All Wars Are Bankers’ Wars: Iran and the Bankers’ Endgame
Ellen Brown ScheerPost“The powers of financial capitalism had another far reaching aim, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the…
When Flotillas Fight for Life, Not Empire
Olivia DiNucci for Codepink Flotillas have historically been fleets of military vessels—tools of empire designed for swift offensive or defensive operations at sea. The images they evoke are ones of…
Rania Khalek: Resistance, Recolonization, and the Fight for the Global South
Rania Khalek Breaks It Down: Resistance, Empire, and the Global Stakes From the frontlines of media to the heart of geopolitical analysis, Rania Khalek brings clarity to the crises shaping…
Strait Of Hormuz Closure Brings Empire To Brink
Kit Klarenberg Substack Since the criminal Zionist-American war on Iran erupted, the Strait of Hormuz has remained stubbornly closed. Despite Donald Trump’s dire threats, Tehran has brought maritime traffic to…
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…
“We’re Gonna Make a Ton of Money”: The Ugly Truth Behind the Iran War
Posted by Joshua Scheer As the war surrounding Iran widens and global energy markets jitter, the narrow waters of the Strait of Hormuz have once again become the world’s most…
Sun, Sand… and Sabotage: Washington’s Dirty Cuba Games Exposed
Posted by Joshua Scheer While U.S. officials publicly thump their chests about “freedom” and “democracy” in Cuba, the real work of empire continues in the shadows — and sometimes in…
U.S.–Venezuela Tensions Escalate: Covert Strikes, Oil Blockades, and the Human Toll of Sanctions
By Joshua Scheer As tensions between Washington and Caracas intensify, the Trump administration appears to be accelerating a multifaceted strategy that critics say goes beyond traditional sanctions and diplomatic pressure.…
When sanctions fail, power turns to seizure: The unraveling of the western coercive order
By Peiman Salehi for the Cradle The recent escalation in US–Venezuela tensions is often framed narrowly in tactical terms: the seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker, new sanctions targeting Venezuelan…
The Last Thing Iraq Needs: US Sanctions Threaten a Nation Trying to Heal
Tigris River, Baghdad, Iraq By Nancy Mancias shared by Codepink I arrived at the Taj Hotel in Baghdad’s Jadriyah neighborhood at 6 a.m., worn thin by the long flight from…
How the West’s Sanctions on Russia Boomeranged
If the damage inflicted by sanctions on the regime in Moscow is less than expected, the self-harm to the rest of Europe and to a lesser degree the US, has…
Is Communism Really Causing the Influx of Migrants to the Southern Border?
Nick Cruse of Revolutionary Blackout Network debates Robby Soave on the real cause of why citizens of Latin American countries are trying to cross the border.