An Uneven Balance SheetSaudi Arabia and OPEC have decided to cut oil production by two million barrels a day. The President is miffed, and has signaled that he’s fed up with the Saudis who, according to a New York Timesreport, "duped" the administration into...
US, Israel Only ‘No’ Votes as UN Members Condemn Cuba Embargo for 30th Straight Year
Peace advocates on Thursday said that the near-unanimous vote by United Nations member states to demand an end to the US economic embargo of Cuba underscores the imperative for the Biden administration to lift the crippling 60-year blockade.For the 30th straight year,...
Conflicts of Interest: Rep. Ilhan Omar Adopts the War Party’s Talking Points
On COI #343, Kyle Anzalone discusses progressives in Congress supporting the war in Ukraine. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.
Biden’s ‘Free Iran’ Blunder
Perhaps the president should stop talking for a while:President Joe Biden on Thursday told supporters “we’re gonna free Iran” after audience members appeared to call on him to address the ongoing protests that have spread through that country in the aftermath of the...
The US ‘Intelligence Community’ Can’t Be Trusted To Police Itself
An “experienced analyst” at the National Security Agency ran an illegal surveillance project that involved “unauthorized targeting and collection of private communications of people or organizations in the US.” The agency’s inspector...
Conflicts of Interest: US to Upgrade Nuclear Weapons in Europe
On COI #342, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman discuss Haiti, Russia and Iran. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.
Matt Duss and Ray McGovern Debate U.S. Policy on Russia, NATO, and More
On today's Democracy Now! As the U.S. pours billions in military aid into Ukraine, we host a debate on the Biden administration’s response to the war and U.S. policy toward Russia amid increasing calls among progressives for a diplomatic end to the conflict. We speak...
Puppet Master Biden Pulling Puppet Zelensky’s Negotiating Strings in Ukraine
President Biden’s proxy war against Russia, using US firepower to shed endless Ukraine blood, remains an unrelenting catastrophe for over 8 months.Tens of thousands of Ukrainians are dead or wounded. Millions have fled to safer climes. Ukraine has ceased to...
Conflicts of Interest: Cowards in Congress
On COI #341, Kyle Anzalone discusses Congressional Progressives pulling a letter that called for Joe Biden to engage in talk. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.
Jack Matlock on Escalating War: ‘It’s Hard To See How We Get Out of This’
Reprinted from Responsible Statecraft with permission.Jack Matlock Jr., who was a young U.S. foreign service officer stationed in Moscow during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and then ambassador there 20 years later under the Reagan Administration, joined a seasoned panel...


