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The American Empire and its Media
The American Empire and its Media Largely unbeknownst to the general public, executives and top journalists of almost all major US news outlets have long been members of the influential Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Established in 1921 as a private, bipartisan organization to “awaken America to its worldwide responsibilities”, the CFR and its close to […]
A Middle East with No Master
A Middle East with No Master Time was, the countries of the Middle East relied on the United States for patronage, protection, and guidance. Suez taught Israel, Britain, and France that without Washington’s acquiescence, their policies could not succeed. Egypt’s defection showed Russia the limits of its ability to compete for clients in the region. […]
Trump Started a Global Trade War Today: Canada, Mexico Responded, So Will Europe
Trump Started a Global Trade War Today: Canada, Mexico Responded, So Will Europe Trump has been itching for a global trade war ever since he took office. He just confirmed one. The U.S. will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada, Mexico and the European Union starting on Friday. Trump’s ill-advised Tariffs Provoked […]
America’s Incredible Shrinking Influence
America’s Incredible Shrinking Influence Just two weeks after President Trump pulled the US from the Iran nuclear agreement, his Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, issued 12 demands to Iran that could never be satisfied. Pompeo knew his demands would be impossible to meet. They were designed that way. Just like Austria-Hungary’s ultimatum to Serbia in […]
Mattis: US Will Confront China With “Steady Drumbeat” Of Amerian Ships Over Weaponized Islands
Mattis: US Will Confront China With “Steady Drumbeat” Of Amerian Ships Over Weaponized Islands U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis vowed on Tuesday that American ships will continue to confront China over its militarization of man-made islands in the South China Sea, where Beijing has established an extensive military presence despite its promise not to do […]
Global Markets Descend Into Contagious Panic As Italy Implodes
Global Markets Descend Into Contagious Panic As Italy Implodes Commenting on today’s sheer market chaos as the US and UK return from holiday, Bloomberg writes that “fixed-income markets have descended into panic amid mounting concern over the risk of Italy leaving the euro or leading to its break-up” and while Italy is suffering the biggest […]
Tomgram: Making Sense of America’s Empire of Chaos
Tomgram: Making Sense of America’s Empire of Chaos [Note for TomDispatch Readers: Every week Truthout chooses a book, a “progressive pick,” to highlight (and sell). This coming week, it’s my new book, A Nation Unmade by War. As part of the process, I did an interview about the book’s themes with Truthout’s Mark Karlin who […]
The Tragic Record of American Regime Change
The Tragic Record of American Regime Change National security adviser John Bolton watches as President Trump meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the White House on Tuesday. (Evan Vucci / AP) We used to call him “Mookie.” God, we hated him. Back in 2006-07, while patrolling the streets of east Baghdad, Muqtada al-Sadr’s […]
Sanctioning the World, the US Inadvertently ‘Locks & Launches’ Multipolarism
Sanctioning the World, the US Inadvertently ‘Locks & Launches’ Multipolarism The commemorative medal had already been cast and published. It depicts profiles of Trump and Jong Un, facing each other, at the 12th June historic meeting – at which Jong Un was supposed to disavow and discard his nuclear armament, irreversibly, and then to accept […]
Why America Is Heading Straight Toward The Worst Debt Crisis In History
Why America Is Heading Straight Toward The Worst Debt Crisis In History Today, America is nearly 70 trillion dollars in debt, and that debt is shooting higher at an exponential rate. Usually most of the focus in on the national debt, which is now 21 trillion dollars and rising, but when you total all forms […]
Is US Bellicosity Backfiring?
Is US Bellicosity Backfiring? U.S. threats to crush Iran and North Korea may yet work, but as of now neither Tehran nor Pyongyang appears to be intimidated. Repeated references by NSC adviser John Bolton and Vice President Mike Pence to the “Libya model” for denuclearization of North Korea just helped sink the Singapore summit of […]
Who’s To Blame For High Gasoline Prices?
Who’s To Blame For High Gasoline Prices? As retail gasoline prices rise to $3 per gallon across the United States, gas prices are a hot political topic in Washington once again, with the Democrats hoping to slam Donald Trump for causing pain at the pump and Republicans trying to shift blame back on their opponents. […]
Fed’s Dilemma: Debt-to-GDP Ratios Dramatically Understate the Debt Problem
Fed’s Dilemma: Debt-to-GDP Ratios Dramatically Understate the Debt Problem Reader Lars writes Debt-to-GDP ratios understate the true nature of the problem. He uses Greece as an example. Reader Lars from Oslo, the capital of Norway, and a long-time reader of this blog, questions the widespread use of debt-to-GDP as the true measure of the debt […]
Decades of Unconstitutional Wars
Decades of Unconstitutional Wars Despite United States Congress members insisting that Congress debate and vote on US military actions overseas, congressional leadership has chosen inaction, allowing military actions unilaterally pursued by the executive branch to continue unrestrained. And, when, this year, consideration has begun to move forward on an authorization for use of military force […]
