sad face on that button. Soon after, American POWs would indeed be …
Read More »America Under Censorship: Biden’s Presidency Certified, Free Speech May be No Longer
“If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” ― George Washington
Read More »The Ends of Whiteness? White Supremacy Confronted
Review of Gerald Horne, White Supremacy Confronted and The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century Thirty years ago this month I was preparing for what would be a three-month tour of the Republic of South Africa. The …
Read More »Forever Wars: Will They Ever End?
The wars since Sept. 11 are part of Joe Biden’s legacy, writes Nick Turse. But the president-elect enters the White House with an opportunity to make good on his pledge to end them.
Read More »Coup Bid in Washington and America’s Bankrupt Moral Authority
The spectacle of a riotous mob invading the U.S. Congressional building this week with the aim of violently overturning the presidential election has shocked the world. It is a moment of truth about America’s bankrupt claims of “exceptionalism” and “moral authority”. Lawmakers were in the process of certifying the November …
Read More »Trust in American Politics Has Tanked… and That Means War
In God We Trust, is a slogan emblazoned on every American dollar bill. Well, that may be or may be not the case. But certainly Americans no longer trust their political system, as evidenced by the unholy fiasco of the last presidential election. Nearly half of those who voted believe …
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