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Critical Minerals & the ‘Donroe Doctrine’

Critical Minerals & the ‘Donroe Doctrine’

The U.S. wants to reorganise the mineral wealth of the Western Hemisphere around its own industrial and military needs while keeping China at arm’s length.
08.10.2026

Trump’s Big Bluff on Iran

Trump’s Big Bluff on Iran

The Trump administration and its supporters – including the Wall Street Journal editorial page – are working overtime these days to spin the news around the Iran war to make it appear that the US is winning and Tehran had better submit to Washington’s demands before it is wrecked, maybe even “annihilated.”
06.10.2026

Games Trump & Liberal Media Play

Games Trump & Liberal Media Play

We are looking at a dysfunction that transcends the contest for power between liberal authoritarians — politely called “centrists” these days — and their rightist counterparts.
01.10.2026

When Everything Becomes a National Security Threat

When Everything Becomes a National Security Threat

The word ‘security’ is a broad, vague generality whose contours should not be invoked to abrogate the fundamental law embodied in the First Amendment.
25.09.2026

Trump’s Unconscionable UN Rant

Trump’s Unconscionable UN Rant

Donald Trump threatened Iran with annihilation from the seat of diplomacy on the East River Tuesday and then dismissed the real threats of AI as a hoax in a speech that exhibited questionable mental balance, writes Joe Lauria.
23.09.2026

Osama Bin Trump

Osama Bin Trump

When the U.S. became the terrorists it claimed it was seeking to defeat, the country defeated itself.
16.09.2026

The Crippling Effects of Unnecessary War

The Crippling Effects of Unnecessary War

In California, gas stations are facing a unique challenge. The station signs are only configured to go up to $9.99 per gallon and at several stations the price of diesel has reached that maximum. Diesel prices are higher than they have ever been in history.
15.09.2026

America’s War on Iran Has Always Been a Bipartisan Effort

America’s War on Iran Has Always Been a Bipartisan Effort

The bombing of Iran is the culmination of decades of bipartisan policy that systematically normalized and institutionalized gradual escalation
07.09.2026

War in the Twilight

War in the Twilight

The question is not whether a president is strong enough to exercise power, but whether the president is restrained enough to obey the laws he has sworn to uphold, writes Judge Andrew Napolitano.
04.09.2026

Chris Hedges: The Next Election May Be Our Last

Chris Hedges: The Next Election May Be Our Last

Donald Trump is determined to subvert the midterms. All that can save us, if he succeeds, is a national strike.
03.09.2026

The Definition of Insanity

The Definition of Insanity

Albert Einstein is credited with saying, “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Whether he actually said it or not, the definition stands.
02.09.2026

Dreaming of Ending Trump’s $1.5 Trn ‘Dream Military’

Dreaming of Ending Trump’s $1.5 Trn ‘Dream Military’

Not only is Donald Trump’s colossal military spending bad for the country, but it’s bad for the military and may well wreck what’s left of U.S. democracy, writes William J. Astore.
09.02.2026

Trump’s Board of Peace Is a Dystopia in Motion

Trump’s Board of Peace Is a Dystopia in Motion

While the sheer pomposity, Trumpian megalomania, and painfully paradoxical context surrounding the so-called “Board of Peace” (BoP) might tempt some to dismiss it as mere spectacle or farce, its criminal, inhumane, and hegemonic nature makes it far too dangerous to ignore.
06.02.2026

Not a Trump Anomaly: The Board of Peace and America’s Crisis-Driven Power Plays

Not a Trump Anomaly: The Board of Peace and America’s Crisis-Driven Power Plays

The history of American power is, in many ways, the history of reinventing rules – or designing new ones – to fit US strategic interests.
03.02.2026

Trump’s Doubling Down on Imperialism in Latin America Is a Formula for Decline

Trump’s Doubling Down on Imperialism in Latin America Is a Formula for Decline

Give Donald Trump credit. He’s added new meaning to that ancient phrase “gunboat diplomacy.”
29.01.2026

Greenland Is Not a Prize

Greenland Is Not a Prize

The U.S. has set its sights on Greenland due to its mineral wealth and strategic location. But its people — the Kalaallit — are an afterthought in Washington’s machinations.
29.01.2026

What if NATO Died?

What if NATO Died?

Forged under the pressure of the Cold War in 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, is in critical condition.
28.01.2026

‘Economic Statecraft’ Exposed: A Key Pillar of US Hybrid Warfare for All To See

‘Economic Statecraft’ Exposed: A Key Pillar of US Hybrid Warfare for All To See

It’s certainly not diplomacy and it’s not coercion. It is war conducted by economic means, all designed to produce an economic crisis and social unrest leading to a fall of the government.
27.01.2026

Trump’s First Year: A Report Card

Trump’s First Year: A Report Card

There are many metrics by which U.S. President Donald Trump’s first year back in office can be measured. Some will measure it by tariffs and the economy, some by ICE and immigration, and some by civility and democracy.
26.01.2026

Between Conciliation and Coercion in Ukraine Policy

Between Conciliation and Coercion in Ukraine Policy

Is there an actually existing Ukraine policy? Probably not.
23.01.2026

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