Crisis in Cuba Requires End of US Blockade Now
By W.T. Whitney / CounterPunch Friends of socialist Cuba like good news about that country. Now bad news has its use. Grief and hardship currently are such that, clearly, the…
White House Says US Won’t Push Ukraine to Negotiate with Russia
The US hasn't shown any interest in pursuing negotiations to end the war.
Abolish the CIA
By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch Just about every lousy U.S. foreign policy escapade from the 1950s to the late ‘70s traces back to the CIA. From the catastrophic1953 coup of…
NATO Knew Terrorists Would Gain from Toppling Gaddafi
David Cameron kept bombing Colonel Gaddafi’s forces in Libya after the UK military realised a banned terrorist group stood to gain from regime change.
The United States Extends Its Military Reach Into Zambia
Vijay Prashad speaks with Dr. Fred M’membe of the Socialist Party about the reach and impact of the United States Africa Command in Zambia.
Foreign Policy: The Warmonger’s Game
Patrick Lawerence on rescuing foreign policy from the elites.
Report: US Secretly Reviews and Approves Many Israeli Airstrikes in Syria
The latest Israeli airstrikes on Syria disabled the Damascus International Airport
People’s Summit for Democracy in Los Angeles Ends With a Bold Plan for the Future
On the final day of the People’s Summit, organizers, volunteers, and attendees marched by the hundreds to the Summit of the Americas
Biden Faces Backlash at Summit of Americas for Excluding Countries
The US didn't invite Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua to Summit of Americas.
Patrick Lawrence: Biden’s Taiwan Talk
We are witnessing the gradual dismantling of strategic ambiguity in favor of the clarity urged by Trump’s belligerent secretary of state, Mike Pompeo.
Taibbi: Bush is Biden is Bush
George W. Bush returns to the news with a tad too much honesty, lifting a veil on Washington’s dirtiest open secret: the Biden Democrats have become the Bush Republicans.
When US Pivot Is Seen as an ‘Expansion’ Into Asia
It’s time to talk about what we can learn from NATO in Eastern Europe and its lessons for U.S. policy towards China.
Katrina vanden Heuvel on Russia, Ukraine, the War and the US
David Barsamian interviews Katrina vanden Heuvel about current issues in the world and history.
The New Gold Rush: How Pentagon Contractors Are Cashing in on the Ukraine Crisis
U.S. arms contractors are not only profiting, but also benefiting, from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.