Hedges: The Age of Self-Delusion
The US and Russia, faded relics of the Cold War, unable to accept their terminal decline, launch futile and self-defeating wars to reclaim their lost imperial power.
Online Censorship of Ukraine Dissent Is Becoming the New Norm
Big Tech and the corporate media are ushering in an ominous era of intense censorship over Ukraine.
The Civilian Deaths You Haven’t Heard About
Casualties of America's never-ending global war on terror
The Chris Hedges Report: Ukraine and the ‘Worthy’ and ‘Unworthy’ Victims of War
Journalist Peter Oborne joins Chris Hedges to discuss how this bifurcation of the world into ‘worthy’ and ‘unworthy’ victims obliterates nuance and ambiguity, and is a key component of propaganda,…
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.
How to End the War in Ukraine
A solution beyond sanctions
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.
Siding With Ukraine’s Far-Right, US Sabotaged Zelensky’s Peace Mandate
In 2019, Zelensky was elected on an overwhelming mandate to make peace with Russia. As Stephen F. Cohen warned that year, the US chose to side with Ukraine’s far-right and…
Hedges: American Commissars
Social media platforms are aggressively censoring all who challenge the dominant narrative on Ukraine, the ruling Democratic Party, the wars in the Middle East and the corporate state.
Biden Approves Additional $800 Million in Military Aid for Ukraine, Includes Howitzers for the First Time
The new package brings the total US military aid for Ukraine since Russia invaded to over $2.5 billion.
The Role of Capitalism in the War in Ukraine
Ukraine, per se, is not the issue. It is tragically a war-ravaged pawn in a much larger conflict.
American Militarism, a Persistent Malady
Putin changed the subject, but confronting Martin Luther King’s "giant triplets" is more urgent than ever.
Lee Camp: They Just Admitted They’re Lying to You
The U.S. has a long history of lying to its people — Vietnam, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, Iran, Panama, Haiti, Guatemala, Chile. Ukraine is the latest example of that.
Glenn Greenwald: The Censorship Campaign Against Western Criticism of NATO’s Ukraine Policy Is Extreme
Preventing populations from asking who benefits from a protracted proxy war, and who pays the price, is paramount. A closed propaganda system achieves that.