William Astore asks Am I a ‘Jew-Hater’
July 9, 2025
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. I didn’t know I was a “Jew-hater” until I suggested in a comment that giving Bibi Netanyahu everything he wants (and then some) might not be the same as serving the national interests and security needs of the United States. Well, there, I said it. Maybe Bibi […]
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The Killing Fields of Gaza
July 8, 2025
A new Amnesty report last week found that Israel continues to use starvation as a weapon against the people of Gaza as part of their genocidal campaign: Evidence gathered by Amnesty International demonstrates how over a month since the introduction of its militarized aid distribution system, Israel has continued to use starvation of civilians as […]
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Ron Paul on Flip-Flopping Trump Vows More Weapons to Ukraine
July 8, 2025
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: In a bizarre day in which we learned that there actually is no Epstein client list after being promised its release, Trump one-upped his hapless administration and announced that he was turning his back on one of the most important planks in his platform: Ukraine. With Netanyahu at his […]
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Vonnegut and The Bomb
July 7, 2025
Reprinted with permission from Greg Mitchell’s newsletter Oppenheimer and the Legacy of His Bomb. Last week, in exploring two major new pieces at The Atlantic (by Tom Nichols and Jeffrey Goldberg), I was not aware that they came from a kind of “special issue” marking the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan. In […]
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Netanyahu Visits White House: Genocide Made Invisible
July 7, 2025
Whatever the outcomes of Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House on Monday and the latest scenario for a ceasefire in Gaza, a bilateral policy of genocide has united the Israeli and U.S. governments in a pact of literally breath-taking cruelty. That pact and its horrific consequences for Palestinian people either continue to shock Americans […]
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Conflicts of Interest: US Stops Some Weapons Shipments to Ukraine
July 7, 2025
On COI #817, Kyle Anzalone discusses the latest news from Ukraine and Israel. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.
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They Called Him an Antisemite. He Kept Talking. Natali Morris interviews Ben Cohen
July 6, 2025
Ben Cohen is one of the founding members of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream. He was arrested just last month for interrupting a Senate hearing on U.S. aid to Israel – calling out what he says is the genocide of children in Gaza. But this wasn’t a publicity stunt. This is who he is. Natali […]
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James Cameron Going Nuclear for Next Movie?
July 6, 2025
Reprinted with permission from Greg Mitchell’s newsletter Oppenheimer: From Hiroshima to Hollywood. Last week, in exploring major new pieces at The Atlantic and The New Yorker, I observed that coverage related to the 80th anniversary of the dawn of the nuclear era seems to be picking up. Let me briefly mention an update re: my […]
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki Mayors Criticize Trump for Hailing Bomb Blasts
July 5, 2025
Reprinted with permission from Greg Mitchell’s newsletter Oppenheimer: From Hiroshima to Hollywood. Quick post here to report that Trump is getting blowback from his recent reference to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The mayor of Hiroshima, for example, has invited Trump to visit the city after his comments comparing the atomic bombings of 1945 to his own […]
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Sorrowful 249th Birthday Gift to Uncle Sam
July 4, 2025
America begins its 250th year with an ignominious milestone in its worldwide military operations killing innocents in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. That milestone is the world’s first trillion dollar budget supporting America’s murder and mayhem worldwide The just passed congressional budget bill will decimate the US commons and goose the deficit by trillions […]
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