(2022-03-19). Ralph Nader: The Biggest Business in America? Defrauding Uncle Sam and You. scheerpost.com 
[ By Ralph Nader | The biggest business in America is stealing and defrauding the federal government, Uncle Sam and you the taxpayers. In terms of sheer stolen dollars, the total amount is greater than the annual sales of Amazon and Walmart over the past two years. | Before getting to the real big stuff, start with how much was stolen or not delivered by the contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. Just in one program, John Spoko—Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR), estimated that $30 billion of…
(2022-03-18). Who are the foreign fighters traveling to Ukraine? What we know and what we don't. peoplesdispatch.org 
"Remember, the Russians invaded Afghanistan back in 1980," The "unintended consequences" Clinton referred to were the arming and funding of the mujahideen fighters, who ev…
(2022-03-18). Shireen Al-Adeimi on Yemen, David Arkush on Fed Climate Veto. fair.org 
Sanaa, Yemen (cc photo: Yahya Arhab/European Pressphoto Agency) | This week on CounterSpin: It's worth our while to think about why everyone we know is talking about Ukraine and Russia's unlawful incursion—and equally worthwhile to ask why the same principles of concern don't seem to apply in other cases. Those feelings don't have to fight. But to hear Yemen is not a rhetorical device. It's a country of human beings in c…