The British Empire, in steep decline on the eve of World War I, is a cautionary tale for a decayed U.S. Empire a century later CHRIS HEDGES Dec 27 At the start of the 20th century, the British Empire was, like our own, in terminal decline. Sixty percent of Englishmen were physically unfit for […]
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 […]
The Trump administration’s refusal to release the Epstein files and videos is done not only to protect Trump, but the ruling class. They all belong to the same club. CHRIS HEDGES Jul 12, 2025 The refusal by the Trump administration to release the files and videos amassed during investigations into the activities of […]
Complicity gets us far closer to a useful explanation of recent actions by campus leaders than capitulation. It’s also right in line with what we have seen from university administrations, including Columbia’s, in the recent and not so recent past. Indeed, the current era of complicity started under Biden with the draconian response to pro-Palestine protests […]
Liberal institutions, including universities, traditionally surrender without a fight to the dictates of autocrats. Ours are no exception. CHRIS HEDGES March 24 I was not surprised when Columbia University’s interim president Katrina Armstrong caved to the demands of the Trump administration. She agreed to ban face masks or face coverings, prohibit protests in academic buildings and create […]
A letter dictated by Mahmoud Khalil – a Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate – over the phone from ICE detention in Louisiana. Groundxero | March 19, 2025 On Tuesday, Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist, recent graduate of Columbia University and U.S. permanent resident, who has been arrested by the Trump administration for his role […]
Donald Trump’s dismantling of the deep state presages the formation of something far worse. By Chris Hedges Feb 18, 2025 The Trump administration’s war with the deep state is not a purgative. It is not about freeing us from the tyranny of intelligence agencies, militarized police, the largest prison system in the world, predatory corporations or the end […]