The U.S. was founded on two brutal racist principles: the most hideous system of slavery in human history, the source of much of its wealth (and Englandās too), and the need to rid the national territory of Native Americans
Interview on Iranās military deterrence strategy and the actions taken by U.S. leaders who cannot countenance what the State Department describes as Iranās āsuccessful defianceā
Interview on climate change, US empire, antisemitism, Venezuela, and much more
The suicidal impulses of the fossil fuel industry have been strongly supported by Republican administrations, by now, under Trump, leaving the U.S. in splendid isolation internationally
Trump’s foreign policy is a deadly farce that is consolidating the global alliance of right-wing leaders
Interview on socialism, anarchism, and the fight for progress in U.S. politics today
Interview on the origins of the classic work of media criticism (co-authored with Edward Herman) Manufacturing Consent, the role of that bookās āpropaganda modelā today, Google and Facebook, Donald Trump and Russia, fake news and Syria
The sharp rise in suicides and overdoses under Trump exposes the truth about the U.S. economy
Led by John Bolton, the Trump administration is pursuing catastrophe to protect U.S. dominance
Interview on Bernie Sanders and the 2020 election to the challenges posed by Big Tech
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