There is an old saying that prosecutors can get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich and statistics bear that out. But the police slaying of a young African-American man in Missouri received startlingly different treatment with the grand jury…
Month: November 2014
Der Spiegel Tones Down Anti-Putin Hysteria
The Troubling History of Thanksgiving
A Dangerous CIA ‘Reform’
The Politics of Thanksgiving Day
Neocons Claim to Fight Russian ‘Unreality’
Squandering a Chance with Iran
Thanks to Our Donors: 19 Great Years
From Editor Robert Parry: Nineteen years ago this month, Consortiumnews.com came into being as the first Internet-based investigative newsmagazine, or what was then called an “e-zine.” Back then, the name was just “The Consortium” and we operated through a server…
In Case You Missed…
Some of our special stories in October set the record straight in defense of Gary Webb’s Contra-cocaine reporting, explained the continued crises in Syria and Ukraine, and noted the decline of American democratic institutions.