Report Says Trump Raked in Millions From Foreign Governments While in Office
A damning new report from the Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee calculates Donald Trump’s “harvest of unlawful foreign state money.”
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Drone War Victims Deserve US Accountability, German Court Rules
A legal marathon has led to a partial victory for the family of an assassinated Yemeni who preached against al-Qaeda.
Book Excerpt: “Syria Burning”
If you want to know the who, what, why of how things got so bad in the Syria (and, in some ways, the rest of the Middle East)—read this excerpt from Syria Burning by Charles Glass, a book so beautifully written you will hardly know you are reading. It is more like seeing.
Published by OR Books, New York and London, 2015.
Is the Hamas Attack a Pivot Point for Israel and the Middle East?
Israel’s latest crisis from an insider’s perspective: the role of the US, the state of Israel’s internal politics, and is there a path to diplomacy.
Inching Toward Armageddon
Despite US efforts, events in the Middle East could be moving toward a larger war.
Dark Shadows: Iran-Contra, Secret Wars & Covert Operations, Part 1
The first of a three-part series exploring Iran-Contra and its implications. Part 1 focuses on the Reagan Administration’s secret wars and illegal arms deals exposed in the scandal.
Like Nike and Kaepernick — Coming Out Blue Brings in the Green for Taylor Swift
Sheldon Adelson: Trump’s Patron-in-Chief ; Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Plan to Lure Journalist …and More Picks 10/11
A Republican Regrets: How the Iraq War Brought Chaos to the West
Lawrence Wilkerson, Colin Powell’s former chief of staff, tells of the lies that led the US into Iraq, the resulting chaos, and the price of having no coherent foreign policy.
How War Reporting in Syria Makes a Larger Conflict Inevitable
Heart-rending accounts of Syrians suffering at the hands of their government make powerful storytelling. But they hide the big-picture: a trumped-up opportunity for the West and its Arab allies to remove yet another “inconvenient” regime.
Navigating Chaos: Insights on a World at War
Seismic shifts in global politics: wars escalate, authoritarianism rises, and democracy faces its toughest test in today’s turbulent world.
COP28: No Final Solution, But the Writing Is on the Wall
Nothing was resolved at the COP28 Conference on Climate Change except the growing conviction that the days of fossil fuels are numbered.
Conspicuous Greed Is the New Black
If You’ve Got It, Flaunt It — and F*** the Planet!