Apparently, the US Left has yet to figure out that Washington doesn’t try to overthrow neoliberals. If Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were a devotee of the Washington Consensus–as Counterpunch’s...

by Eric Draitser, Stop Imperialism This election season has brought to the surface an issue that, until recently, seemed to have become a neoliberal sacred cow, the holy writ...

by Eric Draitser, via “Information Clearing House“ The Republican dominated House Select Committee on Benghazi has released its long awaited final report on the 2012 Benghazi attack which killed...

by Eric Draitser, via MintPressNews Major protests have gripped South Africa in recent months as political forces have emerged to give voice to a growing discontent with the government...

by Paul Craig Roberts The Third World War is currently being fought. How long before it moves into its hot stage? Washington is currently conducting economic and propaganda warfare...

by Eric Draitser, MintpressNews Despite all the fancy anti-corruption rhetoric, the assault on President Rousseff’s leftist government is the result of a coordinated campaign by business interests tied to...

Eric Draitser of StopImperialism.org and journalist and broadcaster Don DeBar discuss on CPR on Sunday, January 3, 2016, the latest developments in Africa and Latin America. Eric and Don...

Author-selected excerpts from Eric Draister’s December 17, 2015 article on Venezuela. Much has been written about the outcome of Venezuela’s Dec. 6 legislative elections, with many of the analyses...

Eric Draitser of Stop Imperialism appears on CPR News (Dec. 15, 2015) to discuss the latest talks between US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and...

by Eric Draitser I did not come to Venezuela to be objective – I am a leftist and an anti-imperialist, a strong supporter of Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian...

by Eric Draitser at Stop Imperialism (excerpts) Venezuelans will go to the polls in all-important legislative elections on Sunday December 6, 2015. The vote will have a significant impact...

by Eric Draitser [A selection of points made by the author.  You can read the full article here.] Coming on the heels of the terrorist attack in Paris, the...

by Eric Daitser from New Eastern Outlook Political repression and violence are allegedly incompatible with Western liberal democratic values. Respect for human rights, freedom of expression, and protection of...

by Eric Draitser via Counter Punch The August 16, 2015 attack on a market in the Syrian town of Douma, just outside the capital Damascus, has caused international outrage....

by Eric Draitser It is late July 2015, and the media is abuzz with the news that Turkey will allow US jets to use its bases to bomb Islamic...