Macron Says Europe Shouldn’t Follow the US Into a Confrontation With China
The French leader wants 'strategic autonomy' for Europe.
Scott Ritter: The Future of US Nuclear Strategy
The fallout from Washington’s policy of seeking Russia’s strategic defeat has seen Moscow radically alter its arms control position. That raises important questions about the winner of the next U.S.…
US Bank Bailout Benefitted Billionaires, Exposing Corruption: ‘I Understand Why Americans Are Angry’
Before it collapsed and its billionaire depositors were bailed out by the US government, Silicon Valley Bank successfully lobbied Congress to remove regulations on it. A senator admitted, “I understand…
Women Hold Up 76.2% of the Sky
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research There is no need to delve too deeply into statistical data when the findings are obvious. For instance, when women and…
China Launches Major Drills Around Taiwan After Tsai-McCarthy Meeting
McCarthy was the highest-level US official to meet with a Taiwanese president since the 1979 diplomatic shift.
Washington Says “Journalism Is Not A Crime” While Working To Criminalize Journalism
The US empire does not care about press freedoms, it cares about power and domination.
Federal Judges Issue Conflicting Rulings in a Pill Used for Medication Abortion
A federal judge in Texas blocked the FDA's approval of mifepristone. Another in Washington state issued a conflicting ruling. The matter now seems poised to head for the Supreme Court.
Why Tortuguita’s Murder is Only the Tip of the Iceberg
From the School of the Americas to Cop City, the U.S. has long been complicit in the death of environmental activists.
Human Destiny in Ukraine
The deficiencies in the American character have rotted the world.
Policing Does Not Have Problems — It Is the Problem
Policing is neither reformable nor redeemable.
The World Will Miss the Climate Change Target. Time to Prepare.
United Nations panel shows climate change is outrunning emissions goals. Our only option is to adapt.
Macron Fails to Persuade, So Opts for Coercion
President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform, forced through undemocratically, will fuel support for the far right and further weaken voters’ faith in politics.
How Investors Accelerate the Affordable Housing Crisis
Investor purchases accounted for 24 percent of all residential real estate sales in Boston in the fourth quarter of 2022. A 10 percent tax on those sales could yield $82…
Savage Capitalism: From Climate Change to Bank Failures to War
The following is excerpted from David Barsamian’s recent interview with Noam Chomsky at AlternativeRadio.org.
US Media Cheer as France Forces Old People to Work
The pension of the average French person is already facing cuts over the coming decades.