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US Will Retain a Military Base in Syria Despite Withdrawal
By Nauman Sadiq, January 20, 2019
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered contradictory messages in a speech in Cairo on Thursday, January 10. On the one hand, he said Washington will withdraw American troops from Syria in line with Donald Trump’s momentous announcement on December 19, and on the other, he emphasized the US will continue fighting the Islamic State and will also contain the influence of Iran in the Middle East region.
Trump, Announcing New Missile Defense Program, Ramps Up Nuclear Arms Race
By Andre Damon, January 20, 2019
Speaking at the Pentagon Thursday, President Donald Trump announced the largest expansion of US missile defense forces since Ronald Reagan’s failed “Star Wars” program.
How Wall Street Finances the Battle against Neoliberalism?
By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, January 20, 2019
A critique of the IMF macro-economic agenda for Latin America is funded by a foundation owned by one of Wall Street’s most prominent financiers.
Vive La Résistance: Brexit, Yellow Vests, and the Fate of the EU
By Michael Welch, Diana Johnstone, and Peter Koenig, January 20, 2019
Under the process currently underway, the UK is set to officially abandon the EU on March 29, 2019. Opposition Members of Parliament have been lobbying for an extension of the deadline, a second referendum on EU membership, and even a new election which would potentially lead to a different Prime Minister taking charge of the Brexit negotiations.
Top 6 Things Wrong with Trump Denying Pelosi Government Transport
By Juan Cole, January 20, 2019
Trump’s petty cancellation of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s trip on military transport to Brussels and Afghanistan was clearly his revenge for her cancellation of his State of the Union message until he ends the shutdown of the government.
We Need a Martin Luther King Day of Truth
By Edward Curtin, January 19, 2019
Revolutionaries are, of course, anathema to the power elites who, with all their might, resist such rebels’ efforts to transform society. If they can’t buy them off, they knock them off.
Breaking US News and Analysis: William Barr Will be a Loyal Foot Soldier in King Trump’s Army
By Prof. Marjorie Cohn, January 19, 2019
At his attorney general confirmation hearing, William Barr sought to reassure senators on the Judiciary Committee that Robert Mueller’s probe would be allowed to continue, saying, “I believe it is vitally important that the Special Counsel be allowed to complete his investigation.”
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