Pay attention to the US cold war escalations against Russia and China, which seem to be coming out on a near-daily basis, they are grooming us for nuclear war with both.
Nothing Else Was As They Told Us: An Interview with Kacy Tellessen
An interview with writer Kacy Tellessen about the release of his war memoir Freaks of a Feather, his thoughts about the state of the military, war, and being a writer.
Falling Down a Deep, Narrow Hole: An Interview with Matthew Borczon
An interview with writer Matthew Borczon about poetry as catharsis, having served in a combat hospital in Afghanistan, writing about war and his struggles with PTSD.
Thoughts on the Iraq Invasion
It has now been eighteen years since the Iraq invasion, and I’m still not done raging about it. Nobody should be.
The Left Will Never Achieve Its Goals Until It Prioritizes Countering Establishment Propaganda
Until dismantling the current propaganda engine becomes something we focus on achieving, none of the more favorable agendas that benefit us will ever come to pass.
Australian War Crimes Report Means Get Out of Afghanistan
The Brereton inquiry has revealed the wanton murder and subsequent cover-up of unarmed civilians, as well as the complete lack of official oversight.
Hmm … America Keeps Getting Attacked by Nations It Hates in Ways Only the CIA Can See
Caitlin Johnstone applies the literary folktale The Emperor’s New Clothes and reframes it for today’s times, a time when illegitimate arguments and irrelevant points abound.
The US Government Lies Constantly, and the Burden of Proof Is on the Accuser
If you bought into the Trump administration’s completely unsubstantiated claims about Soleimani, you have bought into unsubstantiated US government narratives.
U.S. Empire’s Passion for Iraqi Democracy Magically Disappears
Donald Trump has now taken aim at Iraq, refusing to comply with their request to leave … unless he’s compensated for an airbase.
“We Do Not Seek War,” Says President Who Just Started a War
The response to the Trump-endorsed assassination of a beloved Iranian general could result in global turmoil.