It sounds silly; a libertarian-left alliance on economics? It's almost like the wolf and the sheep allying on what’s for dinner. But hear me out. There’s a global political realignment in the works, and it’s clearly based on stopping the military-industrial complex,...
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With Trump, Washington’s ‘Democratic’ Facade Comes Down
by Ted Galen Carpenter | Jan 20, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Donald Trump’s political adversaries have long contended that he is a danger to democracy both at home and abroad. The alleged threat that he poses domestically is symbolized by the riot his supporters waged at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Opponents denounce...
TGIF: The H-1B Controversy
by Sheldon Richman | Jan 17, 2025 | Economics, Featured Articles, Justice, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Does anyone still believe that the market process should set prices, including wages? Apparently not. Take the controversy surrounding the H-1B visa, the program that "permits" employers to hire highly educated and skilled foreign workers, such as hi-tech personnel....
The Fountainhead of the Psychedelic Renaissance
by Roman Gelperin | Jan 16, 2025 | Featured Articles
One of the biggest social and cultural movements currently sweeping the civilized world is what’s being called the “Psychedelic Renaissance.” That is the name for today’s wildfire-like reemergence, in mainstream culture, science, and medicine, of psychedelic drugs...
Joe Biden’s Legacy: Waging Proxy Wars, Spreading Terrorism and Killing Diplomacy
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 16, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
As the sun sets on Joe Biden's presidency, the commander-in-chief and his top staffers are using their final moments in power to convince the American people that we live in a safer and more stable world. “The United States is winning the worldwide competition...
Privatization (When It’s Not)
by Owen Ashworth | Jan 15, 2025 | Economics, Featured Articles
For the first time in Royal Mail’s long history, stretching back to the 1500s, its owner will be based overseas. Daniel Kretinsky, a Czech billionaire, has acquired ownership over Royal Mail after a £3.6bn takeover. Royal Mail has been performing badly for years now...
The Houthis Are Challenging Washington’s Zones of Imperial Domination
by John Weeks | Jan 15, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Washington DC is an imperial city. It masks as Athenian democracy housed within Roman republicanism and underpinned by Judeo-Christian values. But behind the mask is a cold monster: the “interagency.” And the monster is committed to global domination. The imperial...
Tulsi Gabbard, For Better or For Worse
by James Rushmore | Jan 14, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
When President-elect Donald Trump first nominated former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii to serve as director of national intelligence (DNI) in his second administration, many critics of current U.S. foreign policy saw the selection as a step in the...