Long Live a Free Venezuela: Voices Against Empire in a Gangster State
By Joshua Scheer Lets start with Chris Hedges who calls this for what it is that “America is a Gangster State” writing on Substack that the United States has become…
Trump’s Spectacles of Violence Can’t Hold Back the Growing Tide of Discontent
By Nicholas Powers for Truthout “My family is scared to step outside,” a student admitted during my class. Around him heads nodded. All were born in the U.S. but most…
‘Get the Oil Flowing’: Trump’s Own Words Make His War Aims in Venezuela Clear
By Jake Johnson for Common Dreams US President Donald Trump left no doubt on Saturday that a—or perhaps the—primary driver of his decision to illegally attack Venezuela, abduct its president,…
After Venezuela Assault, Trump and Rubio Warn Cuba, Mexico, and Colombia Could Be Next
By Jake Johnson for Common Dreams US President Donald Trump and top administration officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, characterized Saturday’s assault on Venezuela and abduction of the country’s…
Defying Trump, Venezuela VP Says ‘We Will Never Again Be a Colony of Any Empire’
By Jake Johnson for Common Dreams Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, who assumed the role of interim president following the US abduction of Nicolás Maduro, said in a televised address…
Cold War 2.0: How Washington Is Escalating an Imperial Strategy to Dominate Latin America
Ben Norton Twitter: The US attack on Venezuela is part of a larger US imperialist assault on all of Latin America. This is the US empire’s plan. It was spelled…
Oil, Power, and Empire: Why the U.S. Is Targeting Venezuela Now
“What the United States is telling the rest of the world is that it believes it has the right to overthrow any government it doesn’t like.” on the latest Geopolitical…
Gaza: Child Killed, Fires, Flooding, and Cold Claim Lives, as Israel restricts Shelter Materials
By International Middle East Media Center A Palestinian child was killed by Israeli fire in northern Gaza on Thursday, as worsening winter conditions and unsafe displacement shelters led to the…
Tax the Rich, Say Mamdani, Sanders, and NYC Inauguration Crowd
“For too long in our city, freedom has belonged only to those who can afford to buy it,” said the new mayor. “Our City Hall will change that."
Trump’s Attempts to Control Higher Education Follow a Familiar Fascist Playbook
Trumpism has been aided by divestment that hollowed higher ed out from the core, AAUP President Todd Wolfson says.
The Trillion Dollar War Machine (w/ William D. Hartung) The Chris Hedges Report
Once warned against as a looming danger to democracy, the military-industrial complex has evolved into a vast and entrenched system of power that shapes U.S. policy, budgets, and global conflict.…
Zohran Mamdani’s Symbolism-Inspired Campaign Becomes Reality
Mamdani made himself an approachable, real and concerned New Yorker who was able to both identify the issues facing ordinary citizens as well as solutions he plans to implement.
Listening to Frank Sinatra on New Year’s Eve
Do people fly south in the winter time to find new leaves, only to find their old selves when they get there?
The War in Sudan Is ‘Between Two Wings of a Comprador Parasitic Capitalist Class’
The war in Sudan is not simply “between two generals, but between two wings of a comprador parasitic capitalist class,” fighting each other against the backdrop of a regional and…
Ralph Nader: How Some Courageous Super Rich Can Save Our Country from Trump’s Expanding Dictatorship
On their minds is the well-being and freedoms of millions of their fellow Americans, whose lives are being cruelly and viciously wrecked by Trump, as he destroys the federal civil…