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  The United States Empire is Losing Its Grip By David Starr   At this time in history, major events are reshaping the world where the current world order will probably be discarded and a new, multi-polar world will take its place.   The United States, as an empire, has  largely failed historically  as it continues its attempts to impose its imperial foreign policy on other nations, especially in the Global South. It’s true that the U.S. has had its victories but usually at what cost? It is also true that the U.S.’s participation in WWII helped to defeat Nazism and Fascism, but it was the Soviet Union that usually bore the brunt of Nazi Germany’s aggression, given the latter’s attempted invasion of the USSR.    The United States has had a degree of democracy but that  hasn’t been too evident  within its foreign policy maneuvers in the Global South. And now the Global South is waking up…and it is fed up with U.S./Western hegemony.   Venez...

  Trump’s Imperialism: U.S. Foreign Policy Adopts a Fascist Character By David Starr   In his utter insanity, Donald Trump has been threatening a host of countries with potential military force. Canada, Mexico, Panama, China, Greenland. Recently, the latest target for threats has been Venezuela.    The U.S. empire has sent three war ships accompanied by 4,000 marines near Venezuela. The Trump regime’s threats reflect the old imperialism of the empire, only being more direct and thus taken on fascist characteristics.   On August 7, 2025 regime attorney general Pam Bondi  announced  an increase in a bounty on Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro to $50 million. Bondi declared that Maduro was a “narco-terrorist.” The excuse this time for threatening another nation was to fight “drug cartels.” None of the sweet talk about freedom and democracy.   White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt  added to the propaganda , saying that the Trump regime ...

  The Russia-Ukraine War: Jeffrey Sachs Knows the Root Causes By David Starr   Political economist Jeffrey Sachs has a deep understanding of the Russia-Ukraine war and is thus knowledgeable on the root causes of the conflict. Sachs, however, has pretty much gone against the current of the major support for Ukraine and the condemning of Russia’s invasion as an act of aggression.    Sachs’s recent speech at the European Parliament  lays out in detail  the how’s and why’s of the conflict. There is an important factor some Ukraine supporters have ignored. And that’s the role of the U.S./NATO alliance.   Over the decades, U.S. leaders and their supporters have exercised a superiority complex when it comes to relating to other nations in the world. Russia has been no exception. One can go back to the 1890s, for example, and see the Old United States display overt racism in its  foreign policy as it expanded  across the world. This before there was ...

  Medea Benjamin Speaks Out By David Starr   For years, Medea Benjamin has been on front lines of activism, championing various causes. And she is not stopping. The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is particularly an issue Benjamin puts her full efforts into.    Benjamin, of course, has her detractors. Those hardline Israeli supporters who have  exhibited behavior that’s drenched in hysteria, lies, propaganda, threats, and all-around nastiness. While pro-Palestinian supporters have expressed their share of outrage, their reasons are  quite different  from that of the hardliners. The former are against Israel going way beyond self-defense to try and impose a “Greater Israel,” characterized by myths of religious supremacy, ultranationalism and racism. The latter arrogantly ignore the suffering and deaths of Palestinians and actually cheer on such carnage.   One detractor was typical in its arrogance against Benjamin and the opposition to I...

  The Ibrahim Traore Phenomenon   By David Starr   Going back decades up to now, individuals have rebelled against and condemned the current capitalist world order; as well as implementing real change contrary to that order.  Karl Marx ,  Vladimir Lenin ,  Fidel Castro ,  Che Guevara ,  Patrice Lumumuba ,  Thomas Sankara ,  Rosa Luxemburg  and a host other individuals, both male and female, are major examples of those who have challenged the world order and to change it.    It’s not to say that they were pure as the driven snow, but they were sincerely concerned with the countries they lived in and most of the people in those countries in regards to looking directly at the causes of the poverty and violence many faced, the Global South being the prime example.   Recently, there is an individual who has stood out as a major force to combat poverty and the violence of colonialism and imperialism, the West being the main...

Right-Wing Media: All the Bullshit That’s Fit to Print   By David Starr   For decades, right-wing media has peddled more lies than anything else. In recent history, the right-wing media has  become a caricature  out of George Orwell’s novel “1984.”  A lot of doublespeak.    The media sure got off on the  landslide victory  of friendly fascist Ronald Reagan over the lukewarm Walter Mondale in the real year, 1984. Orwell’s title of his novel couldn’t be more appropriate. The  media, and Reagan’s followers , verbally masturbated enthusiastically over his victory.   While the right-wing media has been a cheerleader for right-wingers and conservatives over the years, it’s really gotten down to the absurd…and the insane. The “news” coverage has been  especially slavish  to the whims of Donald Trump, albeit, with subtle criticism. Very subtle.    There have been quite a number conservative/right-wing media outlets ...

  Israel May Become Nonexistent for Its Aggression, and It’s Israel That is to Blame By David Starr   Critics opposing Israel say that its military actions have as a  result created  one of the worst wars in the 21 st century. It’s just as bad as WWII because of Israel’s own Holocaust against Palestinians, committing war crimes such as attempted genocide and ethnic cleansing. And Israel’s fascist leaders, and their supporters, remain unapologetic, still continuing its barbaric actions against not only Palestinians, but also neighboring countries.   A  major factor  imposed for Israel’s objectives is oppressing others for not succumbing to Israel’s myths of religious supremacy. Believing unproven stories in the Bible, many Israelis want to impose a “Greater Israel” in the Middle East. This, obviously, is a dangerous idea and will only cause more tensions and hardships in the region.   But  behind Israel’s actions  is the United States emp...