Deaf to History’s Questions
A Tale of Two Elizabeths, One Joe, One Donald, and Us.
How Can the Global South Escape the ‘Austerity Trap’?
The IMF's surprise concern for increasing inequality in the UK offers a chance to look at inequality facing the rest of the world.
US Ignores Growing Calls for Diplomacy and Sends More Weapons to Ukraine
"Are there still negotiation possibilities?" asked Noam Chomsky. "There's only one way to find out. That's to try. If you refuse to try, of course, there's no option, no possibilities."
US and UK Sabotaged Ukrainian Peace Deal
The West's aim "is not the victory of Ukraine, It's the defeat of Russia," Baud says. "The problem is that nobody cares about Ukraine. We have just instrumentalized Ukraine for…
Luring Doctors From Poorer Countries is the UK’s Quiet Scandal
By Patrick Cockburn / CounterPunch The looting of artistic and religious objects from Africa and Asia by British invaders in the 19th century causes much rancorous debate about whether the…
Lee Camp: How the US & UK Stopped Peace Deal in Ukraine
By Lee Camp / Behind The Headlines Lee Camp proves that NATO and the U.S. want their proxy war in Ukraine to be fought to the last Ukrainian. A new…
Ultra-hawk Liz Truss To Be Next British Prime Minister
Truss said at a recent town hall that she would be 'ready' to launch nuclear weapons as prime minister.
Report: Russia, Ukraine Tentatively Agreed on Peace Deal in April
Boris Johnson arrived in Kyiv not long after the talks and told Zelensky not to negotiate with Russia, saying the West wasn't ready to sign a deal.
How Britain Fueled Ukraine’s War Machine and Invited Direct Conflict with Russia
Britain has played a key role in NATO forward troop deployments and training exercises on Russia’s borders. With war underway, the UK sends billions in arms, special forces, and volunteers…
Boris Johnson’s (Far From Final) Bill for Damages
While the elderly white men who run Britain’s Conservative Party chose between two deeply depressing choices for new leader, let’s take a minute to reckon just how much ruin the…
Assange Fights Extradition To US With Two Appeals
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter Attorneys for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange separately appealed decisions by Home Office Secretary Priti Patel and a United Kingdom district court, which authorized his…
The Age of Weird Men: Gonzo Politicians From Berlusconi to BoJo
By Patrick Cockburn / CounterPunch Students 50 years from now may be asked by their teachers to write an essay on the importance of the fall of Boris Johnson in…
Craig Murray: The Film About Julian Assange
Ithaka is a heart-rending film that offers an important rebuttal to more than a decade of propaganda aimed at dehumanizing the WikiLeaks publisher.
Boris Johnson’s Downfall Also Marks Brexit’s Final Act
A potent combination of sex, booze, and lies finally turned the British prime minister’s narcissism, contempt for truth, and blatant disregard for convention from personality traits into political liabilities.
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.