American Police are Basically Untouchable. How Did It Get This Bad?
To understand where US law enforcement’s impunity comes from, we have to look at the historic role of police in maintaining a racial and class-based order.
[rewind] Ron Kovic and Maj. Danny Sjursen: The Great Con of American Patriotism
The two veterans trace the United States' violent trajectory since the Vietnam War.
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.
New Federal Proposal Could Seize 75% of Commissary Funds Sent to Prisoners
The Bureau of Prisons proposal would automatically deduct three quarters of money sent to prisoners—today is the last day to submit a public comment opposing this measure.
The Chris Hedges Report: Kshama Sawant’s New ‘Workers Strike Back’ Coalition Will Fight for $25 Minimum Wage and More
Socialist Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant is launching a national coalition called Workers Strike Back to fight for wages, universal healthcare, LGBTQ rights, a clean energy transition, and more.
Chris Hedges: WikiLeaks Exposed the Extent of US Meddling Abroad and Corruption at Home. Why Have We Forgotten It?
From backroom deals between Hillary Clinton and Goldman Sachs to US covert operations in Haiti, Tunisia, Italy and beyond, WikiLeaks revealed the dark underbelly of US power.
“America This Week” with Walter Kirn and Matt Taibbi [Transcript]
On muzzling the new Citizen Kane, the lettuce-life of Liz Truss, occupying England, and more.
Walter Kirn and Matt Taibbi on “America This Week”
On assassination, Armageddon, the first twenty minutes of a girlfriend’s call, the International WTF Summit, and the missing American peace movement.
Interview With Chris Hedges From ‘America: The Farewell Tour’
Few seem better positioned and equipped to comment on, analyze, and dare I say diagnose, this moment than Chris Hedges. We talk pandemic, hyper-capitalism, labor, empire, and connect them with…