by John Feffer | Oct 21, 2019 | Environment, Redev, War & Peace
The far right is on a roll. Just a few years ago, liberals and conservatives would have considered its recent political victories a nightmare scenario. Right-wing extremists have won elections in the United States, Brazil, Hungary, India, and Poland. They pushed...
by William D. Hartung, Mandy Smithberger | Oct 9, 2019 | Democracy & Governance, Labor, Trade, & Finance, Redev, War & Peace
For the Pentagon, happy days are here again (if they ever left). With a budget totaling more than $1.4 trillion for the next two years, the department is riding high, even as it attempts to set the stage for yet more spending increases in the years to come. With such...
by John Feffer | Jul 30, 2019 | Environment, Redev
At its best, the Earth was once likened to a spaceship that sails through the heavens with a crew working together for the common good. Thanks to climate change, this metaphor no longer works. Our planet is now more like a lifeboat that’s sprung a major leak. People...
by Michael Klare | Jun 12, 2019 | Redev, War & Peace
The recent White House decision to speed the deployment of an aircraft carrier battle group and other military assets to the Persian Gulf has led many in Washington and elsewhere to assume that the U.S. is gearing up for war with Iran. As in the lead-up to the 2003...
by Tom Engelhardt | May 22, 2019 | Democracy & Governance, Redev, War & Peace
In this country, reactions to the Mueller report have been all-American beyond belief. Let’s face it, when it comes to election meddling, it’s been me, me, me, 24/7 here. Yes, in some fashion some set of Russians meddled in the last election campaign, whether it...
