Yearly Archives: 2025
CovertAction Bulletin: Palantir, Surveillance and Technofascism
Big data and surveillance tech firm Palantir is working with the U.S. government to bring its software into multiple government agencies under the Trump administration...
Is Peace Possible if Militarization of European Union Continues?
The events of recent months in Ukraine have in many ways marked a shift in priorities in international politics. Despite the horrific consequences of this conflict, many European leaders are eager for the continuation...
“I Had All Sorts of Dirty Tricks to Hurt Their Circulation and Financing,” CIA...
Ramparts magazine was a beacon of the 1960s social movements: an anti-establishment muckraking magazine that published important exposés of the CIA, including its involvement in the murder of Ché Guevara, its infiltration of the...
Did the CIA Covertly Support Chechen Separatist Terrorism? — Part II
Part II: “Humanitarian Aid”
In February, corporate media went ballistic when the new administration of U.S. President Donald Trump announced the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The uproar claimed the dismantling...
The American “Foreign Aid” Agency, USAID, Funded Attacks Against Me
Why? Because I’m a human rights activist and I get in the way of U.S. foreign policy.
Your tax dollars well spent.
And you thought that USAID’s purpose was foreign aid and humanitarian assistance.
Then again, Americans...
CovertAction Bulletin: NATO Dayton Assembly Exposes Outrageous War Spending
NATO held its 2025 Parliamentary Assembly in Dayton, Ohio between May 22 and 26. Though it promotes itself as a force in defense of peace and security, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s history exposes its true purpose: propping up Western imperialism and hegemony...
Oxford Students Vote to Hold Weapons Industry Responsible For War Crimes
On May 8, 2025, I was honored to speak at the Oxford Union debates on the topic: “This House Would Hold The Arms Industry Responsible For War Crimes.” My partner speaking in favor of the...
CovertAction Bulletin: Does Trump Really Want Peace in Ukraine?
Donald Trump held phone calls with both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, then announced that the two countries will “immediately start negotiations toward a ceasefire” in the 3-year-long conflict between the two...
Trump Administration’s Suspending Enforcement of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Will Undoubtedly Pave the Way...
In a world increasingly marred by corporate misconduct and political complicity, the Trump administration’s decision to effectively suspend the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) stands out as a staggering abdication of...
CIA-Linked Website Celebrates Murder of Ukrainian Opposition Politician
Website accused Andriy Portnov of being a traitor
On May 22, Andriy Portnov, 51, was assassinated in Madrid, just after dropping off his children at the American School.
A lawyer by training, Portnov was a leading...
