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Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Today’s post has a simple goal: to praise TomDispatch, a regular, reliable, and highly effective “antidote to the mainstream media.” Its creator, editor, and chief author, Tom Engelhardt, founded the site soon after the 9/11 attacks in 2001. Its remarkable longevity and…
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. The Biden reelection campaign tells me to fear MAGA and Donald Trump. I fear the Biden administration and its moral bankruptcy. It’s been a grim 48 hours in the Middle East, as summarized here by Caitlin Johnstone: In the span of just…
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Courtesy of Stephen Semler, let’s take a look at the federal budget recently signed into law by President Biden: The biggest boost in spending from 2023 to 2024 went to the Pentagon. Of course! Even though the Pentagon has yet to pass…
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Early in 2003, Ashleigh Banfield was a star in the making. A rising journalist at MSNBC, she covered the opening stages of the Iraq War. Before that, she’d made a name for herself covering the 9/11 attacks and their aftermath. Smart, pretty,…
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. I have a modest proposal: Stop all U.S. aid to Israel. Why does Israel need billions and billions in aid, mainly so they can buy U.S. weaponry? If they need it, they can pay for it. And if they’re going to use…