Obama has normalized lawless imprisonment, not “reformed” it. His actions and this rhetoric have turned crimes into policy options
Never mind an apology, Obama should admit the truth
Remember when coups and assassinations were secretive, when presidents were obliged to go to Congress and tell lies and ask permission for…
How can any entity claim just and defensive motivations while leading arms profiteering and proliferation?
We once again owe the great reporter Seymour Hersh a serious debt for his reporting, in this case for his London Review…
I am going to keep pushing the U.S. war machine forward in every possible way, and the consequences be damned
When you go back 75 years to find a justification for the institution of war, the biggest public project of the United States for each of the past 75 years, you’re going back to a different world
If people would stop speaking in the first person about the crimes of their country’s military, and start identifying with all of humanity, we might achieve peace
The new film narrated by Roger Waters, The Occupation of the American Mind, traces the rise of Israeli war propaganda in the…
Two goals outweigh all others for the U.S. government: U.S. domination of the globe and arms sales
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