Advertisements The always worthwhile David Dayen has an excellent summary and breakdown of the debt ceiling deal at The American Prospect. If anyone needed a better demonstration of just how weak and ineffective Joe Biden is, the debt ceiling fiasco has certainly provided it. As Dayen correctly notes, “The secondContinue Reading
Advertisements In a new edition of the Cutting Through newsletter on Substack, I examine the latest attacks on former Pink Floyd singer/songwriter/bassist Roger Waters. Accusations of antisemitism have dogged Waters since he first came out in support of BDS more than a decade ago, but this time German authorities areContinue Reading
Advertisements Once again, the Biden administration is trying to bring home a Saudi-Israeli normalization deal. The problem is that, with typical cluelessness, fecklessness, and ignorance, the administration does not understand the political waters it is wading into. Both Saudi Arabia and Israel face major hurdles in trying to conclude thisContinue Reading
Advertisements The denial of the Nakba has become a virtual sine qua non for pro-Israel advocacy and propaganda. It is not necessary for Zionism; acknowledging the genocide of native people in the Western hemisphere has not led to the destruction of the US, Canada, or Australia. But because of theContinue Reading
Advertisements Israel is once again bombing Gaza. Once again, the narrative is being willfully distorted, not only by Israel but by its American partners, with a credulous media dutifully following along. In fact, this latest escalation was initiated, intentionally, by Israel; a ceasefire was broken, intentionally, by Israel; and civiliansContinue Reading
