Empire - MintPress News

How Donald Trump is Expanding the US Empire

Any corner of the globe we look to, we see that Trump is indeed expanding the US empire’s influence and operations––he has ratcheted up, with new fire and veracity, covert and overt regime change operations; expansion of military bases, massive increases in bombings and civilian casualties, and belligerent escalations that put us on the brink of catastrophic war on multiple fronts.

January 14th, 2019

By Abby Martin

How Donald Trump is Expanding the US Empire

Media Roots -- In the first installment of this multi-part series, Trump Expanding the Empire, Abby Martin debunks the notion that Trump is an

Read Full Article

Abby Martin

Abby Martin is an artist, activist and citizen journalist. She graduated from SDSU with a B.A. in political science where she was involved in community organizing for multiple causes.

How US Foreign Policy Creates Shithole Countries

A new collection of essays, edited by former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, clearly shows that it is the U.S. that is largely responsible for the poverty and suffering in these very nations.

November 20th, 2018

By Robert Fantina @RobertFantina

How US Foreign Policy Creates Shithole Countries

In two years, the world has become accustomed to being shocked by the words and actions of United States President Donald Trump. In January of this year, he again showed his lack of diplomacy, tack and common decency, when he referred to many poorer countries as “sh*ithole countries”, asking, “Why do we want all these people from sh*thole countries

Read Full Article

Robert Fantina

Robert Fantina is an author and peace activist. His writing has appeared on Mondoweiss, Counterpunch and other sites. He authored Empire, Racism and Genocide: A History of U.S. Foreign Policy and Essays on Palestine.

On July 4, The United States Celebrates Independence

teleSUR spoke to Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Thandisizwe Chimurenga, Konrad Aderer, Ron Gochez and Ameena Qazi to gather their thoughts on the U.S. holiday.

July 04th, 2018

By Elliott Gabriel and
Julian Cola

On July 4, The United States Celebrates Independence

On the 4th of July, the United States – a nation in the midst of doing all it can to preserve its hegemony and waning global dominance – gears up to celebrate its independence from former empire Britain. Ambitions on such a day, even for a country whose political class routinely touts self-indulgent precepts of “exceptionalism,” run high.

Read Full Article

Elliott Gabriel

Elliott Gabriel is a former staff writer for teleSUR English and MintPress News based in Quito, Ecuador. He has taken extensive part in advocacy and organizing in the pro-labor, migrant justice and police accountability movements of Southern California and the state's Central Coast.

7 Brilliant Insights From Noam Chomsky on American Empire

Seven powerful quotes on the evils, atrocities and ironies of the American empire from Dr. Chomsky.

April 16th, 2018

By Laura Gottesdiener

7 Brilliant Insights From Noam Chomsky on American Empire

Noam Chomsky is an expert on many matters -- linguistics, how our economy functions and propaganda, among others. One area where his wisdom especially shines through is in articulating the structure and functioning of the American empire. Chomsky has been speaking and publishing on the topic since the '60s. Below are seven powerful quotes on the

Read Full Article

Pentagon Report Points To Unsustainable Status Quo For U.S.’ Global Empire

The Pentagon is now admitting that the U.S.’ global dominance is waning, as it is facing economic challenges from rival countries who resist Western corporate influence. It’s also threatened by “inconvenient” information like that of watchdog journalism critical of American imperialism. But perhaps its solution is more worrisome, as the Pentagon suggests doubling down on militarism and propaganda instead of addressing the root causes of the country’s downturn.

July 28th, 2017

By Whitney Webb Whitney Webb @_whitneywebb

Pentagon Report Points To Unsustainable Status Quo For U.S.’ Global Empire

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- A new study released by the U.S. Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute and sponsored by various branches of the Department of Defense (DoD) has revealed what many in other nations have known for years, but has been slow to dawn on the United States

Read Full Article

Whitney Webb

Whitney Webb is a MintPress News journalist based in Chile. She has contributed to several independent media outlets including Global Research, EcoWatch, the Ron Paul Institute and 21st Century Wire, among others. She has made several radio and television appearances and is the 2019 winner of the Serena Shim Award for Uncompromised Integrity in Journalism.

Don’t Jump To Conclusions About Trump, War Criminal Kissinger Says

‘I hope and believe that in the decades ahead, the United States will continue to fulfill its history and tradition of building world peace,’ said Henry Kissinger, the American diplomat known for shaping some of the country’s most brutal foreign policy decisions.

December 13th, 2016

By MintPress News Desk

Don’t Jump To Conclusions About Trump, War Criminal Kissinger Says

OSLO, Norway --- Speaking to the Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo, Norway, Henry Kissinger shared his hopes for the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump. “Before postulating an inevitable crisis, an opportunity should be given to the new administration to put forward its vision of international order,” Kissinger said in

Read Full Article

Watch | Brazil, Colombia, Now Venezuela: US Pursues Right-Wing Hegemony in South America

Watch: From Colombia and Brazil, Kei Pritsker on the decades of US meddling in South America that preceded the ongoing coup in Venezuela.