Day: January 4, 2019

Trump Bows to Domestic Pressure by Delaying His Withdrawal from Syria; A Storm Is Gathering in the Levant

January 4, 2019 Opinion

In response to domestic pressure, Trump agreed to extend the deadline for withdrawal of thousands of US troops from the northeaster Syrian province of al-Hasaka from the initial 30 days previously ann…

China Lands a Probe on the Dark Side of the Moon

January 4, 2019 Science

On the evening of January 2, a Chinese lander named for an ancient moon goddess touched down on the lunar far side, where no human or robot has ever ventured before. China’s Chang’e-4 mission&nbs…

2019 Forecast: South, East, and Southeast Asia

January 4, 2019 Opinion

The broad swath of space stretching from South, East, and Southeast Asia is fast becoming the center of geostrategic strategy in the world, and it’s here where much has already happened last year and …

Guns or Butter: Neocons Want More Weapons less Government Services

January 4, 2019 Opinion

It is one of the great ironies that the United States, which is not actually threatened by any foreign power, maintains a ruinously expensive and globally destructive national security policy that is …

Worse than Obsolete: NATO Creates Enemies

January 4, 2019 Opinion

NATO’s and the US military’s desecration of corpses, attacks on wedding parties, mosques, hospitals and market places — along with the bombing of allied troops, torture of prisoners, and their notorio…

The Language of Neoliberal Education

January 4, 2019 Opinion

This interview with Henry Giroux was conducted by Mitja Sardoč, of the Educational Research Institute, in the Faculty of the Social Sciences, at University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Mitja Sardoč: F…

Intelligence If Any: Its Care and Feeding

January 4, 2019 Opinion

Today, fun with genetics, specifically genetic determination of intelligence and behavior. In doing this we will seek to annoy as many people as possible. (This column prides itself on being an equal-…

History of World War II: Did Mussolini’s Fate Prompt Hitler to Kill Himself?

January 4, 2019 History

With Allied armies pushing ever northwards through the “tough old gut” of Italy, and German forces pulling out, Benito Mussolini took a long look at the situation before departing Milan on 25 April 19…