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Mueller Can’t Unrig the System, But Movements Can

by Peter Certo | Apr 19, 2019

Leading Democrats treated Russia as Trump’s worst crime, even sprinkling in some neo-Cold War rhetoric, while dismissing movements doing the real work of resistance.

Trump Is Expanding America’s Wars, Not Ending Them

by Tom Engelhardt | Apr 17, 2019

He’s failed to deliver his promised withdrawals from Afghanistan and Syria, vetoed an order to get out of Yemen, and expanded the U.S. bombing of Somalia, all while eyeing Iran.

The Dictator and the Nihilist

by John Feffer | Apr 17, 2019

Whistleblowers and protesters play a key role in ensuring accountability. But ultimately, democratic systems should be built to ensure institutional accountability.

Trump’s Embrace of Netanyahu Will Haunt the Middle East for Years

by Phyllis Bennis | Apr 15, 2019

The flurry of favors the president did for Bibi could constrain U.S. policy — and hurt people in the region — for years to come.

Diego Garcia: The “Unsinkable Carrier” Springs a Leak

by Conn Hallinan | Apr 11, 2019

A court ruling against colonial exploitation could threaten a strategic U.S. military base in the Indian Ocean. Indigenous advocates say it’s about time.

Bolton and Pompeo Are Steering Trump Toward War with Iran

by Daniel DePetris, Richard Sokolsky | Apr 10, 2019

There are no upsides to the recent designation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization — unless you’re trying to provoke a war.

World Gives America One Year to Stop Trump or Face Sanctions

by John Feffer | Apr 10, 2019

[Satire] UN: “We recommend that Americans sentence all top-ranking officials of the Trump administration to a decade of picking up trash along America’s highways.”