The New Dark Age

23-24 January 2017 — Information Clearing House

US Intervention in Syria? Not Under Trump
By Gareth Porter

With Trump in office, the supporters of a US war in Syria now have little or no chance of selling the idea.

Russia, Beware of Trump U-Turns
By Finian Cunningham

When Trump says the US-led NATO military alliance is “obsolete”, what does that really mean?

The Philippines in the Center of Asian Realignment
By Andre Vltchek

In Manila, where the US used to roam unopposed, now Russian warships are calling on goodwill and symbolic visits.

Palestinians Will Need More Than Grudging Unity To Save Them
By Jonathan Cook

The infrastructure of annexation will only accelerate under the blind eye of a Trump administration.

How the GOP Is Playing Trump Until They Can Dump Him
By Robert Reich

Pence is their guy. They all think Trump is out of his mind.

As Trump Takes Power, Politicians Around the US Move to Make Protesting Illegal
By Sarah Cronin

Indiana passed a bill on Wednesday that authorizes police officers to shut down highway protesting “by any means necessary.”

USA: Banana Republic? Far Worse
By Norman Pollack

Capitalism and militarism merged, indivisible, monolithic, holding America in a death grip.

Are Americans Racists?
By Paul Craig Roberts

It is amazing how proud some Americans are of their ignorance.

Ashley Judd : Nasty Woman Speech At Anti Donald Trump Protest
Video

Did Judd, a self-proclaimed “loud, vulgar, proud woman,” go to the extreme by comparing Trump to Hitler?

Revolt Is the Only Barrier to a Fascist America
By Chris Hedges

This is a transcript of a talk Chris Hedges gave at the Inaugurate the Resistance rally in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.