An Ex-CIA Agent Looks Back at 22 Years of Torture at Guantánamo Bay
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An Ex-CIA Agent Looks Back at 22 Years of Torture at Guantánamo Bay

January 11 marks the 22nd anniversary of the founding of the prison component of the U.S. military base at Guantánamo Cuba. Guantánamo has been universally condemned by every human rights group in the world, as well as by the United Nations, and most countries in the world.

Growing Threat to US Hegemony in Middle East – 2 Articles
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Growing Threat to US Hegemony in Middle East – 2 Articles

The outcome of US-led conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia will have a profound impact on the developing world order. Washington has already lost the former, and its major adversaries are vested in making sure it loses the latter too. Also: ‘How Yemen Is Blocking US Hegemony in West Asia’.

US War Profiteers vs. US Citizens – 3 Articles
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US War Profiteers vs. US Citizens – 3 Articles

‘US War Profiteers vs. US Citizens’: When we accept responsibility for what is happening as Americans, we have no choice but to act; ‘Shutting Down the Space Needle, Standing Up for Gaza’; ‘America’s War Economy and the Urgent Call for Peace in the Middle East’.

Growing Similarity Between USA and China – Rising Gap Between Rich and Poor
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Growing Similarity Between USA and China – Rising Gap Between Rich and Poor

‘The Brotherhood of Billionaires’: the two countries have the largest number of billionaires; ‘The US Government Has Abandoned the Nation’s Poor’; ‘A New Portrait of the World’s Wealth — and Wealthiest’; ‘A Steelworker in China Writes About His Working Conditions’.

The UAW Won Big: What Does It Mean for the U.S. Labor Movement?
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The UAW Won Big: What Does It Mean for the U.S. Labor Movement?

On October 25, after 41 days on the picket lines, the United Auto Workers (UAW) secured a first tentative contract agreement with Ford. Within just four days, GM and Stellantis had followed suit — agreeing to almost identical wage increases, bonuses, and benefit packages — effectively ending what had been one of the most important,…