The Calm Before the Iraqi Storm: 15th Anniversary
Fifteen years ago, the House authorized President George W. Bush to invade Iraq. Will President Donald Trump also “achieve” the power to make war… somewhere in the world?
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America’s Culture of Killing: It Doesn’t Begin at Home
A surprising link between US foreign policy and violence on America’s streets. Philosopher, cultural critic and author Laurie Calhoun explains what US behavior abroad has to do with domestic gun culture.
How Fake News About Africa is Costing US Taxpayers
The US is protecting, funding and covering up for Ugandan dictator Yoweri Museveni — under the principle that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.”
The Murder of John Kennedy’s Mistress, Part 2
Mary Pinchot Meyer was mistress to JFK and ex-wife of Cord Meyer, a high-ranking CIA official. Her mysterious death in Georgetown raises many intriguing questions. We continue the story in Part 2 of this excerpt.
NRA’s Silencer Bill
Saudi Arabia’s Paid Tweets? ; Flint’s Water Crisis Continues …and More Picks for 10/2
Another Day, Another Country, Another Corporation Hurting Workers
Workers marshaled all their forces to save their bottling plant, only to face the same corporate power that bedevils American employees.
The South’s Monumental History Lesson
A popular argument against removing Confederate statues is that it would be “erasing history.” If preserving history were the real concern, where are the monuments to great civil rights figures in the South?
Why Are Athlete-Led Anthem Protests So Polarizing?
President Donald Trump demonized dissenting footballers as traitors, revealing a widely held American conviction: patriotism precludes protest, and its symbols are more sacred than its ideals — equal protection under the law, regardless of race, gender and status.
How Propaganda Hacks Our Brains
How corporations and politicians are stimulating the dopamine and serotonin that drive our attitudes, reactions and votes.
Russ Baker Breaks Down Russiagate, JFK Records and More
Russ Baker updates popular radio host Pat Thurston on the investigations into President Donald Trump’s suspicious ties to the former Soviet Union and where it may all be headed, talks about the forthcoming JFK records release, and much more.
JFK Had Ordered Full Withdrawal from Vietnam: Solid Evidence
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s documentary series on Vietnam is capturing America’s attention. But it skates very lightly over one of the war’s most contentious questions: Did President John F. Kennedy intend to pursue the fight or to pull out?
Curious Coincidences in IRS Trump Audit
Donald Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns has long been a subject of conjecture. To that, we’d like to add a related mystery: Why did the IRS begin auditing Donald Trump in 2002? Why that year in particular? Donald Trump’s finances were always complicated and fertile ground for the IRS, yet, it only began […]