[Page of 33] November 2018

Trump’s Curious Problem with the Media

November 2, 2018

One of the strangest things about the Trump Presidency is that he excoriates the media for mocking him, claiming that the press is ‘the enemy of the people’, while for progressives, the press is still…

The Pentagon’s Plan to Dominate the Economy

November 2, 2018

Opinion

Given his erratic behavior, from daily Twitter eruptions to upping his tally of lies by the hour, it’s hard to think of Donald Trump as a man with a plan. But in at least one area -- reshaping the eco…

The Return of the Latin American Caudillos

November 2, 2018

Opinion

Latin America’s “springtime of socialism” is at a close. After over a decade of progressive socialist presidents putting people ahead of cronyism, Latin America’s oligarchs, through the abuse of the c…

Is This Worse Than ’68?

November 2, 2018

Opinion

Saturday, in Pittsburgh, a Sabbath celebration at the Tree of Life synagogue became the site of the largest mass murder of Jews in U.S. history. Eleven worshippers were killed by a racist gunman. Frid…

US has Killed More Than 20 Million People in 37 “Victim Nations” Since World War II

November 2, 2018

Opinion

First published in November 2015 After the catastrophic attacks of September 11 2001 monumental sorrow and a feeling of desperate and understandable anger began to permeate the American psyche. A few …

The Asian Parliamentary Assembly Meeting in Gwadar was Good News for CPEC

November 1, 2018

Opinion

It was a very prudent move for Pakistan to have Gwadar host this year’s Asian Parliamentary Assembly instead of any other of the country’s cities because Islamabad showed off the progress that’s been …

The US Pretends to Support the Independence of Syria and Iraq

November 1, 2018

Opinion

During the International Institute for Strategic Studies 14thdialogue in the Bahraini Capital Manama, Bert McGurk, the US envoy for the global coalition to defeat the Islamic State group (ISIS), took …

Western Media Make One Death a Tragedy, Millions a Statistic

November 1, 2018

Opinion

The Western media coverage devoted to the murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi proves the cynical adage that one person’s death is a tragedy, while millions of deaths are a mere statistic. During…