The White House seems hell bent on hijacking an Olympic moment of inter-Korean unity.
Russiaburger: The Trump-Russia Scandal Explained
It’s now clear that the Russians offered help and members of the Trump campaign accepted. But the real scandal may be money laundering.
Huge Military Budgets Make Us Broke, Not Safe
Backing down from nuclear war would make us a lot safer than piling more money into the Pentagon.
What Trump Wants on Immigration Is Ethnic Cleansing
The president’s “open hand” to Democrats is full of poison pills.
Big Surprise: Rich Globalists Love Trump
Trump the calm globalist is just as dangerous, if not more so, than Trump the raging populist.
Trump Isn’t Just Incompetent and His Agenda Isn’t Just Bad. It’s Evil.
After a year that’s brought us closer to nuclear war, ethnic cleansing, and climate catastrophe, it’s time to consider that the Trump-GOP agenda may be genuinely evil.
There Are Thousands of People Who Could Launch a Nuclear War
It’s scary to think of Donald Trump or Kim Jung-un with a nuclear button. Scarier are all the nameless functionaries with the same.
The U.S. Has Treated Poor Countries Like Shitholes for Decades
Trump’s racist remarks are offensive. The brutal excesses of U.S. foreign policy are worse.
North Korea Is Walking Back War — And Pundits Are Strangely Disappointed
Pundits seem more concerned about the North driving a “wedge” between the U.S. and the South than about preventing nuclear war.
Trump and the Neocons Are Exploiting an Iran Protest Movement They Know Nothing About
Iranians are protesting conditions worsened by U.S. policies, but Washington’s hawks see only an opportunity for regime change.