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Belief in American exceptionalism on the decline: poll
Most Americans think theirs is an exceptional nation, either for what it represents (42.4%) or what it has done for the world (18.2%), according to a survey from the Eurasia Group Foundation.
But, but, but: 39.5% view America as just…
The Bolivian Coup Is Not a Coup—Because US Wanted It to Happen
Army generals appearing on television to demand the resignation and arrest of an elected civilian head of state seems like a textbook example of a coup. And yet that is certainly not how corporate media are presenting the weekend’s events…
A US War Story, Dresden, Germany
Westerners are aware that the Americans fire-bombed the city of Dresden in Germany at the end of the Second World War, but most of the truth was suppressed as soon as it happened. Dresden was Eastern Germany’s cultural centre, a city filled…
The Privatization of War: A New Challenge for the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda
With the approach of the twentieth anniversary of United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security (WPS), emerging global peace and security challenges are increasingly being recognized as part of this agenda.…
Britain’s Secret Saudi Military Support Program
By mistake, the U.K. recently revealed the budget size of a multibillion-pound program that it manages to support the royal family’s de facto protection force, which is also active in the devastating war in Yemen, report Matt Kennard and…
Census: Inequality Grew, Including in Heartland States
The gap between the haves and have-nots in the United States grew last year to its highest level in more than 50 years of tracking income inequality, according to Census Bureau figures.
Income inequality in the United States expanded from…
“Extinction Rebellion”, “Green New Deal” and the “Rebranding of Global Capitalism”
Who is supporting this Worldwide endeavour, who is funding it?
Is this a real rebellion?
Why I Don’t Speak of the Fake News of “9/11” Anymore
Tuesday, September 11, 2001, was a non-teaching day for me. I was home when the phone rang at 9 A.M. It was my daughter, who was on a week’s vacation with her future husband. “Turn on the TV,” she said. “Why?” I asked. “Haven’t you…
HOW VOICE OF AMERICA PERSIAN BECAME A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PR MACHINE
AS AN IRANIAN AMERICAN journalist covering the Iran-U.S. relationship, Negar Mortazavi is accustomed to receiving vitriol on social media. Still, she found it unusual when she saw on Twitter that someone had called her a “treasonous…
There is no such thing as western civilisation
The values of liberty, tolerance and rational inquiry are not the birthright of a single culture. In fact, the very notion of something called ‘western culture’ is a modern invention