For decades, the United States maintained global dominance through military power, the dollar, and an international financial system that encouraged the rest of the world to recycle its wealth back into American markets. But according to economist Michael Hudson, that model is breaking down—and Washington is replacing it with something even more coercive. In this […]
The Trump administration is laying the groundwork for blacklisting and criminalizing all left-wing, progressive, anti-war and anti-imperialist dissent. Chris Hedges ScheerPost The State Department’s 100-page report on Cuba’s “campaign of subversion against the United States,” along with Donald Trump’s assertion that “Americans were blatantly lied to about the security of our election infrastructure,” lays the groundwork for dictatorship. Elections […]
Edward Curtin By Edward Curtin and Sophie Michel “A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.” – A Chinese Proverb The titular question appropriately arose as our spirits rose during a sumptuous Easter dinner celebrating the triumph of life over death and love over hate. My granddaughter Sophie […]