Chris Hedges | The End of Empire
This collective self-delusion saw the United States make the greatest strategic blunder in its history, one that sounded the death knell of the empire—the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq.
The Empire’s Hustle: Why Anti-Trumpism Doesn’t Include Anti-War
Nothing rehabilitates an unpopular president in capitalist “America” like war.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: "That's All" and "Down by the Riverside" (Music Video)
Two songs for today by the unparalleled Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: “That’s All” and “Down by the Riverside” (Music Video)
Two songs for today by the unparalleled Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Chris Hedges | The Dance of Death
Societies in decline enthusiastically embrace the death instinct, as Freud observed in “Civilization and Its Discontents,” written on the eve of the rise of European fascism and World War II.
Chris Hedges | The Dance of Death
Societies in decline enthusiastically embrace the death instinct, as Freud observed in “Civilization and Its Discontents,” written on the eve of the rise of European fascism and World War II.
David Swanson | Of All the Opinions I’ve Heard on Syria
if you want actual aid delivered on a massive scale, if you want withdrawal of foreign forces and the opening of serious negotiations for disarmament and peace...
Kathy Kelly | A Good Beginning
If the U.S. might diminish offensive war preparations against Russia, when would DOD budget proposals begin to reflect this?
WikiLeaks | The US strategy to create a new global legal and economic system: TPP, TTIP, TISA (Video)
An older video full of good information about the TPP and related trade agreements why we should not support them. https://youtu.be/Rw7P0RGZQxQ TheWikiLeaksChannel Published on Aug 18, 2015 Media for the people! Click here to help Rise Up Times continue to bring you vital analysis of and commentary about current issues you won’t find in the mainstream corporate media. More
How the Mainstream Media’s Islamophobia Fuels Endless War
AFSC researchers looked at 600 news stories published by 20 national outlets in the United States last year and discovered a pervasive tendency toward painting violent extremism as an inherently Islamic problem that is only solvable with the use of force.
VIDEO | Diana Johnstone on ‘Queen of Chaos’ Hillary Clinton and U.S. Foreign Policy
"Veteran journalist Diana Johnstone captures the imperial worldview of Hillary Clinton in memorable detail. Hillary the Hawk, as U.S. Senator and Secretary of State, never saw a weapons system she did not support nor a U.S. war practice she did not endorse." —Ralph Nader
David Swanson: Non-French War Deaths Matter
Swanson: We are all France. Apparently. Though we are never all Lebanon or Syria or Iraq for some reason. Or a long, long list of additional places.