Every empire falls and the fantasy of American exceptionalism doesn't exempt the U.S., writes Wilmer J. Leon, III. Yet the failing hegemon behaves as though it still controls events, but instead creates worldwide danger.
By Wilmer J. Leon, III
Black Agenda Report
"We're an empire now,
The animosities toward the French abroad among Nigeriens have been widely reported. But history is only part of the story, and not the largest part. Those who led the coup in Niger are facing forward, not backwards.
By Patrick Lawrence
Original to ScheerPost
How shall we understand the Ju