“I think the situation we face today in the world is much more dangerous than it was during the Cold War,” warns political realist John J. Mearsheimer. John Joseph Mearsheimer is an American political scientist and international relations scholar who belongs to the realist school of thought. He is the R. Wendell…
[ This interview originally appeared at Truthdig November 2, 2023. ] ‘What Does One Do When Both Options Are Catastrophic?’: An Interview With Cornel West Author, academic and public intellectual Dr. Cornel West has long been a fiery fixture of America’s political discourse. Proselytizing and pronouncing in the Biblical prophetic…
[ What follows is the entire text of Vladimir Putin’s speech at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi. ] Participants in the plenary session, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, I am glad to welcome you all in Sochi at the anniversary meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club. The moderator has already mentioned that this is…
After the breakout of the First World War, the Second International and the numerous socialist organizations affiliated with it across Western Europe threw their weight behind their governments’ new military adventurism and became completely oblivious to the suffering of their fellow man at the hands of their countries’ economic and political…
Absolutely fascinating, incisive interview of Ray McGovern, a solid source of accurate information and profound insights into the machinations of the security agencies and pitfalls of our foreign policy.
Smedley Butler, a two-time recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor and former US Marine Corps major general, famously observed that “war is a racket.” Speaking about his 33 years in the service of his nation, Butler noted that he “spent most of my time being a high-class muscle man…
February 19th was the Rage Against the War Machine rally in DC. That just so happens to be my dad’s birthday as well. He was born on that date in 1917, endured the Great Depression, worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps and in factories until being drafted in 1942, and after…
Vladimir Putin addressed the Russian Federation on Tuesday February 21, 2023. We are well-advised to know what he said.
The U.S. talks openly and cavalierly about the coming war with China. China’s patience and willingness to look the other way, bear the insults and intimidation have come to an end. Again, out of the fabric of potential peace, the U.S. warmongers have fashioned a cloth which promises and invites chaos, death, destruction, war. The citizens of America must wake up. Nothing good can come of our current posturing and direction.
John Rachel of the Peace Dividend initiative interviews Matthew Hoh, peace activist and candidate for the U.S. Senate.