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…
American Life and Literature in the Shadow of War
By Beverly Gologorsky | TomDispatch I’m a voracious reader of American fiction and I’ve noticed something odd in recent years. This country has been eternally “at war” and you just…
Russia Says US Lowering ‘Nuclear Threshold’ By Upgrading Nukes in Europe
The US is replacing its B-61 nuclear bombs at air bases in Europe with an upgraded version.
Under Rishi Sunak, Britons Are Set To Face More Austerity, Fewer Rights
The former chancellor from the ruling Conservative Party is the UK’s third prime minister this year. Sunak’s policy history and present cabinet appointments have raised fears of even more austerity…
The ‘Big Lie’: Election Denialism is an Art Practiced by Both Sides
Despite heavy media attention on Republicans' efforts to question the 2020 presidential election, Dems employed similar rhetoric in 2016.
‘A Brazil of Hope’ as Leftist Lula Defeats Far-Right Bolsonaro in Presidential Runoff
The Workers' Party candidate, who completed a remarkable political comeback less than three years removed from a prison cell, tweeted one word following his win: "Democracy."
Chris Hedges: Death of an Oracle
We have very few oracles. The loss of the poet Gerald Stern means we have one less.
China is Capable of Redefining Modernization
"China's achievements in eliminating absolute poverty in recent years have been outstanding, especially compared to developed countries."