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The U.S. Withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council
The Trump administration's withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council, and the plainly bogus pretext for it, tells us more about the US than the UN body.
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How the CDC Uses Fear Marketing to Increase Demand for Flu Vaccines
The CDC’s questionable estimates of annual flu hospitalizations and deaths align with its fear marketing strategy to increase demand for flu vaccines.
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Altruism and Sadism in Public Policy
There are three things that are almost always underestimated: the U.S. military budget, altruism, and sadism.
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The U.S. Withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council
The Trump administration's withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council, and the plainly bogus pretext for it, tells us more about the US than the UN body.
Altruism and Sadism in Public Policy
There are three things that are almost always underestimated: the U.S. military budget, altruism, and sadism.
The Persecution of Julian Assange Proves That Western Values No Longer Exist
The persecution of Julian Assange for exposing US war crimes through his organization WikiLeaks is an assault on the right to free speech and press freedom.
Trump’s Tariffs Undermining America’s Economic Future
President Trump's new tariffs are not only alienating US allies and trade partners, but undermining America’s own future prospects.
End the Wars to Halt the Refugee Crisis
If European politicians continue to ignore the root causes of the problem, the refugee crisis is going to persist unabated.
Politics
Altruism and Sadism in Public Policy
There are three things that are almost always underestimated: the U.S. military budget, altruism, and sadism.
Economy
The Absence of Diplomacy Is Isolating Washington
Washington, wallowing in its fabled incompetence, is now worsening all of its empire relationships by threatening its own allies with trade wars.
Culture
Moses For #MeToo?
If Thomas Jefferson has made the #MeToo list of abusers, surely there is room for Moses, his soldiers, and the god he invented to deify Zionism.
Reviews
Murder Incorporated
Book one of the Murder Incorporated series critiques US imperialism, debunking nationalist myths and offering a corrective or alternative history of the US.
Editor's Picks
The U.S. Withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council
The Trump administration’s withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council, and the plainly bogus pretext for it, tells us more about the US than the UN body.
New York Times Lies That Hamas Has Been Firing Rockets at Israel
The New York Times claims that, until the demonstrations began in Gaza last month, Hamas had been firing “a fairly steady tempo” of rockets at Israel. In fact, it had been firing none.
The ‘Forgotten’ US Shootdown of Iranian Airliner Flight 655
On the rare occasions the US mainstream media refer to the US shootdown of an Iranian airliner in 1988, they sustain the myth it was simply a “mistake”.
The Coming War on China: A Review of John Pilger’s Latest Documentary
John Pilger’s film ‘The Coming War on China’ should be viewed by anyone concerned about the world’s greatest threat to peace: the US government.
Peace Comes to Korea: Let’s Understand Why
The best thing that could happen for peace would be for the US to immediately get its missiles, its military, and its nose out of the Korean peninsula.
America’s Word Is Worthless
By dishonoring the US government’s word and pulling out of the Iran nuclear non-proliferation agreement, an agreement signed by the US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, China, and Iran, President Trump has revealed that his regime is totally in the hands of the Zionist warmongers.
The ‘Skripal poisoning’: Lies Can Lead To War
Both US and UK experts do not think that the alleged Russian nerve agent used in the alleged Skripal poisoning even exists. Perhaps this is why the British government will not agree to any tests and can supply no evidence.
US Quest for Iran Regime Change: Will EU Sustain the Nuclear Deal?
Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal was the wrong decision at the wrong time. It is likely to compound global political, economic and security risks. Now the EU, along with Russia and China, must sustain the nuclear deal.
The New Book “What Justice Demands” by Elan Journo Is a Zionist Hoax
Elan Journo’s “What Justice Demands” is a shameless work of Zionist propaganda intended to defend Israel’s unjustifiable crimes against the Palestinians.
Armenia’s People-Power Revolution, Russia, and the Western Bloc
Armenia’s populace simply wants Armenia to become stronger and more self-confident in every way—for Armenians’ own sake and so that Russia treats it equitably. This is neither anti-Russian nor pro-Western Bloc. It’s just the right thing to do.
