The editor-in-chief has sent a message to the 45th president.
Month: January 2021
COVID-19: Americans’ Unrealistic Vaccine Expectations
Matt Motta says high refusal rates in the U.S. could jeopardize population immunity.
COVID-19: Vaccine Dispatches from Moscow, London & Warsaw
From Sputnik V incentives in Russia to Brexit braggadocio in Great Britain, Covid-19 vaccination brings out distinctive national politics.
UN Experts Strongly Condemn US Capitol Attack
UN special rapporteurs sign a statement decrying the attack but also calling on U.S. authorities to ensure “responses are consistent with international human rights standards.”
DOJ Now Says There Was No Plot to Kill Elected Officials
Fevered reporting about efforts to abduct and even kill members of Congress and the vice president are without foundation, the Justice Department admitted, after prosecutors falsely asserted such a plot in court, Joe Lauria reports.
The Two Faces of Empire
The U.S. empire is ugly and creepy. That’s why so much effort goes into keeping the public from looking at it directly, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
WATCH: ‘The Trial of Julian Assange: Implications for Press Freedom’
Watch CN Live!‘s simulcast on Sunday of the First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee’s production of Nils Melzer & Ray McGovern discussing the Julian Assange case and its impact on press freedom.
Consortium News Still Blazing Trails in its 26th Year
Consortium News just celebrated its 25th anniversary as the oldest, independent news site on the Web. Today and tomorrow are the last chances to help us meet our Winter Fund Drive goal before the drive ends on Saturday.
WATCH: Chris Hedges and Joe Lauria Discuss Julian Assange
Chris Hedges and CN Editor Joe Lauria discuss Judge Vanessa Baraitser’s decisions to both block WikiLeaks’ publisher Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States and to deny him bail.
‘Organized’ March to Capitol Was Not Permitted, Rally Organizers Warned White House
The organizers of the Trump rally on Jan. 6 had no permit for a march to the Capitol and tried to warn the White House that it would be illegal, reports Greg Palast for Consortium News.