America: Land of Make-Believe

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 3, 2020 The self-aggrandizing lies we tell ourselves have induced a collective schizophrenia. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Palestinian Authority Cuts All Ties With U.S. Over Trump’s ‘Peace Plan’

Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams Feb 2, 2020 The Trump proposal effectively allows Israel carte blanche to continue the occupation and theft of Palestinian land. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky Is the Antidote to Trump’s Fascism

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jan 28, 2020 After decades of being a critical progressive voice, he shows no signs of slowing down. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Disaster of Utopian Engineering

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 28, 2020 Neoliberalism, the latest utopian project, aims at concentrating wealth in the hands of the few while reducing the many to peonage. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Palestinians Call on World to Reject Trump ‘Peace’ Deal

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Jan 28, 2020 Opponents decry the plan as little more than a distraction from the domestic scandals of the U.S. president and Israeli prime minister. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Unveils Controversial Peace Plan for the Middle East

MATTHEW LEE and ARON HELLER / The Associated Press Jan 28, 2020 The president, with Netanyahu at his side, details the proposal to create a state of Palestine while ceding major West Bank blocs to Israel. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump to Announce Peace Plan Giving Israel ‘Everything It Wants’

Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams Jan 24, 2020 The president's "deal of the century" meets nearly all of Benjamin Netanyahu's demands without formally recognizing a Palestinian state. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. General Says Troop Surge in Middle East May Not End Soon

LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated Press Jan 23, 2020 America has sent more than 20,000 additional troops into the region over the past eight months to counter the escalating threat from Iran. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Key Takeaways From Democratic Presidential Debate in Iowa

THOMAS BEAUMONT and NICHOLAS RICCARDI / The Associated Press Jan 15, 2020 Democrats were bracing for fights over foreign policy. Instead, a whole lot of substance broke out. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Has No Idea What ‘Deep State’ Really Means

Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Jan 14, 2020 Rather than a “shadow or parallel system of government” operating outside official channels, for him the deep state is the government. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Poverty Is the New Draft

Jacqueline Luqman / The Real News Network Jan 14, 2020 Limited access to education, health care and housing means that marginalized communities are increasingly pushed into military service. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

The Smoking Gun in the Soleimani Assassination

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 13, 2020 The president and his administration repeatedly fail to provide any evidence of the imminence of any threat the Iranian general posed. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )