imperialism
Why do so many countries have military bases in Djibouti?
August 31, 2021The United States, China, France, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Italy all have military bases there. Russia and India are eyeing installations of their own.
Read moreU.S. media finds its voice—to bay for blood over Afghanistan
August 31, 2021The press has finally gotten over its love affair with Joe Biden for not being Donald Trump.
Read moreThe costs of U.S. empire’s ‘forever wars’
August 26, 2021Back in the days when I was growing up (before the Vietnam War), we were told that the United States had never “lost” a war. Teachers would point to the two World Wars, the Spanish-American and Mexican-American...
Read moreAfghanistan: No clean end to a dirty war
August 26, 2021The war in Afghanistan, like all the dirty imperialist wars carried out by the U.S., cannot have a clean and happy Hollywood ending.
Read moreVietnam faces crushing fourth COVID wave, steps up aid and vaccination efforts
August 19, 2021Vietnam isn't letting the health of its people rest on the decisions of foreign governments and pharmaceutical companies.
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