by Tom Engelhardt | Sep 6, 2017 | Democracy & Governance, Redev, War & Peace
It was bloody and brutal, a true generational struggle, but give them credit. In the end, they won when so many lost. James Comey was axed. Sean Spicer went down in a heap of ashes. Anthony Scaramucci crashed and burned instantaneously. Reince Priebus hung on for dear...
by John Feffer | Aug 22, 2017 | Redev, Uncategorized, War & Peace
The United States has beaten its head against the wall of North Korea for more than 70 years, and that wall has changed little indeed as a result. The United States, meanwhile, has suffered one headache after another. Over the last several weeks, the head banging has...
by John Feffer | Jul 18, 2017 | Environment, Redev
Once upon a time, long, long ago, I testified before the great assembly of our land. When I describe this event to children today, it really does sound to them like a fairy tale. Once upon a time — a time before the world splintered into a million pieces and America...
by Tom Engelhardt | Jun 14, 2017 | Democracy & Governance, Labor, Trade, & Finance, Redev, War & Peace
In its own inside-out, upside-down way, it’s almost wondrous to behold. As befits our president’s wildest dreams, it may even prove to be a record for the ages, one for the history books. Donald Trump was, after all, the candidate who sensed it first. When those he...
by John Feffer | Jun 5, 2017 | Redev, War & Peace
Asia has been the future for more than a generation. When Americans try to glimpse what’s to come, images of the Pacific Rim flood the imagination. For movie audiences in 1982, the rain-soaked Los Angeles of Blade Runner looked like downtown Tokyo. By 2014, the City...
