Tracy Michelle’s The Story the American System Doesn’t Want You to Hear
By Tracy Michelle A thirteen-year-old girl accused a man of rape. Not just any man, but a billionaire. A man who would go on to hold the most powerful office in the...
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Comments on New Yorker interview with John Mearsheimer
The New Yorker has a good interview with John Mearsheimer in which they discuss why Putin invaded Ukraine: Why John Mearsheimer Thinks Donald Trump Is Right on Ukraine. The interviewer, Isaac Chotiner, thinks Putin...
Rep. Adam Smith’s 2025-03-12 interview with Quincy Institute: a summary and response
On March 12, 2025, Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) was interviewed on a webinar with Quincy Institute of Responsible Statecraft. As former chair and ranking member of the the House Armed Services Committee, Smith (no...
Jeffrey Sachs castigates the EU Parliament about their subservience to U.S. imperial plans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUbBU0OqCgE (15 minutes of excerpts), https://x.com/Fidias0/status/1892990169558721024 (full speech, 98 minutes) The full transcript of the speech is at https://progressivememes.org/ukraine/Jeffrey-Sachs-Speech-to-EU-Parliament.pdf This is is a summary. Sachs talks about Ukraine, Israel, Iran, and China. He tells...
Col. Daniel Davis on U.S. provocations in Ukraine (summary)
Col. Daniel Davis spoke with Massachusetts Peace Action about the hypocrisy of the United States concerning NATO expansion. Here’s my summary. Davis starts out by saying that people in the West believe a...
Why it’s crucial to expose U.S. provocations in Ukraine
(Slightly shorted version also published at antiwar.com) If you believe that Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was unprovoked, you will likely compare Putin to Hitler and will likely oppose President Trump’s peace negotiations with...
Comments on Michael Beckley’s Foreign Affairs essay The Strange Triumph of a Broken America
Foreign Affairs published this essay by Michael Beckley of Tufts University and the Foreign Policy Research Institute: The Strange Triumph of a Broken America Why Power Abroad Comes With Dysfunction at Home Beckley says...
Netanyahu is not ignoring Biden’s wishes
Several commentators have claimed that Benjamin Netanyayhu is thumbing his nose at President Biden and is ignoring the desire of the Biden administration for Israel to adopt a less aggressive stance towards the Palestinians,...
America the Battleful (Oh Beautiful for Endless Wars!)
By Donald A. Smith, PhD. Using my own lyrics and Suno.com for the music, I created this variation of America the Beautiful. Imagine that it’s sung by a neoconservative or by, say, the CEO...
Rock Opera about U.S. Militarism: Part One
Using my own lyrics and Udio.com for the music, I created a rock opera about U.S. militarism. This is part one, on U.S. illegal and disastrous wars since WWII. (Also available on Youtube here.)...
Bipartisan Congressional panel calls for huge defense buildup. Chair lauded by the CIA; co-chair is a neocon.
Defense News reports: ‘Not prepared’: Congressional panel calls for huge defense buildup. The chair of the panel (Jane Harman) has ties to defense establishment and was lauded by the CIA for distinguished service. The...