Scott Ritter: On Horseradish & Nuclear War
When Vladimir Putin was recently asked about the potential use of nuclear weapons in the context of Ukraine, an understanding of back-alley Russian slang was needed to understand his response.
Zelensky Says Ukraine’s Counteroffensive ‘Slower Than Desired’
The Ukrainian leader says the war is not a 'Hollywood movie."
Biden’s Refusal to Demand Accountability for Israeli Army Killings Is an Open Farce
The State Department shrugged after the Israeli government said there would be no consequences for the barbaric killings of 80-year-old Omar Asaad and three-year-old Mohammed al-Tamimi.
The Unlimited Campaign Spending by Corporations and Billionaires Has Destroyed Democracy
When corporations use their vast wealth to distort or seize control of the political process, they have ceased to operate within the constraints established at their creation. They are in…
The Need to Reform American Labor Laws
By Bernie Sanders / CounterPunch We are living in a moment where corporate America and the 1% have more economic and political power than they have ever had in the…
Shipwreck in Pylos. Open Letter by Over 180 Human Rights Organizations
10 years after the two shipwrecks off Lampedusa, Italy, killing around 600 people and causing an immense public outcry, up to 600 people drowned off Pylos, Greece, in the Mediterranean…
The Silent Slaughter of the Flower of Ukraine’s Youth
Now that the Ukrainian counteroffensive is underway, it is clear that the government and its Western allies are maintaining silence to conceal the brutal cost Ukraine’s brave young people are…
Right-Wingers Push Death Penalty Reinstatement Bills as Part of Hardline Agenda
The same forces that are attacking abortion, trans health care and racial justice are also pushing for more executions.
Permanent Apartheid in Palestine: This is Why Israel Wants to Reactivate E1 Plan
The price of Israel’s major plans in East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank is not just humanitarian. It is essentially political, aimed at cutting off Palestinian communities…
Texas Book Ban Bill Sets a Dangerous Precedent for the Narratives of Young People in Education
By Cameron Samuels / Project Censored Amid an unprecedented wave of censorship, many of our state legislators have left no mercy for LGBTQ+ Texans. Censorious legislation like House Bill 900…
Judge Blocks Arkansas’ Blanket Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
LGBTQ+ legal experts believe that the decision will set precedent for other lawsuits in states restricting gender-affirming care.
What Juneteenth Looks Like for Incarcerated People
"As Black men in prison, we live the tension between celebrating the abolition of slavery and struggling inside the system that replaced it."
Pentagon Says ‘Accounting Error’ Provides Extra $6.2 Billion in Ukraine Military Aid
The Pentagon claims it overestimated the value of weapons it sent to Ukraine.
The Loving Truth-Teller That Was Daniel Ellsberg
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower and peace activist who released the Pentagon Papers that exposed the Vietnam War, has died at the age of 92.…
Flirting With Armaggedon—Again
By Michael Brenner An oddity of our times is the cavalier manner by which analysts of public issues ignore acquired understanding and history. Their motto seems to be: the world…