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Year: 2018
Israel’s 50-Year Time Bomb
In the quest to change Israel’s very nature, the Netanyahu government is pushing Palestinians to the edge – with the support of the Trump White House, says Dan Steinbock.
How the FBI Silences Whistleblowers
Khashoggi Was No Critic of Saudi Regime
Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist, who disappeared in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last week is not quite the critic of the Saudi regime that the Western media says he is, writes As’ad AbuKhalil.
Peter Lavelle: Why I Read Consortium News
Peter Lavelle, the host of RT’s Cross Talk, explains what Consortium News means to him.
The Art of No Mideast Deal
Gareth Porter: Why I Write for Consortium News
The Shaky Case That Russia Manipulated Social Media to Tip the 2016 Election
The idea promoted by the NYT’s Shane & Mazzetti that the Russian government seriously threatened to determine the 2016 election does not hold up when the larger social media context is examined more closely, reports Gareth Porter.
New Writers Welcomed to Consortium News
Future of Western Democracy Being Played Out in Brazil
Stripped to its essence, the Brazilian presidential elections represent a direct clash between democracy and an early 21st Century neofascism, indeed between civilization and barbarism, writes Pepe Escobar.