Despite Iran’s relative military weakness, when set against the combined forces of the U.S. and Israel, it can inflict a lot of damage. It will do this as swiftly as possible. CHRIS HEDGES FEB 24 The Laurel and Hardy negotiating team of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, coupled with Trump’s appalling ignorance of […]
Donald Trump’s public criticism of UK government’s decision to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius directly contradicting the U.S. State Department, have intensified diplomatic tensions, sharpened political divisions in the UK, and renewed global attention on Diego Garcia. By Arkadeep Goswami Groundxero | Feb 20, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly criticised the […]
Donal Trump believes that U.S. economic and military might are all he needs to become a benign dictator and achieve unilateral control over America’s allies – what will the effects of this policy be? CHRIS HEDGES Karl Marx in his essay “The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte,” said that history repeats itself, “the first time […]
Trump’s Board of Peace is an intricate play to maintain hegemony in the face of China’s rise, sparking talk of “a new world order” — but is the rules-based international order really worth saving? CHRIS HEDGES Jan 28, 2026 As U.S. hegemony continues to dwindle, Donald Trump and his international allies are making […]
Donald Trump on Wednesday hit back at the Canadian Prime Minister, saying Canada “lives because of the United States.” Groundxero | January 21, 2026 On Tuesday, January 20, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressing the political and business leaders at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss town of Davos, spoke about a “rupture” in the world order, saying […]
Juan Luis Manfredi, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha On the back of every dollar bill, the phrase Novus Ordo Seclorum (“New order of the ages”) hints at the principle guiding the US’ new security strategy. The attack on Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro herald the decoupling of Trump’s United States from […]
This war also does not reflect the will of the people. Nearly 70% of Americans oppose another war and reject the endless cycle of military interventions carried out in their name. Medea Benjamin / Michelle Ellner Jan 03, 2026 Via Common Dreams Overnight, the United States government bombed civilian and military sites across Venezuela and illegally kidnapped Venezuelan […]
But let’s be honest, the War on Terror was never about terror. The War on Drugs was never about drugs. They were both wars on inconvenient truths—and lucrative opportunities for whoever controlled the narrative. By Raïs Neza Boneza If everything you thought you knew about the War on Terror were nothing more than a mirage—an extravagant […]
The death of Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent face of the July 2024 uprising in Dhaka plunged Bangladesh into widespread violence yet again. by Indradeep Bhattacharyya Via Alt News The death of Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent face of the July 2024 uprising in Dhaka, at a Singapore hospital plunged Bangladesh into widespread violence […]
While the fighting has largely been contained to within Sudan’s boundaries, it is being fueled from outside the country. By Christopher Tounsel Sudan’s brutal civil war has dragged on for more than 2½ years, displacing millions and killing in excess of 150,000 people – making it among the most deadly conflicts in the […]
Trump administration is after regime change in Venezuela. For US and European corporations, the message is clear: regime change could unlock vast wealth. By Juan Zahir Naranjo Cáceres and Shannon Brincat Two centuries ago, US President James Monroe declared the Western Hemisphere off-limits to European powers in what would became known in history books as the […]
Trump’s trade policies are an admission of capitalism’s failures. Perhaps finally enough people have learned the lessons of the past so that we can build an economy that works for working people. By Richard Wolff Nov 24, 2025 Common Dreams A short response to this essay’s title is: “because he, and the US system […]
On the long tail of US intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean. By Chuck Idelson Common Dreams If the Trump administration’s assaults on Venezuela and threats to Colombia and Mexico have a familiar stench, they should. For more than two centuries the United States government has acted as if it owned the Western Hemisphere, with the right of […]
Sudan is now home to the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Hundreds of thousands have been killed since 2023, 12 million people have been displaced and 21 million people face what the UN calls “high levels of acute food insecurity”. Yet, the international community has been largely silent. Philipp Kastner, The University of […]
The recent expansion of detention and deportations of immigrants reflects an accelerated criminalisation and punishment of non-citizens, tied to a rising authoritarianism across purportedly liberal Western countries. Andonea Jon Dickson, Cetta Mainwaring and Thom Tyerman Under President Donald Trump, the United States is expanding its efforts to detain and deport non-citizens at an alarming rate. […]