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Assange extradition, Britain, Consortiumnews.com, Julian Assange, Media, WikiLeaks

US National Press Club Still Refuses to Defend Assange

May 20, 2022

Consortium News has asked the National Press Club in Washington to join other leading press freedom organizations in calling for Julian Assange’s release.

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Climate Change, U.S.

Grim 2022 Drought Outlook for Western US

May 20, 2022

Amid persistent La Niña conditions and a generally hotter, thirstier atmosphere, Imtiaz Rangwala describes the various forms of drought that lie ahead, some of which coincide with higher levels of precipitation. 

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Cold War, International, Russia, Ukraine

Bush Admits US Broke Promise on NATO Expansion; Says Ukraine Should ‘Destroy as Many Russian Troops’ as Possible

May 20, 2022

A prankster has duped former U.S. President George W. Bush into admitting the U.S. violated its promise to  former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev not to expand NATO.

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American Empire, Commentary, Iraq, Media, Propaganda, Russia, The Bush-43 Administration, U.S., Ukraine

Caitlin Johnstone: Bush’s Freudian Confession on Iraq

May 19, 2022

In their less-guarded moments, even the worst empire managers know deep down what is true and let it slip out.

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Biden Administration, Bolivia, Commentary, COVID-19, Cuba, Environment, Immigration, Mexico, Trump Administration, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, Venezuela

US Risks Sinking Americas’ Summit

May 19, 2022

Biden should invite all the heads of state in the region to the Americas’ Summit to foster better dialogue and a brighter future for the hemisphere, writes Medea Benjamin.

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Biden Administration, Cuba, Foreign Policy, Trump Administration, U.S.

Cuba Reacts to Biden’s Easing of Sanctions

May 19, 2022

Havana said Biden’s were a step in the right direction, but of “very limited scope.”

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Biden Administration, Commentary, COVID-19, Health Reform, Income Inequality, U.S., U.S. Congress

US Nurses Union Demands Medicare for All

May 19, 2022

Bella DeVaan says universal healthcare would close crucial gaps in a wasteful, privatized model that left the American healthcare system ill-prepared for the pandemic.

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Analysis, Censorship, Commentary, Europe, History, Julian Assange, Russia, Ukraine

WATCH: West’s Free Speech Threatened by Ukraine War

May 18, 2022

CN Editor Joe Lauria told a PEN International conference that press freedom is threatened as the West enforces a single narrative on Ukraine, barring discussion of the war’s geopolitical causes.

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Intelligence, Media, Politics, U.S., United Kingdon, United Nations

Boris Johnson & UK Cabal’s Brexit Coup

May 18, 2022

Leaked emails reveal a possibly criminal plot by pro-Leave elites to sabotage Theresa May’s Brexit deal, Kit Klarenberg reports for The Grayzone.

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China, Commentary, Media, Militarism, Pentagon, Propaganda, Russia, Taiwan, U.S., Ukraine

Caitlin Johnstone: TV War Games Over Taiwan

May 18, 2022

NBC openly teamed up with a Pentagon-funded think tank to begin normalizing the idea of a U.S. hot war with China.

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Analysis, Biden Administration, Cold War, Commentary, Greece, Russia, Turkey, U.S., Ukraine, United Nations

Craig Murray: Turkey, NATO & Peace in Ukraine

May 18, 2022

Erdogan’s opposition to Swedish and Finnish accession to the military alliance goes beyond those countries’ perceived support for Kurdish resistance groups. 

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Assange extradition, Britain, Julian Assange, Legal, Media, WikiLeaks

WATCH: CN Live! — The Latest in Assange Case

May 17, 2022

Consortium News is in London as the home secretary decides whether to extradite Julian Assange. Watch Stella Assange’s address at the Home Office plus a CN Live! interview with Kristinn Hrafnsson.

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Commentary, Human Rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Media, Middle East, Militarism, Palestine, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News

Chris Hedges: The Israeli Execution of Shireen Abu Akleh

May 17, 2022

Israel, which shoots hundreds of Palestinians a year, routinely includes reporters and photographers on its target lists.

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Climate Change, Commentary, Propaganda, U.S.

Wall Street Greenwashing

May 17, 2022

“Carbon intensity” and reductions in “overall greenhouse gas emissions” are two very different things, writes Alec Connon. 

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American Empire, Biden Administration, Column, Commentary, Europe, France, Russia, Sweden, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News

PATRICK LAWRENCE: The New Iron Curtain

May 16, 2022

The Ukraine crisis proves to be Europe’s crucible and Europe proves a profound disappointment.

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American Empire, Cold War, Commentary, Europe, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine

UKRAINE: Foolish for Finland & Sweden to Join NATO

May 16, 2022

This is not the time to make decisions in a moment of historical hysteria and panic, writes Jan Oberg. 

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Analysis, Column, Gulf States, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Qatar, Syria, Turkey, U.S., United Arab Emirates, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News

THE ANGRY ARAB: Turkey Leaves the Arab World

May 16, 2022

This is the year in which Erdogan decided to change course, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.

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Assange extradition, Britain, Censorship, Commentary, WikiLeaks

WATCH: Assange Defended at PEN International

May 15, 2022

CN Editor Joe Lauria spoke out in defense of Julian Assange and against growing press censorship in the West at a meeting of Pen International in Bled, Slovenia.

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Column, Commentary, Media, Militarism, Propaganda, Russia, U.S., Ukraine

SCOTT RITTER: Live-Action Role Play in Ukraine

May 13, 2022

Malcolm Nance, Dennis Diaz and Willy Joseph Cancel: Their experiences — one fatal — offer a sobering view of Americans in the International Legion of the Territorial Defense of Ukraine.

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Argentina, Brazil, Cold War, Commentary, Latin America, Mexico, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News

Latin America’s Renewed Chance at Integration

May 13, 2022

The region does not want a new cold war, writes Marco Fernandes. The demand for alignment comes only from the West, not from China or Russia.

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Advanced Technologies, Commentary, International, Military Industry, Science, United Nations

Wealthy Nations Carving Up Space & Its Riches

May 13, 2022

The future of space could be a gold rush for resources – and not everyone will benefit, writes Theodora Ogden.

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Cold War, Film, Labor, U.S., U.S. Congress, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News

Disney Not in This Much Trouble Since 1941

May 13, 2022

Many of the activist cartoonists later fell victim to Hollywood’s notorious blacklist era, writes Thomas Doherty.

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American Empire, Militarism, Military, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, U.S., Ukraine, United Kingdon

US Air Force’s British Expansion

May 12, 2022

Amid Ukraine tensions, Matt Kennard provides an overview of the U.S. Air Force’s growing presence in the U.K.   

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Commentary, COVID-19, Economy, Human Rights, Income Inequality, India

Great Disorder & Extravagant Lies

May 12, 2022

For an agenda of compassion that gives hope in the possibilities of a world not rooted in private profit, Vijay Prashad turns to the public-health program of Kerala, India.

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Biden Administration, Censorship, Human Rights, Israel, Legal, Media, Palestine, U.S.

Rights Groups Call for Full Probe After Israeli Forces Kill Journalist

May 12, 2022

Rights advocates are demanding accountability and justice for Shireen Abu Akle, the well-known Al Jazeera correspondent killed Wednesday while covering an IDF raid. 

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American Empire, Biden Administration, Cold War, Commentary, Militarism, Pentagon, Propaganda, Russia, Trump Administration, U.S., Ukraine

Five Reasons for Washington’s War Addiction

May 11, 2022

When the Soviet Union collapsed, the U.S. military-industrial complex recognized a giant business opportunity, writes William J. Astore.

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American Empire, Biden Administration, Climate Change, Commentary, Europe, European Union, Russia, Ukraine, United Nations

UKRAINE: US Gas & Europe’s Decarbonization Hit

May 11, 2022

Energy profit not climate change action takes precedence in U.S. foreign policy, writes Michael Davies-Venn. 

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Israel, Media, Middle East, Middle East, Palestine

Al Jazeera Reporter Killed Covering IDF Raid

May 11, 2022

The Qatar-based media outlet has pledged to prosecute the perpetrators of Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing. 

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Column, Commentary, Media, Propaganda, Russia, Ukraine

JOHN KIRIAKOU: Info-Warrior Malcolm Nance

May 10, 2022

Has the former MSNBC analyst dropped his media gig and really gone off to battle the Russians in Ukraine? 

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American Empire, Commentary, Militarism, Rwanda, U.S., Ukraine

Caitlin Johnstone: If the US Wanted Peace in Ukraine

May 10, 2022

Washington could have helped Zelensky pursue peacemaking with Russia — as he was elected to do — and prevented this war. But of course, that didn’t happen. 

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American Empire, Biden Administration, Civil Rights, Cuba, Lebanon, Mexico, Trump Administration, U.S., Venezuela

Mexico Rebukes Biden on Invite List to Americas Summit

May 10, 2022

Speaking from Havana on Sunday, López Obrador also vowed to continue pushing the U.S. to lift its 60-year embargo on Cuba.

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Economy, Labor, U.S.

Starbucks CEO: Wage Hikes for Non-Union Workers

May 10, 2022

Discussing benefits and wage hikes that would not automatically apply to organized workers is a common union-busting tactic, Jake Johnson reports.

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