Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Declaration of Independence has been made a dead letter by the Trump regime as we celebrate the 249th anniversary […]
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Trump v. Climate Emergency: A Formula for Catastrophe in the Arctic
By Michael T. Klare | – Donald Trump got the headlines as usual — but don’t be fooled. It wasn’t Trumpism in action this August, […]
Netanyahu Openly Boasts About Stealing vast Swathes of Palestine, but US Pols Won’t Acknowledge It
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Beleaguered Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu is under serious corruption charges and is not assured of winning the upcoming election. […]
What John Bolton’s exit reveals about Donald Trump’s foreign policy priorities
By Steven Hurst | – Everyone who works in the Trump White House eventually outstays their welcome and John Bolton was no different. In a […]
Iraq: The Middle East’s new battle front between Israel and Iran
By Stasa Salacanin | – In the last two months, several unexplained explosions occurred in Iraq, significantly damaging ammunition warehouses and weapons storage sites. All […]
Just Do It! Debating How Much Time We Have to Avert Climate Disaster is a Waste of Time
By Arn Menconi | Special to Consortium News | – The UN’s warnings are dire, but they are still likely overestimating the time we have […]
As Algeria Democracy Protests Continue for 29th Week, will “The Power” Strike Back?
(Al-Bab.com) – Last Friday, for the 29th week in succession, demonstrators took to the streets of Algiers. It’s now five months since they achieved their […]
Reflections on “Peace” in Afghanistan; Leaving a Misguided War and Choosing Not to Look Back
( Tomdispatch.com) – When the conflict that the Vietnamese refer to as the American War ended in April 1975, I was a U.S. Army captain […]
With Bolton gone, will Trump meet Iran’s Pres. Rouhani?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In the wake of the firing of national security adviser and full-time warmonger John Bolton, secretary of state Mike Pompeo […]
Bolton pushed America’s Rush back to Nuclear Weapons, but wasn’t Alone
Lawrence Wilkerson is the former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell. He is current the Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Government and Public […]