Tom Engelhardt: An Obituary for Our World
Give Vladimir Putin full credit. His invasion of Ukraine helped take our minds off climate change at the worst possible moment (so far), even as his war only increases the…
The Rise of Israeli Fascism as the Swing Vote in Parliament, and the Project of Ethnic Cleansing
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Despite Israeli propaganda about being a democracy that shares values with the liberal West, the country has for some…
John Kiriakou: American Gulag
Western journalists are providing breathless depictions of the harsh conditions facing U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner in Russia. Have none of them been inside a U.S. prison?
Putin Skewers US Ineptitude
By Ray McGovern / Antiwar.com Speaking on Oct. 27 at the Valdai International Discussion Club, Russian President Vladimir Putin questioned the sanity of those who would “spoil relations with China…
Brazil’s Supreme Court Orders Suspension of Bolsonarista Road Blockades
Supporters of outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro set up over 300 road blockades on October 31. The far-right leader has isolated himself since Sunday and has remained completely silent since…
[Rewind] Brazil’s Lula Proposes Creating Latin American Currency to ‘Be Freed of US Dollar’ Dependency
Brazil’s left-wing leader Lula da Silva says if he wins the 2022 presidential elections, “we are going to create a currency in Latin America,” called the Sur (“South”), to combat…
Revealed: The Former Israeli Spies Working in Top Jobs at Google, Facebook and Microsoft
Studying employment databases, MintPress has ascertained that hundreds of agents from Israeli military intelligence and spying organization Unit 8200 are now employed in influential roles in many of the world’s…
Patrick Lawrence: Disinformation, Absolutely
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost 1. Everything you will read in this commentary is disinformation. 2. To say that this commentary contains disinformation is disinformation. 3. To say…
The West Must Stop Blocking Negotiations Between Ukraine and Russia
Ukrainians have been paying a terrible price for the failure of ensuring sensible and reasonable negotiations from 2014 to February 2022 – which could have prevented the invasion by Russia…