Inside the US Pullout from Afghanistan: This Ambassador-Turned-Activist Has Done it Before
Blasts rocked Kabul airport yesterday, with more than 170 people killed. Ann Wright, US Army Colonel & State Department official in Afghanistan who resigned in protest of the invasion of Iraq and became an anti-war activist, was acting ambassador in Sierra Leone after a violent coup against the government required the US embassy to evacuate. […]
Former Ethiopian Diplomat Blasts TPLF as Tools of Imperialism in Horn of Africa
As the situation in Ethiopia continues to escalate, the war over narratives is in full force. Who are the good guys and who are the bad guys? Is it even that black and white? Is the TPLF fighting a war for liberation of the Tigrayan people against a cruel government or is it executing a […]
View from Iran: US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Reflects A Weakened Empire, with Mohammad Marandi
All eyes are on Afghanistan as the Taliban has rapidly taken over the entire country. Most coverage is focused on what this means for the US. But in reality, the West is removed and distant. Iran, on the other hand, is Afghanistan’s neighbor and hosts about 2 million official or unofficial Afghan refugees and will […]
View from Iran: US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Reflects A Weakened Empire, with Mohammad Marandi
All eyes are on Afghanistan as the Taliban has rapidly taken over the entire country. Most coverage is focused on what this means for the US. But in reality, the West is removed and distant. Iran, on the other hand, is Afghanistan’s neighbor and hosts about 2 million official or unofficial Afghan refugees and will […]
Biden’s Imperial Foreign Policy in the Age of American Decline, with Daniel Bessner
Rania Khalek was joined by Daniel Bessner, associate professor of international studies at the University of Washington and co-host of the podcast American Prestige, to talk about US foreign policy under Biden. What’s changed? What hasn’t changed? Is the US empire collapsing? And what should a progressive foreign policy look like?
Biden’s Imperial Foreign Policy in the Age of American Decline, with Daniel Bessner
Rania Khalek was joined by Daniel Bessner, associate professor of international studies at the University of Washington and co-host of the podcast American Prestige, to talk about US foreign policy under Biden. What’s changed? What hasn’t changed? Is the US empire collapsing? And what should a progressive foreign policy look like?
Flint Cover Up, Evictions, Nina Turner & Left Media Meltdown, with Jordan Chariton
Rania Khalek was joined by Jordan Chariton, journalist and co-founder of Status Coup, to discuss the massive cover-up of the toxic water scandal in Flint, the ongoing eviction crisis in spite of the moratorium, corporate Democrats tanking Nina Turner’s campaign, and the crisis in left media, where censorship and underhanded algorithms suppress content that challenges […]
One Year After Beirut Port Blast, Who’s Really Behind Lebanon’s Collapse?
It’s been one year since the Beirut port exploded, killing over 200 people and wounding thousands. And it’s been almost two years since Lebanon’s Ponzi scheme economy started crashing. The West often blames the devastation that has befallen Lebanon on government mismanagement, sectarianism, bureaucratic incompetence, internal corruption, and their favorite boogeyman, Hezbollah. But you can’t […]