This self-reinforcing vicious circle endangers us all, not least those of us who live at the heart of this corrupt and ultimately self-destructive empire
A self-reinforcing vicious circle endangers us all, not least those of us who live at the heart of this corrupt and ultimately self-destructive empire
As our nation debates the merits of President Trumpās call for withdrawing US troops from Syria and Afghanistan, absent from the debate…
The young Americans who turned out in record numbers in this election voted for new, progressive leadership. Now itās up to Democrats in Congress to deliver on what they voted for
Our leading weapons dealers have developed a business model that feeds on war, terrorism, chaos, political instability, and human rights violations
If politicians in the U.S. and around the world need the ugliness of Donald Trump as a mirror for their own greed, ignorance and temerity, to shame them into changing their ways, so be it–whatever it takes
As we begin the 16th year of the Iraq war, the American public must come to terms with the scale of the violence and chaos we have unleashed in Iraq
The U.S. Government may pretend to respect a ārules-basedā global order, but the only rule Untitled-1daviesWashington seems to follow is āmight makes rightāā
Most of the people joining armed groups across the Middle East and Africa are only fighting at all because U.S. and allied forces are āfighting them there,ā in their countries, cities, villages and homes
the United States that has played the leading role in preventing the ICC from fulfilling the universal mandate for which it was formed, to hold officials of all countries accountable for the worst crimes in the world: genocide; crimes against humanity; and war crimes
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