By Chris Hedges* – Special to ScheerPost Guns were a ubiquitous part of my childhood. My grandfather, who had been a master sergeant in the army, had a small arsenal in his house in Mechanic Falls, Maine.
Posted by Yves Smith* – Naked Capitalism The reason I doubt the idea that the West is trying to precipitate famine in poor economies is that the UK and Europe will suffer the worst food shortages this fall and winter since World War II as a result of the very same sanctions…
By Binoy Kampmark* – CounterPunch After having a few lunches with Australia’s then opposition leader, Anthony Albanese, John Shipton felt reason to be confident. Albanese had promised Assange’s father that he would do whatever he could, should he win office, to bring the…
Polychroniou* – Truthout The war in Ukraine is now in its fourth month, but there is no sign of a ceasefire or resolution anywhere in sight. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled out a ceasefire or concessions, yet he maintains that only diplomacy…
By Marc Raboy* June 17, 1976, was a brisk winter’s day in Mendoza, the capital of Argentina’s wine country. A weather-beaten Renault carrying an ordinary-looking couple and their infant daughter meandered through the city streets as though on its way to a mundane…
Aisha Jumaan & Donald A. Smith (*) – Truthout News outlets in the United States give prime coverage to the war in Ukraine but mostly ignore the devastating war that the U.S. has supported since March 2015 between a Saudi-led coalition that includes the United Arab Emirates…
By: Antonia Colibasanu* – GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES The West needs an understanding of the continent’s views on the conflict to gain support in its fight against Russia. On a recent trip to Prague, where I was working as a visiting professor at Charles University, some of the most…
John Kirk* – Al Jazeera The upcoming gathering in Los Angeles is shaping up to be not a genuine ‘Summit of the Americas’, but a ‘Summit of regional US allies’. From June 6 to 10 Los Angeles will host the “Summit of the Americas,” with the basic goal of strengthening hemispheric…
By Mike Ludwig* – Truthout Last March, Texas Democrats demanded that Rep. Chip Roy resign after the Texas Republican made blatantly hateful statements during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on hate crimes against Asian Americans.
by Yves Smith*- Naked Capitalism Normally, yours truly tries to write sober posts about serious matters, like nations seemingly hell-bent on harming their citizens and creating political instability. Sometimes when we see things along those lines, like Brexit.
