Thursday, October 31, 2024

Americans and their love for perpetual wars

America can be – or rather, can only be – prosperous and strong without engaging in perpetual wars and aggression.

9 Terrifying Things Donald Trump Has Publicly Said About Nuclear Weapons

One need not rely on anonymous sources to glean Trump’s views on nuclear weapons.

Burn Pits, Climate Change and the US Military

While it’s obvious that the Democratic candidates are much better on these issues than the four Republicans still seeking their party’s nomination, the media needs to take a share of the blame for so rarely bringing up the topic.

Unknown soldiers: America’s secret, privatized army

While many American policy makers believe that their country is ‘exceptional’ and thus shouldn’t have to follow long established laws, other governments see the precedents they set and act accordingly.

What you should really know about Ukraine

Perhaps if the public were better informed, there would be more domestic pressure on Biden to end the brinkmanship and seek a genuine solution to the problem.

Republican Candidates Defend Killing Civilians to Fight Terrorism — and so do Democrats

For a number of years now, prominent Democrats have also been advocating very dangerous ideas, with Democratic leaders also defending the large-scale killing of civilians in the name of "fighting terrorism."

Gaza in mourning: Unraveling the truth behind the Shadia Abu Ghazala school tragedy

Gaza school incident exposes grim reality of civilian casualties.

Noam Chomsky explains why ‘the Republican Party is the most dangerous organization in world...

Has there ever been an organization in human history that is dedicated, with such commitment, to the destruction of organized human life on Earth?

Why Big Brother Lies (And How He Gets Away with It)

Peter Van Buren did something no US diplomat is allowed to do. He told the truth and told it to the wrong people – us. Our government is not in the habit of telling us – the governed – what it's up to.

The first 100 days of a Trump presidency

It remains to be seen how much of this plan will be realized and how much was just campaign rhetoric.