Liberals Denounce Insufficiently Procedural Imperialism
Nate Bear Do Not Panic Trump said yesterday he believed he would “have the honour of taking Cuba”. Spoken like a true rapist, and a true American. Sixty-five years of…
How Israel Convinced Trump to Wage War Against Iran (w/ Max Blumenthal) | The Chris Hedges Report
By Chris Hedges / The Chris Hedges Report This interview is also available on podcast platforms and Rumble. As the chaos and destruction of the war in Iran escalates by…
While Americans Worry About Grocery Bills, Israel’s U.S.-Backed War Is Devastating the World
I wrote this preview note, not sure if I’m even allowed to, but in today’s modern Wild West, it feels like we can do whatever we want. Briefly, though, this…
Twelve Palestinians Killed in Israeli Attacks Across the West Bank
Aseel Saleh for Peoples Dispatch At least 12 Palestinians were killed in separate Israeli attacks across the occupied West Bank during the last several days, the worst of which claimed…
He Treated Bomb Victims in Boston. His Home in Beirut Was Destroyed by US
Joshua Scheer Wanted to share this for those who may not be on social media, because some words deserve to travel farther than algorithms allow. We are told we live…
Tensions Escalate Between Colombia and Ecuador
Pablo Meriguet for Peoples Dispatch On March 17, in a statement to the media, Colombian President Gustavo Petro denounced that there have been bombings on the Colombian-Ecuadorian border coming from…
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Pedro Sánchez’s ‘No a la Guerra’
Patrick Lawrence for Consortium News I saw a video the other day that reminded me: Images often lie, which is why the propagandists favor them (and why I don’t usually…
As Trump Talks of Taking Cuba, Havana Promises “Impregnable Resistance”
Joshua Scheer As Miguel Díaz-Canel denounced escalating threats from Donald Trump, Havana made clear that any U.S. attempt to impose regime change by force would not go unanswered. “The United…
Fortunes, Loopholes, and the Political Protection of Billionaire Wealth
Joshua Scheer As inequality hardens into a defining feature of American political life, efforts to challenge the tax privileges of concentrated wealth remain rare—and fiercely resisted. Senator Ed Markey’s new…
Afghanistan War Veteran Dies in ICE Custody One Day After Arrest
Mike Ludwig for Truthout On March 13, multiple Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in unmarked vehicles surrounded Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal in front of his home in Texas as he…
Trump Can’t Blockade Love: Why I’m Going to Cuba
By Leonardo Flores I’m traveling to Cuba for the first time on March 21 to be in Havana with the Nuestra América Convoy, in which people from dozens of countries…
Conscription and the Politics of Shared Sacrifice
In a recent article published by investigative journalist Dave Lindorff on his substack ThisCantBeHappening! offers a forceful argument that the political detachment many Americans display toward war is rooted in…
The Strait, the Dollar and the Limits of Empire
Joshua Scheer What is unfolding around Iran is not simply another regional war—it is the latest violent convulsion of an empire trying to preserve a crumbling order through force. Washington’s…