Longtime anti-war activist David Swanson recently returned from a trip to Russia. âI wanted to see what Russians thought about foreign policy, about the United States, and about all the âscandalsâ in Washington that mention Russia all the time but hardly ever have any evidence in them,â said Swanson, publisher of the influential web site WarIsACrime.org. Russians are keenly aware of the history of U.S. encirclement and hostility towards their country. âThey see opposition to Trump in the United States as all coming out of an anti-Russian agenda,â he said. âThey have no idea, whatsoever, that people might dislike Trump for some other reasons.
Charles Barron dissects the NYC mayoral race, Mamdaniâs struggles with Black voters, and why independent Black radical politics are essential.
"Killing the Kennedy Center softly for the Reich?" is the latest from BAR's Poet-in-Residence.
The Israeli government isnât failing to feed Palestinians in Gaza. They are deliberately starving them. Starvation is their weapon.
The U.S. exports repression like a global franchise, outsourcing violence while claiming benevolent intent. Kenyan police, trained by American forces and armed with U.S. equipment, are now occupyingâŚ
BâTselem, The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, makes clear that a genocide is taking place in Gaza. But their observations are not in any way unique. MillionsâŚ
