Welcome to the American Century Even If It Is a Hell on Earth BY TOM ENGELHARDT Reprinted from TomDispatch.com with permission of the author On February 17, 1941, less than 10 months before the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor and the U.S. found itself in a global war, Henry Luce, in an…
Editor’s Note: I don’t understand how any American could read Ann Jones’ article below without feeling a mixture of sadness, shame and anger. It’s rare for a plain statement of historical facts to bring me so close to tears. [Don] Remembering Forgotten Afghanistan BY ANN JONES Reprinted from TomDispatch.com I know, I know. It’s the last…
Editor’s Note: This is the third or fourth time I’ve reprinted this article on Memorial Day since I first wrote it in about 2009. I keep reprinting it because I still haven’t found a better way to express my revulsion for war and at the same time my admiration for warriors. The best way…
“Almost everything said in the U.S. about Israel’s assault on the Palestinians is a lie — because we are implicated By CHRIS HEDGES PUBLISHED MAY 15, 2021 4:00PM (UTC) “Nearly all the words and phrases used by the Democrats, Republicans and the talking heads on the media to describe the unrest inside Israel and the…
Could the U.S. and China Face an Unintended Blowup in the Western Pacific in the Biden Years? BY MICHAEL KLARE Reprinted with permission from TomDispatch.com The leaders of China and the United States certainly don’t seek a war with each another. Both the Biden administration and the regime of Chinese President Xi Jinping view economic…