House and Senate Committe Poised to Reject Trump’s NASA Budget Cut
The Senate Appropriations Committee is currently engaged in markup of an appropriations bill for Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS),…
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Trump Tariffs Present as Boon to Budgets and Burden to Buyers
The Trump reciprocal tariff regime could reduce the Federal budget deficit by $2.8 trillion over the next 10 years…
Trump’s “Golden Dome” Is a Scam: Just Look at the Pentagon’s Other Future Weapons Programs
Chinese military technology includes hypersonic glide cruise missiles, a working prototype 6th generation warplane, and a reliable indigenously-built, stealth-capable…
Trump’s Fiscal Rhetoric Fails at First Hurdle, Endorses Huge Debt and Deficit Increases
Not a month ago, Wal reported that Trump had dismantled USAID, the $42 billion soft-power arm of the CIA and Pentagon,…
‘Abjectly terrifying’ Report Finds 50+ Members of Congress Hold Military Stocks Worth in Excess of $10 Mil.
Is it a conflict of interest for lawmakers required to determine and approve funding for the largest military in…
Ukraine Civil Society Plagued by ‘Conscription Squads’ at the Same Time US Congress Considers Automatic Draft Registration
A report from the BBC details that Ukrainian society is growing deeply uneasy at the prevalence of “conscription squads”…
World at Large Misses Out on Ukrainian ‘Enemies List’–Collaborators Rozoff and Antiwar Make the Grade
In a strange episode in the history of American media, news broke on June 6th that a Ukrainian NGO…
4/22 End of the Empire: America in Uncharted Economic Waters Following Foreign Aid Bills
End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…
Ukraine Slow to Regroup Whilst Russia Steadily Advancing, Can Continue Current War for Two Years
While the world holds its breath at the imminent starvation for thousands of Gazans, the situation in Ukraine seems…
Washington Looks to Prove it Can Handle Three Fronts as 5 Carriers to Deploy Near Taiwan
In a show of force, likely timed to coincide with the inauguration of the new president of Taiwan, and…
Congress Invokes ‘Disinformation’ to Try and Resurrect Long-Lost Secret Influence in Tibet
Of all of America’s covert actions against communist states throughout the Cold War, one of the least well-known is…
Yemen is Experiencing the True Cost of Bernie Sander’s Cowardice
It was the evening of December 13th, 2022, when tense conversations were had in the office of Senator Bernie…
Ukraine Updates: 2023 to End Without Renewed Aid–German Press Claims Berlin Wants the War Ended
WaL reported earlier this month that the Ukrainian civilian government was in an existential crisis about the potential of…
11/01 End of the Empire: The End of the Empire Could Look Like This—plus Other News
End of the Empire is a twice-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…
Republicans Oust McCarthy as House Speaker In Clear Opposition to Ukraine Aid Which Is Drying Up Across Europe
In a first for American republican democracy, the Speaker of the House, the third most powerful person in political…
Chances Now Seem Very High that Ukraine Gains Nothing in War, Ends in Stalemate with 250k-Plus Casualties
In compiling various reports on the ongoing Ukrainian offensive, now in its 10th week, it seems very likely that…
Historic $886 Billion Pentagon Budget Passes House Amidst Largest Critical Recruiting Crisis
Almost completely along partisan lines, the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the House of Reps. 219-210. It…
Idaho Legislature Demands their Senators to Find Rapid End to Forever Wars in First-of-its Kind Resolution
Last Saturday the Idaho Republican Central Committee passed resolutions demanding an end to US military operations in Syria and…
US Senators Introduce Bill to Sanction Afghan Government as Country Struggles with Famine Conditions
ITALY, June 2nd, 2023. After 20 years of attempting and failing to unilaterally bend Afghanistan to America’s will, a…
For America to Pay Her Bills, the Debt Ceiling Doesn’t Need to be Raised: Why the Confusion?
ITALY, May 26th, 2023. In the bargaining over raising the debt ceiling, not one member of Congress, the Treasury…