Tag: US Empire
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Patrick Lawrence: Old Man Shouting, The American Empire is Doing Great! But It Isn’t
By Patrick Lawrence Democratic elites and the reporters who clerk for them were effusively approving of Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech last Thursday evening—not so much for what he said, which came nothing new, as for the demeanor of our enfeebled president. Never mind that Biden reduced an occasion intended to address all…
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Empire Decline and Costly Delusions
By Richard D. Wolff Пераправа цераз раку Бярэзіну (Biarezina) When Napoleon engaged Russia in a European land war, the Russians mounted a determined defense, and the French lost. When Hitler tried the same, the Soviet Union responded similarly, and the Germans lost. In World War 1 and its post-revolutionary civil war (1914-1922), first Russia and…
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Biden Is Everything People Feared Trump Would Be
Biden’s Middle East policies are causing concern, with fears of being drawn into a war between Israel and Lebanon. This behavior is reminiscent of the apprehensions surrounding Trump’s presidency. The article challenges the belief that electing a different president would change the underlying violence and abuse perpetuated by the US-centered empire.
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The Moral Complexities Of Bombing A Concentration Camp Full Of Children
Caitlin Johnstone criticizes continuous military attacks on children in a concentration camp, allegedly by Israel. She suggests the targeting perpetuates violent resistance and urges for an end to the abuses to solve the issue.