Edging Closer to Armageddon?

Originally appeared at TomDispatch. These days, no kids in school are ducking and covering under their desks. American magazines don’t have stories about families (with the money) building private nuclear shelters to guard against an attack on this country. And I can...

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A Lawless Presidency

The United States invasion of Venezuela and kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro, the domestically recognized Venezuelan president, violated the U.S. Constitution and international law. The Constitution makes clear that only Congress can authorize a foreign invasion. In the...

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Is the Gaza War a Genocide?

Many respected scholars and human rights organizations have characterised Israel’s war in Gaza as a genocide. At the same time, other scholars and organizations have disputed this charge. Proving a charge of genocide is notoriously difficult, since it requires...

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TMM (Trump’s Macho Madness)

Until the Donald came along, Nixon’s feckless War on Drugs was surely among the stupidest projects of state ever conceived on the banks of the Potomac. As we show in detail below, Washington’s writ criminalizing cocaine raises the street price from about $1,000 per...

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Regime Change and Nation-Building Are Back!

As was the case the morning after “Shock and Awe” signaled the start of the Iraq war, many are cheering the US military raid on Venezuela and capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro. Overwhelming US military power – and likely some bribed Venezuelan officials –...

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