Alan Greenspan’s Mixed Legacy
Dean Baker Substack I was not an Alan Greenspan fan, but I will give him some serious credit on his passing. I’ll also give him serious blame for missing two…
The Fight Against AI Data Centers Is the Newest Frontier of Global Class Warfare
By William I. Robinson This article was originally published by Truthout AI is deepening worldwide webs of accumulation, ushering in new class and power relations. The relentless drive by Big…
Socialism Under Siege: Cuba Embarks On Emergency Reforms
C. J. Atkins, People’s World. State capitalism, socialist market economy, New Economic Policy—whatever term supporters or critics of the Cuban Revolution want to use. It’s clear that the emergency reforms…
“Israel in Panic Mode? Max Blumenthal Says Iran War Backfired”
In a wide-ranging conversation with Glenn Diesen, journalist Max Blumenthal argues that the failed U.S.-Israel war against Iran has exposed new political fractures in Washington, accelerated public opposition to unconditional…
Congress Is Preparing to Surrender American Sovereignty on the Eve of America’s 250th Anniversary
Dennis Kucinich and Elizabeth Kucinich Take Action to Defeat a Dangerous Expansion of the National Security State, Military Power Over Civilian Government, Foreign Policy Entrenchment, and the Erosion of Constitutional…
ICE Says 51 People Died in Custody Under Trump. Experts Say That’s an Undercount.
By Mike Ludwig This article was originally published by Truthout Immigrants are jailed in unsanitary, overcrowded jails and camps as part of Trump’s mass deportation campaign. Mamuka Artmeladze, a 43-year-old…
How Iran Is Moving From Resistance To Statecraft After The War
Farrokh Neghadar and Goudarz Eghtedari for Middle East Monitor The recent war involving Iran has revived a longstanding debate about the nature of Iranian power and the future of the…
Washington ‘Ends’ Israeli Freedom Of Action Inside Lebanon
News Desk, The Cradle. Iran has reportedly threatened to end negotiations with the US if Israel continues to refuse withdrawal from Lebanon. The US government has informed Israel that it…
The American Way of War, War, War
Tom Engelhardt That title of mine is certainly repetitive of me (me, me), but how can you not be repetitive in the distinctly repeated world of Donald J. Trump (Trumped,…
Alan Greenspan, Longtime Fed Chair and Ayn Rand Disciple, Meets Ultimate ‘Invisible Hand’
“For decades, he preached that the self-interest of the predator was the invisible hand of the common good,” Yanis Varoufakis said after the man who led the US central bank…
Florida Shuts Down Alligator Alcatraz After a Year of Lawsuits and Brutality
By Thomas Kennedy This article was originally published by Truthout After using $1 billion to brutalize immigrants, Alligator Alcatraz has been emptied. Its victims still need justice. Immigration and Customs…
The Man Who Mistook Greed for Wisdom Alan Greenspan and the Rise of the Global Casino Economy
Joshua Scheer As the world reflects on the life and legacy of former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, economist Yanis Varoufakis offers a reminder that the debate Greenspan helped shape…
Israel’s Suicidal Rupture with the U.S.
Israel is turning on its last important ally in an act of suicidal hubris. Chris Hedges ScheerPost Israel is sabotaging the negotiations with Iran and alienating its last important ally…
Congress Quietly Moves to Merge U.S. and Israeli Militaries
Joshua Scheer As public support for Israel continues to erode amid the wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran, a little-noticed provision buried inside the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act could…