US politics

The US did to Iraq in reality what Daenarys Targaryen did to King’s Landing in the fictional Game of Thrones

Iranian Leaders cool Tensions with US, Insist that no War is on Horizon

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iran’s clerical Leader, Ali Khamenei threw cold water on the idea of a miitary conflict between Iran and the US. Khamenei thus proved himself more mature than US warmongers such as National Security adviser John Bolton. The latter has plumped for a strike on Iran so stridently that he has […]

Ethnicities

Yes, US Birth Rate is Dropping – But Why that is Not A Problem

The Conversation

By Caroline Sten Hartnett | – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on May 15 that the number of births in the U.S. is down 2% – “the lowest number of births in 32 years.” These reports were met with surprise and alarm. USA Today, for example, led with the headline “A lot […]

China

China to Iran’s Rescue? Trump might successfully anger Beijing or Tehran, but not Both

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said at a news conference on Saturday that China opposes US unilateral sanctions on Iran and appreciates Iran’s continued commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, despite the breach of it by the Trump administration. This, […]

Donald Trump

Dems must Step Up: Trumpism requires Impeachment and Confrontation

John Buell

We are being confronted in the United States with a major political party that embraces tactics of earlier fascist parties

Donald Trump

Pace Pompeo: What if the US is “Sowing Chaos” in Mideast & Iran is a Status Quo Power?

Juan Cole

The US overthrew the Iraqi Government, Provoked rise of ISIL, backed al-Qaeda allies in Syria, and is one-sided on Israel-Palestine

Constitution

Before Trump invoked Executive Privilege he Should have Remembered Nixon

The Conversation

Nixon’s own Justice Department could not find a single example in history of anyone invoking executive privilege in an impeachment inquiry

Pentagon

Boondoggle, Inc.: Making Sense of the $1.25 Trillion National Security State Budget

William D. Hartung

By William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – In its latest budget request, the Trump administration is asking for a near-record $750 billion for the Pentagon and related defense activities, an astonishing figure by any measure. If passed by Congress, it will, in fact, be one of the largest military […]

Donald Trump

300 Former Prosecutors: Multiple Felony Counts of Obstruction against Trump in Mueller Report

contributors

STATEMENT BY FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTORS (Medium.com) – We are former federal prosecutors. We served under both Republican and Democratic administrations at different levels of the federal system: as line attorneys, supervisors, special prosecutors, United States Attorneys, and senior officials at the Department of Justice. The offices in which we served were small, medium, and large; […]