The presidential and vice presidential candidates of the U.S. Green Party will be interviewed on CN Live! Thursday night at 8 pm EDT.
WATCH: CN Live! New Episode—‘Green Ticket’
Asia, China, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Militarism, Trump Administration, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Key Pentagon Official Turned China Policy Over to Arms Industry & Taiwan Supporters
The triumph of corporate and foreign interests over one of the most consequential decisions regarding China is likely to bedevil U.S. foreign policy for years to come, writes Gareth Porter.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Gulf States, Intelligence, International, Iraq, Middle East, Militarism, Pakistan, Syria, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
America’s Imperial Expenditures & Escapades Stranger Than Fiction
Danny Sjursen says that when a war-state is constantly shuffling and substituting enemies it is bound, eventually, to turn on its own citizens.
Campaign 2020, Commentary, Election 2020, Foreign Policy, International News Analysis, North Korea, South Korea, U.S.
ELECTION 2020: What Trump & Biden Get Wrong About North Korea
Christine Ahn says the two leading presidential contenders present a false dichotomy about U.S. diplomatic options with North Korea.
American Empire, Censorship, Commentary, Humor, Intelligence, Media, Propaganda, Secrecy, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Invisible 9/11s: Only the CIA Can See How US Is Attacked By Nations It Targets
Caitlin Johnstone would like to tell you a folktale about alleged attacks on American democracy that are only visible to the U.S. intelligence cartel.
American Empire, Foreign Policy, Iran, U.S., United Nations, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Iranian Foreign Minister Blames US War on Terror for ‘Countless Broken Societies’
In his speech to mark the UN’s 75th anniversary, Javad Zarif took aim at the wars Washington has initiated or joined since 2001, Andrea Germanos reports.
Commentary, COVID-19, Economy, Election 2020, Labor, Politics, U.S., United Kingdon, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
The Argument for a Maximum Wage
Could British levels of support for an income cap ever take root in the U.S.? Sam Pizzigati says the idea isn’t as un-American as it may seem.
Taking Money With One Hand & Fooling Us With the Other
The hidden costs of capitalism to human lives and the natural world are beginning to be laid bare, writes Jonathan Cook, but the Establishment is fighting back.
Advanced Technologies, American Empire, Intelligence, Russiagate, Secrecy, Trump Administration, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, WikiLeaks, WikiLeaks Series
THE REVELATIONS OF WIKILEAKS: No. 9—Opening the CIA’s Vault
As its publisher remains in prison awaiting judgment on his extradition case, we continue our series of looking at WikiLeaks’ significant revelations contributing to the public’s right to know.
Africa, American Empire, Column, Commentary, Foreign Policy, International, Middle East, Trump Administration, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
THE ANGRY ARAB: The US Just Blackmailed Sudan
Washington has proven that it is willing to make people suffer, and even starve, if governments don’t acquiesce to normalization with Israel, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
Campaign 2016, Campaign 2020, Commentary, Intelligence, Iraq, Media, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Russiagate
Ray McGovern Tells Aaron Maté Blaming Moscow for Hunter Biden’s Laptop is Russiagate Disinformation
Corporate media suppression of news about Hunter Biden emails bears all the hallmarks of the same Russiagate disinformation we were subjected to for four years, Ray McGovern tells Aaron Maté in this Pushback interview on the GrayZone.
Advanced Technologies, Health Reform, Legal, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
OxyContin Maker’s ‘Public Trust’ Would Still Be About Profit
WATCH: CN Live! New Episode–‘The Truth is a Joke’
A CN Live! election comedy special with Randy Credico, Lee Camp, Ron Placone & Juice Media.
Campaign 2020, Civil Rights, Commentary, Election 2020, History, Politics, Trump Administration, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
ELECTION 2020: 19th Century Polling Laws to Stop Parties Kidnapping Voters May Be Inadequate This Time
Paradise for Human Victims of Corporate Persons
In anticipation of a cascade of debt defaults in Africa, beginning with Zambia, Vijay Prashad says it’s vital to strengthen the flagging campaign for debt forgiveness and cancellation.
US Spends More Than $80 Billion a Year Incarcerating 2.3 Million People
As Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty Nears Force, US Urges Nations to Withdraw
Jessica Corbett reports on efforts by Washington and NATO allies to block the first legally binding global pact to fully prohibit nuclear weapons.
ELECTION 2020: The United Politics of America
Beneath all the hurled insults and heated debates, the two factions are actually furiously agreeing with one another the entire time, argues Caitlin Johnstone.
Commentary, Election 2020, History, Politics, Trump Administration, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
ELECTION 2020: Regression as a National Theme
Lawrence Davidson reflects on Trump’s High-Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett and a reactionary tide in the U.S., since the Reagan era, that is hitting a new high-water mark.
American Empire, Australia, Bolivia, China, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Intelligence, Militarism, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
America Has No Allies, Only Hostages
With Australia’s vassaldom in mind, Caitlin Johnstone says the president-elect of Bolivia just voiced a brazen heresy against imperial U.S. doctrine.
American Empire, Commentary, Legal, Media, Protests, Torture, Trump Administration, U.S., United Kingdon, WikiLeaks
The Guardian’s Silence Let UK Trample on Assange’s Rights in Effective Darkness
On the eve of a demonstration outside the paper’s office in London, Jonathan Cook issues a statement about The Guardian’s abandonment of its former media partner.
Afghanistan, CN Live!, History, Intelligence, International, Iraq, Legal, Media, Militarism, WikiLeaks
WATCH: Marking 10 Years Since WikiLeaks’ Iraq War Logs
Consortium News will simulcast live the Resistance TV event at 2 pm EDT, 7 pm BST & 5 am AEDT.
Column, Commentary, Election 2020, Humor, Media, Obama Administration, Politics, Trump Administration, U.S.
LEE CAMP: Top 10 People to Blame if Joe Biden Loses (It’s Not The Left)
Let’s get ready for a blame game. If he loses to one of the most racist, megalomaniacal presidents in history it won’t be the Left’s fault.
Africa, Brazil, Commentary, COVID-19, Economy, Human Rights, International, Militarism, United Nations
Bullets Are Not the Seeds of Life
Vijay Prashad says most endemic hunger is caused by a system that would rather waste food than feed the hungry.
American Empire, Books, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Militarism, Trump Administration, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Reframing America’s Role in the World
Since 1945, the U.S. pursuit of “dominance in the name of internationalism” has mainly served as a device for affirming the authority of foreign-policy elites, writes Andrew J. Bacevich.
American Empire, Commentary, COVID-19, Economy, Election 2020, Environment, Protest, Trump Administration, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Chris Hedges: The Politics of Cultural Despair
As our empire implodes, and with it social cohesion, we must face what is happening — not only around us— but within us.
Barrett Poised to Become the Most Radical Right-Wing Member of Supreme Court
American Empire, Censorship, Column, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Intelligence, Politics, Propaganda, Russia, Russiagate, Secrecy, Trump Administration, U.S.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Damage Russiagate Has Done
Authoritarian liberals have unleashed a censorious syndrome peculiar to our national character, dating to 17th century Quaker hangings in Boston.
American Empire, Censorship, Commentary, Election 2020, Media, Politics, Propaganda, Russia, Russiagate, Secrecy, Trump Administration, U.S.
‘The Emails Are Russian’ Will Be the Narrative, Regardless of Facts or Evidence
Media reaction to The New York Post’s publication of Hunter Biden’s emails shows the further deterioration of objectivity since Trump’s election in 2016, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Socialist Luis Arce Declares Victory in Bolivia Election
A year after the right-wing coup against Evo Morales, voters have given his finance minister a clear advantage over his two opponents, Jake Johnson reports.
Advanced Technologies, American Empire, Asia, China, Commentary, COVID-19, International, Militarism, North Korea, South Korea, Trump Administration, U.S.
Danger in the South China Sea
In 2020, The Trump administration has dramatically increased the number of show-of-force missions, Ann Wright reports.
Civil Rights, Commentary, Gun Violence, Human Rights, Militarism, Police Brutality, Politics, Protests, Race Relations, Racism, Trump Administration, U.S.
Minneapolis City Council’s Attempt to Defund Police Thwarted by Unelected Charter Commission
Contrary to reports, most City Council members — who won by pledging to advance racial equity — tried to do the right thing, says Scott Shaffer.
COVID-19: The Case Against Herd Immunity
Marcello Ferrada de Noli has studied Sweden’s response to the virus and advises countries elsewhere to reject the neoliberal model and survive instead.