Daniel Larison

October 20, 2021

Nikki Haley reminds us why we are fortunate that she is no longer representing our country at the U.N.: Iran and China have recently taken their alliance a step further. Last year, they finalized a “strategic partnership” that commits Beijing to investing $400 billion in Iran over 25 years. In exchange, China will get long-term […]

James Bovard

October 19, 2021

Last week was the 10th anniversary of the drone killing of Abdulrahman Al-Aulaqi, a 16-year-old born in Colorado and killed in Yemen. He perished as part of Obama’s crackdown on terrorist suspects around the world. His father, who was also an American citizen, was killed two weeks earlier by another drone strike ordered by Obama. […]

Daniel Larison

October 19, 2021

Matthew Kroenig cannot make a case that Taiwan matters more to the U.S. than it does to China, so he tries to make a war over Taiwan into being about something much broader than it would be: I wouldn’t be so quick to cede the balance of interests to Beijing. The United States and its […]

Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams

October 19, 2021

The death this week of former Secretary of State Colin Powell reminds us of his ignoble role in selling the lies that led to the destruction of Iraq and a million deaths. It was one big lie, but the empire itself is built upon lies. On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Reprinted from The Ron […]

Daniel DePetris

October 18, 2021

Presidents Trump and Biden share the same regime change strategy After Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s death in 2013, then-Vice President Nicolás Maduro succeeded the late socialist leader, consolidating power amid rampant economic mismanagement and increasing violence and deprivation. Venezuela’s authoritarian slide accelerated under Maduro’s rule. Electoral fraud, crackdowns on opposition figures, and human rights abuses […]

Conflicts of Interest

October 18, 2021

On COI #176, Kyle Anzalone discusses the so-called “Havana Syndrome.” Since 2017, the supposed ailment – which has so far not been proven to exist as its own discrete illness – has been invoked repeatedly by deep state and corporate media pundits to demonize US “adversaries.” The Havana Syndrome has no known cause, and its […]

Eric Garris

October 15, 2021

At Breaking Points: Krystal Ball takes a look at the propaganda being published by CNN on behalf of the UAE, a repressive dictatorship in the middle east whose values go against everything CNN claims to stand for.

Conflicts of Interest

October 15, 2021

On COI #175, Kyle Anzalone breaks down Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s meetings with the Israeli and Emirati foreign ministers. In the meeting, Blinken and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid threatened Iran. Tehran has signaled that it is willing to return to JCPOA talks, and the threats are sure to deter Iran’s openness to dialogue. […]

Brett Wilkins

October 14, 2021

A day after hundreds of Amazon and Google workers condemned their employers for complicity in Israel’s human rights violations against Palestinians, over 40 grassroots groups on Wednesday announced a campaign to amplify the efforts of activists around the world working to stop apartheid profiteers. “As the Israeli military bombed homes, clinics, and schools in Gaza […]

Medea Benjamin and Ariel Gold

October 14, 2021

Since the Taliban took control of Kabul and Afghanistan’s central government on August 15, efforts to support Afghan women have become extremely challenging. According to some prominent US feminists with strong ties to Afghan women, the Taliban “has no legitimacy beyond the brutal force it commands,” and governments, the United Nations, and regional actors should […]