Among a certain species of “critical” historian, it is an article of faith that Europe’s remarkable economic ascent was built not on its institutions, not on liberty, not on commerce, but on the systematic looting of the rest of the world. In this telling—descended...
The European parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are threatening Tehran with a “snapback mechanism” that would reimpose UN sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Iran has warned it will withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty if the UK, France and Germany (the E3) attempt to revive the sanctions.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attempted to spin the ethnic cleansing of Gaza as an act of humanitarianism. The Israeli leader said he was working with other countries to take in Palestinian refugees fleeing his war.
Two UN experts listed “medicide” – or the deliberate eradication of a healthcare system – among the crimes committed by Israel in Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel’s intention with its ongoing genocidal assault on the civilian population of the Gaza Strip is to militarily control the entire territory. On Friday, Netanyahu’s security cabinet, against the...
As America continues pouring billions into Israeli defense, the uncomfortable truth is that Israel’s security and strategic position have always depended on outside assistance—contrary to popular conservative claims. Conservative pundits like Ben Shapiro repeatedly...
CJ is back with a beast of a DHP episode that he's been brewing laboriously for over a month, if not two. On June 8th, 1967, during the Six Day War, the USS Liberty, a virtually unarmed signals intelligence ship operating off the coast of Egypt, was attacked by...
Download Episode. Matt Taibbi returns to the show to run through some of the new information we’ve learned about the origins of Russiagate. Discussed on the show: “No Doubt Left: Russiagate Was a Cover-Up” (Racket News) Scott’s interview with Jeffrey Carr Matt...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is speaking out against a reported peace proposal from Moscow that will be discussed by President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart at an upcoming summit aimed at ending the war.
I thought I had put this in Enough Already -- or something? But I want to put it here for safe keeping at least. As told to me by a former marine on Twitter: “To get one to commit the greatest atrocities, you do not need to convince evil men to do evil. You need to...
