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Trump’s Empire of Hubris and Thuggery

Trump’s Empire of Hubris and Thuggery

The president’s latest National Security Strategy memorandum treats the freedom to coerce others as the essence of US sovereignty. It is an ominous document that will – if allowed to stand – come back to haunt the United States.
16.12.2025

The Siren Song of War

The Siren Song of War

In October of 2002, I shocked many in my Congressional District and beyond by voting against giving President George W. Bush authorization to use military force in Iraq.
12.12.2025

‘Kill Them All’

‘Kill Them All’

As we learn more about the events on Sept. 2, 2025, in international waters 1,500 miles from the United States, the behavior of the United States military becomes more legally troubling than at first blush.
11.12.2025

Pardon Me?

The festival of pardons that now features prominently in America’s political life offers a measure of how the republic, in its late-imperial phase, is crumbing.
03.12.2025

The Beat of UK War Drums

The Beat of UK War Drums

Talk about a Russian ship “inside British waters” is the normal refuge of extremely unpopular governments. It is also part of the military industrial complex’s tightening grip on the state.
21.11.2025

The US Banana Republic

The US Banana Republic

Every dictatorship is a grotesque opera buffa. No encomium is too outrageous. No bribe too small. No violation of civil liberties too extreme. No stupidity too absurd. All dissent, no matter how tepid, is treason.
13.11.2025

The Queen’s Coup

The Queen’s Coup

Queen Elizabeth II of England advised the governor-general he could overthrow the elected government of Australia 50 years ago today – and he did, Jenny Hocking and Peter Cronau report.
12.11.2025

Dick Cheney (1941–2025): The Dark Legacy of a War Criminal

Dick Cheney (1941–2025): The Dark Legacy of a War Criminal

Former U.S. vice president Richard “Dick” Cheney died on 3 November 2025 at age 84; his family said he had suffered from pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.
05.11.2025

Everyone Is 12 Now

Everyone Is 12 Now

The mainstream western worldview is like a children’s cartoon, with the Bad Guys doing Bad Things simply because they are Bad, and the Good Guys striving heroically to stop them.
31.10.2025

Unrest in the Himalayas

Unrest in the Himalayas

Ladakh’s geography makes it crucially important to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. To put it directly under his government’s control, Modi took away its statehood rights. Ladakhis are now fighting to get them back, reports Betwa Sharma.
30.10.2025

Trump’s Military Occupation of America

Trump’s Military Occupation of America

Nick Turse covers the U.S. president’s push in the direction of a genuine police state as he deploys armed forces in U.S. cities and proclaims he is waging a “war from within.”
20.10.2025

US Supreme Court May Grant Trump Unbridled Authority

US Supreme Court May Grant Trump Unbridled Authority

Marjorie Cohn previews some of the cases the U.S. high court will use to establish the limits of executive power.
17.10.2025

Did Boris Johnson Take a Bribe to Keep the War Going in Ukraine?

Did Boris Johnson Take a Bribe to Keep the War Going in Ukraine?

According to an article published in the British newspaper, The Guardian, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson received a $1 million dollars the year he left office from a man who had a strong financial incentive to keep the war going in Ukraine.
13.10.2025

When Presidents Kill

When Presidents Kill

No law permits — and prevailing U.S. judicial jurisprudence absolutely prohibits — summary murders of people not engaged in violence, at sea or anywhere else
10.10.2025

War Criminals Don’t Face Trial – They Get Retirement Deals

War Criminals Don’t Face Trial – They Get Retirement Deals

Gaza’s ruins will need rebuilding. Naturally, those who helped destroy it are already being lined up for the job
08.10.2025

Power & Justice

Power & Justice

The world broke its silence at the U.N. late last month, but force alone is what counts for Trump and Netanyahu, who propose to stand astride the world like co-emperors.
07.10.2025

Trump’s War on America

Trump’s War on America

The latest Presidential memo, “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence,” is to be a preemptive war against those individuals and institutions which threaten Trump’s absolute grip on power.
04.10.2025

Will the US Push Lebanon to Civil War?

Will the US Push Lebanon to Civil War?

As the balance of power shifts in the Middle East, pressure from Israel and Saudi Arabia may spark a Lebanese civil war.
02.10.2025

Free Speech and Its Discontents

Free Speech and Its Discontents

A government that can silence the speech you hate today can silence the speech you love tomorrow
26.09.2025

We Are All Antifa Now

We Are All Antifa Now

The designation of the amorphous group antifa as a terrorist organization allows the state to brand all dissidents as supporters of antifa and prosecute them as terrorists.
25.09.2025

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