From abortion laws to the American empire
The arguments for and against abortion are ones that tend to get lost in the weeds as far as what one side actually stands for and how willing they are to push their agenda. On the side of pro-life, the Nation describes how those that describe themselves as such, mostly Republicans, have been working for quite a […]
It May Not Be Fully Visible, But We’re in the Final Years of the American Empire
The Ghion Journal The United States has reached a point where its entire claim to global hegemony is based on a series of increasingly fragile geopolitical alliances, and on a worldwide military presence that can’t be sustained for much longer. As the political writer Dmitry Orlov said in an interview last month: “I think that the American […]
With Russiagate, we Soviet immigrants were finally forced to reckon with the bigotry of America’s elite
The Grayzone I was talking recently to a Russian acquaintance of mine who lives in the New York area. Years ago, he had studied engineering in Moscow and later transferred to a university here in the states. He told me that not long after moved, he got an unexpected visit from a couple of FBI […]
Texas Pipeline Bill Criminalizes Water Protectors
The Real News Network JACQUELINE LUQMAN: This is Jacqueline Luqman with The Real News Network in Baltimore. Since the massive protests at Standing Rock to stop the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, the fossil fuel industry has been quietly pressuring state legislatures to pass laws to stop protests against pipeline construction across the country. As […]
Imperial Joe: Biden Trades Bread and Circuses for War
CounterPunch Bread and circuses pacified the Roman masses while the emperors with their legions patrolled far borders to pacify barbarians who resisted joining the empire. Joe Biden updated this governing method at his presidential campaign launch rally in Philadelphia. He offered a buffet of appetizing items to improve America’s education, infrastructure, health care and climate […]
In Landmark Opioid Trial, Oklahoma Accuses Johnson & Johnson of Being Drug “Kingpin” Fueled by Greed
Democracy Now! For the first time, a pharmaceutical company is on trial for its role in the opioid crisis in Oklahoma this week. Johnson & Johnson—the corporate giant better known for its baby products—produces a fentanyl patch and previously also manufactured an opioid pill. In opening statements Tuesday, lawyers made a sweeping case against the […]
The 2020 Election Hinges on Health Care
Truthdig Last week, I visited the Venice Family Clinic in Los Angeles near a public housing project in a poor neighborhood. Two days later, I drove to a South Los Angeles area where pollution from the freeway—not to mention mold, rat droppings, dust and cockroaches—infest crowded apartments, causing asthma that sends children to the nearby […]
‘It Makes a Hell of a Lot More Sense to Negotiate Sharing Technology, Rather Than Locking It Down’
FAIR Janine Jackson: To be generous to journalists, Donald Trump has introduced a new dimension to policy-making. In assessing his current trade war with China, for example, reporters are forced to consider: Does Trump believe, as he says, that tariffs imposed on Chinese goods are paid by the Chinese? Does he not know how tariffs work? Is […]
TENNESSEE GOV. BILL LEE’S OFFICE IS WORKING WITH VOLKSWAGEN TO CRUSH A UNION DRIVE
The Intercept TENNESSEE GOV. BILL Lee’s office has been secretly assisting Volkswagen’s efforts to defeat the United Auto Workers organizing drive in Chattanooga, according to emails obtained through the state’s public records law. At least three of Lee’s policy staffers exchanged emails shortly after UAW’s April 9 petition to represent Volkswagen’s hourly workers at the German […]
Israel’s looming elections will not affect relations with US, Netanyahu says
The Middle East Eye Fresh off his failure to secure a ruling majority government, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with two senior aides to US President Donald Trump in Jerusalem. Jared Kushner, the US president’s son-in-law and senior Middle East policy adviser, and Mideast envoy Jason Greenblatt, visited Netanyahu on Thursday. They were joined by Brian Hook, the […]