Ever since waging the first successful anti-imperialist revolution in 1804, the Caribbean nation that overthrew slavery has been hit with crippling debt, coups and foreign meddling.
Vijay Prashad: Punishing Haiti’s Liberation
Tag: George Washington
Chris Hedges: Reinforcing the Lies of US History
Lust for conquest and wealth — behind the enslavement of Africans and the Native American genocide — is sidelined to tell the story of the valiant struggle by European pioneers to build the greatest nation on earth.
WATCH: A Rebellious Town in England
The historic English town of Jarrow has been a seat of working class rebellion for almost 200 years — and they’re not done yet.
Pompeo — A Monster Slaying Monsters Abroad
Bruce Fein reviews the new book by the former U.S. secretary of state, Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Treason!
The perplexing overuse of the word is a testament to the vitriol with which Americans now conduct political discussions.
US Postal Service Was Never a Business. Stop Treating It Like One
Chad Marlow champions an institution at that heart of U.S. society that breathes life into citizens’ constitutional rights.
LEE CAMP: 28 Million Evictions Loom as Houses Sit Empty
America is not based on hard work. Get it out of your head that this society is set up to be fair. Fair would be everyone with a roof over their head.
ROBERT PARRY: More Second Amendment Madness
Robert Parry, founder of this site, exposed in this Jan. 2013 article the dangerous & false idea that the Constitution Framers wrote the 2nd Amendment so an armed population could fight the government the Framers had just created.
Deep History of America’s Deep State
Exclusive: The idea of an elitist Deep State – erasing a “mistake” by the people – pervades current efforts to remove buffoonish President Trump, but the concept has deep historical roots dating from the Founding, writes Jada Thacker.
NATO as an ‘Entangling Alliance’
There are many ugly aspects of Donald Trump’s candidacy, but Trump raises a legitimate question about the value of NATO, which represents the epitome of the “entangling alliances” that the Founders warned against, notes Ivan Eland.