US Empire

And So This Is Christmas

December 23, 2018 David Swanson, Let's Try Democracy. Organize! Syria, Trump, US Empire, Wars and Militarism

There is the possibility of something being done for peace. President Donald Trump claims he will remove all U.S. troops from Syria. There is very little correlation between what he says and what he does, but if he does this, we need to be prepared to thank him, to celebrate such an action, and to insist that bombing cease as well, and that actual humanitarian aid and unarmed peace workers replace the military force, and that weapons sales and gifts to the region be ended. Trump needs to be shocked by the support for this act from unexpected places.

The Decline Of Empire And Rise Of Trumps

November 27, 2018 Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, Clearing the FOG. Podcast Corporatism, Democracy, Poverty, US Empire

In his new book, "America: The Farewell Tour," based on his travels around the United States, Chris Hedges describes the decline of society and how that brought President Trump into power. Trump is a symptom of failing systems, and there will be more Trumps until things change. We speak with Hedges in depth about the basis for what is happening, what he has learned while covering other countries that went through similar transitions and what we must do if we are to weather the current crises.

Global Campaign Calls For Closure Of US/NATO Foreign Bases To End Western Imperialism

November 21, 2018 Participants of the First International Conference Against US/NATO Military Bases, No Foreign Bases Create! Military bases, US Empire, Wars and Militarism

The participants and organizers of the No US/NATO foreign bases conference agreed as a matter of principle that while they oppose all foreign military bases, they consider the close to 1,000 US/NATO military bases established throughout the world, which constitute the main pillars of global imperialist domination by US, NATO and EU states, as the main threat to peace and humanity, and must all be closed.

William Blum takes on the Washington Post’s Neocon, Max Boot

September 23, 2018 William Blum, The Anti-Empire Report Educate! Cold War, Media, RussiaGate, US Empire, Wars and Militarism

Dear Mr. Boot, You write: “Every administration since Franklin D. Roosevelt’s has tried to improve relations with Moscow.” I stopped. Frozen. Can the man be serious? Yes, he is. God help us. I’ve published 5 books which give the lie to that statement, detailing all the foreign governments the US has overthrown, or tried to, because they were too friendly with Moscow....

United States Blocks Inter-Korean Railway Project

September 5, 2018 Zoom In Korea, Popular Resistance. Educate! Finance and the Economy, Korea, Transportation, US Empire

The UN Command, headed by the United States, refused to allow a South Korean train to travel to North Korea for a joint North-South inspection of railway conditions for the planned inter-Korean railway. The two Koreas had planned for a South Korean train to depart from Seoul Station and travel to Sinuiju at the far northern end of the Gyeongui (Seoul-Sinuiju) railway line in North Korea, with South and North Korea conducting a joint inspection on the North Korean stretch of the line between Kaesong and Sinuiju.

Liberals Go Mum On Israel’s Apartheid Law

July 31, 2018 The Black Alliance for Peace. Educate! Apartheid, Israel, Police abuse, US Empire

Did you notice? Liberals didn’t bother to condemn the new Israeli apartheid law. Nor did they say a word about that settler-colonial state’s recent attacks on Gaza. We must be clear racist settler-colonial assault happening anywhere affects oppressed folks everywhere. Israelis have been training police forces in every state of the United States on their brutal methods of suppression they have practiced on the long-suffering Palestinians. The increased militarization of U.S. society makes allowances for white violence on oppressed peoples on this stolen land. Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, already notorious for protecting George Zimmerman when he killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, is now shielding another white supremacist who has a history of harassment.

Trump Era: “There Is Great Disorder Under The Sky, So The Situation Is Excellent!”

July 29, 2018 By Slavoj Žižek, RT Educate! Donald Trump, New Economy, US Empire, Vladimir Putin

America's liberal elite is both horrified by Donald Trump, and incapable of mortally wounding him. What's needed instead is a profound leftward shift, led by new faces. Now that yet another week of President Trump's frantic activity is safely behind us, and slowly receding into memory, we can reflect on the chaotic wasteland his foreign trip left behind. The US President visited three places: Brussels - where he met the key European leaders, London - to see Theresa May and the Queen, plus Helsinki - where he held a summit with Vladimir Putin. While most pundits noted the apparently strange fact that Trump was much friendlier to (those perceived as) US enemies than to its traditional friends, this shouldn't surprise us too much. Instead, our attention should turn in another direction. As is often the case with Trump, reactions to his acts are more important than what he actually did.

American Wars And Self-Decline

June 17, 2018 By Tom Engelhardt, Tom Dispatch Educate! US Empire, Wars and Militarism

The U.S. has, of course, embarked on a trillion-dollar-plus upgrade of its already massive nuclear arsenal (and that’s before the cost overruns even begin). Its Congress and president have for years proven eager to sink at least a trillion dollars annually into the budget of the national security state (a figure that’s still rising and outpaces by far that of any other power on the planet), while its own infrastructure sags and crumbles. And yet it finds the impoverished North Koreans puzzling when they, too, follow such an extreme path. Clueless is not a word Americans ordinarily apply to themselves as a country, a people, or a government. Yet how applicable it is.

The Chomsky Challenge For People In The United States

June 15, 2018 Paul Street, TruthDig. Educate! Imperialism, North Korea, US Empire, Wars and Militarism

It’s no wonder that most Americans are clueless about why “their” country is feared and hated the world over. It remains unthinkable to this day, for example, that any respectable “mainstream” U.S. media outlet would tell the truth about why the United States atom-bombed the civilian populations of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As Gar Alperovitz and other historians have shown, Washington knew that Japan was defeated and ready to surrender at the end of World War II. The ghastly atomic attacks were meant to send a signal to Soviet Russia about the post-WWII world: “We run the world.

United States No Longer A Major Player In World Affairs

June 11, 2018 Vijay Prashad, The Tri-Continental. Educate! China, Iran, Trade, US Empire

The picture above is from Vienna. The wall drawing was done by the artist Tabby. It captures – in essence – the way in which a considerable section of the world’s population sees the US President Donald Trump. But Trump is not solely responsible for what appears to be the irrational policy of the United States. Why, for instance, did Trump set in motion a tariff policy against close US allies such as Canada, Europe and Mexico as well as China on the same day? Why not go after China – which Trump has indicated is an adversary on trade – and then tackle the others in sequence?

Statement In Support Of Nicaragua

May 19, 2018 the International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity Educate! Nicaragua, US Empire, Violence

Commander Daniel Ortega, who has historically raised and defended the flag of the Sandinista Front with his own life, was re-elected in November 2016 by the overwhelming majority of 70% of the electoral vote, in an election of unquestionable democratic character exercise that was monitored by a number of different domestic and international organizations. Since April 18, groups committed to vandalism and violence have been trying to undermine the internal order of the country through blood and fire.

On The Eve Of Venezuelan Presidential Election, US Empire Is Not Sitting Idly By

May 19, 2018 Roger Harris, Counterpunch. Educate! Elections, US Empire, Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is the frontrunner in the presidential elections scheduled for May 20. If past pronouncements and practice by the US empire are any indication, every effort will be made to oust an avowed socialist from what is considered the US’ “backyard.” With a week to go to the election, the leftist president of Bolivia Evo Morales tweeted: “Before the elections they (US and allies) will carry out violent actions supported by the media and after the elections they will try a military invasion with Armed Forces from neighboring countries.”

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