Chris Hedges: Julian Assange — A Fight We Must Not Lose
The detention and persecution of Julian Assange eviscerates all pretense of the rule of law and the rights of a free press.
Washington Is Obstructing the Path to a Political Settlement in Ukraine, by Gilbert Achear
What could be Washington’s goal in discarding collaboration with Beijing, which is the only possible way toward a political settlement acknowledging Ukraine’s territorial integrity?
Is TikTok a U.S. Deep State Front? Robert Scheer Interviews Alan MacLeod
“In this case, we really have the best of both worlds for the U.S. government,” MacLeod says. “They get to keep these private companies, so-called private companies, at arm’s length, all the while filling their ranks with former State Department officials, former officials who worked at the White House or the Department of Defense or the FBI or the CIA.”
Seymour Hersh: How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline
America’s political fears were real: Putin would now have an additional and much-needed major source of income, and Germany and the rest of Western Europe would become addicted to low-cost natural gas supplied by Russia—while diminishing European reliance on America. In fact, that’s exactly what happened.
Ukraine – RAND Study Sees Risks In Prolonged War
"The neocons, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, State Secretary Anthony Blinken and his deputy Victoria Nuland, who together wage their war against Russia, have Joe Biden's ears and can control the information he gets."
Chris Hedges: The Democrats Are Now the War Party
This lust for war is dangerous, pushing us into a potential war with Russia and, perhaps later, with China — each a nuclear power. It is also economically ruinous.
DN! U.S. Faith Leaders Call for Xmas Truce in Ukraine as Zelensky Visits D.C. Seeking More Arms & Money
DMITRY PESKOV: [translated] The supply of weapons continues, and the range of supplied weapons is expanding. All of this, of course, leads to an aggravation of the conflict. This does not bode well for Ukraine.
Noam Chomsky: Neoliberalism and the Roots of Fascism, interview by Chris Hedges, Part 2
"Seymour Melman and others have written about the permanent War Economy and the economic and social consequences. Unchecked militarism is often cited by historians such as Arnold Toynbee as the principal reason for the collapse of Empires. Is this where we are and if we are, what does collapse look like…?" (Edited Transcript from YouTube)
Chris Hedges: Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Sixty-six U.N. members, most from the global south, have called for diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine, as required by the U.N. Charter. But few of the big power players are listening.
This is not a drill: The Music and Politics of Roger Waters
The rock legend and Pink Floyd co-founder shares everything from his musical origins to his opinions on the war in Ukraine, experiences of US government surveillance, and his ongoing ‘This Is Not A Drill’ tour. Roger Waters performs onstage at Crypto.com Arena on September 27, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Winter/Getty Images POSTED IN More
Chris Hedges: The Return of Fascism
As in the past, these new fascist parties cater to emotional yearnings. They give vent to feelings of abandonment, worthlessness, despair and alienation. They promise unattainable miracles. We have seen this movie before.
Chomsky: US Must Join Global Call for Negotiations as Russia Escalates Actions
Chomsky urges that the U.S. join the rest of the world in calling for negotiations, not because Putin can be trusted, but because negotiations are our best hope for averting disaster. There’s no certainty as to whether this process would result in peace, but as Chomsky says, “There is one and only one way to find out: Try.”