The U.S. gun industry doesn’t want any restrictions on its profit-making role as a global “merchant of death,” so its lobby has whipped half the Senate into line opposing a treaty aimed at curbing human rights crimes by regulating the…
Month: October 2013
Why Snowden’s Passport Matters
Dangerous History of Regime Change
Exclusive: Official Washington justifies military and political interventions in other countries under the theory of “U.S. exceptionalism.” But these “regime changes” often have unexpected results, as with the bloody coup d’etat that removed South Vietnamese President Diem a half-century ago, recalls…
Treating Anti-Syria Charges as Flat-Fact
Dick Cheney’s Heartless Hypocrisy
Saudi Leaders in a Snit at UN
A New Way to Help Consortiumnews
From Editor Robert Parry: At the suggestion of one of our readers, Consortiumnews.com has opened a “broker’s account,” which means that people can now donate stock or other equities to our non-profit journalism organization.
In Case You Missed…
Some of our special stories in September, featuring exclusive reports that challenged the U.S. government’s hidden evidence for attacking Syria, articles that contributed to the public resistance which first delayed and then deterred another war.
Right-Wing Ideology Run Wild
The Radical Right reflecting the overlapping ideologies of Ayn Rand capitalists, Christian fundamentalists and neo-Confederate white supremacists is set on crippling the federal government and humiliating the first African-American president. But the extremism could shatter the Republican Party, writes Lawrence Davidson.