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How the United States Became a Warmonger

It seems an opportune time to scrutinize how it has come to pass that the U.S. has become a menace to others as well as to itself. Remembering its...

21.04.2026 10

CounterPunch

Richard Falk

Interrogating The Iran War As A ‘War Of Choice’: Political Realism Vs Peace Journalism – OpEd

In reporting on the Iran War as ‘the ultimate war of choice,’ the New York Times spoke, as usual in the language

23.03.2026 10

Eurasia Review

Richard Falk

Language Matters: There Are No “Wars of Choice”

In early reporting on the Iran War as "the ultimate war of choice," the New York Times spoke, as usual, in the sanitizing language of political...

23.03.2026 20

CounterPunch

Richard Falk

An Unlawful War

Richard Falk

04.03.2026 10

The Nation

Richard Falk

The Courage To Be: Adapting To Unknowability In A Dangerous World – OpEd

As human beings we share deep emotional impulses to foretell the future, whether to foresee action on the basis of

16.02.2026 6

Eurasia Review

Richard Falk

Shaming the UN by Ratifying Genocide

In my view, the 15 members of the Security Council, disgracefully voted unanimously in favor of the US draft resolution, adopted as SC Resolution 2803...

29.12.2025 30

CounterPunch

Richard Falk

In Sanctioning Francesca Albanese, Marco Rubio Tramples On Law, Justice, And Truth – OpEd

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a dazzling Orwellian display, inverted reality by slapping sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the

21.07.2025 10

Eurasia Review

Richard Falk

Sanctioning Francesca Albanese

15.07.2025 20

The Nation

Richard Falk

A Perspective Of Discontent: An Open Letter To Democrats – OpEd

Ever since Trump’s electoral victory in November 2024 I have been receiving multiple daily solicitations for funds to support the

06.05.2025 20

Eurasia Review

Richard Falk

A Perspective of Discontent: an Open Letter to Democrats

Ever since Trump’s electoral victory in November 2024 I have been receiving multiple daily solicitations for funds to support the Democratic Party,...

06.05.2025 10

CounterPunch

Richard Falk