Jeffrey D. Sachs: The BRICS Summit Should Mark the End of Neocon Delusions
Simply put, the majority of the world does not want or accept U.S. hegemony, and is prepared to face it down rather than submit to its dictates.
John Mearsheimer: Is Biden Expanding War?
John Mearsheimer and Judge Napolitano discuss Biden's new bipartisan security bill.
No Longer the ‘Lone’ Superpower
Coming to Terms with China.
America Has Just Destroyed a Great Empire
By Michael Hudson / CounterPunch Herodotus (History, Book 1.53) tells the story of Croesus, king of Lydia c. 585-546 BC in what is now Western Turkey and the Ionian shore…
As We Celebrate Independence, the US Stifles Freedoms Around the Globe
The U.S. has been a major force of violent repression globally that stamps out people’s hopes for freedom and justice.
Jeffrey Sachs on China’s ‘Historic’ Push for Multipolar World to End US Domination
By DemocracyNow! China is taking an increasingly assertive role in world affairs, helping to broker a restoration of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, offering a 12-point peace plan for…
Biden Announces Support for Senate’s Iraq War Authorization Repeal
The AUMFs have long been used as justification for further military action even after the U.S.’s supposed withdrawal.
‘Argentina, 1985’ Is a Political Tale for Our Time
Argentina’s nominee for Best Foreign Film offers an urgent warning to democracies in Latin America and across the West.
A Dangerous Fishing Expedition: The Select Committee on China
By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch Riled up against China, GOP congressmembers have long felt that Washington’s new cold war needed a special venue. So as soon as the baton passed…
China Report Excoriates ‘US Hegemony’, War Crimes, CIA Coups 400 Foreign Interventions
China’s Foreign Ministry published a lengthy report condemning “US hegemony” and its crimes around the world, including wars with millions of victims, coups and “regime change” against elected leaders, and…
Africa Does Not Want to Be a Breeding Ground for the New Cold War
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research On 17 October, the head of US Africa Command (AFRICOM), US Marine Corps General Michael Langley visited Morocco. Langley met with…
The Chris Hedges Report: Noam Chomsky, Pt 2
Noam Chomsky delves into how half a century of neoliberalism set the stage for contemporary fascist movements from Hungary to India and the US. This is the second part of…
Whose Rules? Our Rules! in the Rules-Based International Order
How the US leads by helping other people kill each other.
Michael Brenner: Is America’s Destiny Manifest?
By Michael Brenner One of the GODFATHER’s most dramatic episodes is the ‘Day of the Long Knives.’ Michael executes a plan to liquidate all of the Corleone family’s enemies. Everybody…
What Does the Future Between the US and China Look Like?
As China ascends economically and politically, its struggle with the US has grown fiercer. Huang Renwei points out the inherent weakness of the US power structure and argues that, starting…