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Chris Hedges: CN’s ‘Courageous & Independent’ Reporting
Caitlin Johnstone: It Rarely Looks Like This
It is more like water for fish. And when you are swimming in it you can’t see it. Only by stepping way, way back is it possible to get a perspective on the way it surrounds you.
Africa, Biden Administration, Brazil, China, Commentary, Denmark, Foreign Policy, Hungary, Russia, U.S., Ukraine
G7 Versus Diplomacy for Ukraine
The outcome of the summit in Hiroshima stands in stark contrast to the efforts of leaders from around the world who are trying to end the conflict, write Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies.
Africa, Biden Administration, Climate Change, Environment, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, U.S., United Nations
Rich Countries Skimp on Famine Relief
A U.N. pledging event fell far short of the $7 billion sought for the Horn of Africa where more than 23.5 million people are currently suffering from hunger brought on by one of the worst droughts in recent history.
Biden and the Islamophobic Watchlist
We now know what everyone has long suspected, write Robert McCaw and Justin Sadowsky — the so-called terrorist watchlist is essentially a list of Muslim names.
Censorship, Column, Commentary, Israel, Media, Middle East, Middle East, Palestine, Press Freedom, Propaganda, U.S.
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: Soros in the Arab World
Imagine if a Chinese billionaire were funding a political message in Western societies the way Open Society is doing in Arab countries.
American Empire, China, Column, Commentary, Obama Administration, Russia, The Bush-43 Administration, Trump Administration, U.S., Ukraine
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Deaf, but Not Blind to US Decline
In Fiona Hill’s recent speech it’s possible to detect the very faint signals of Washington’s policy elite responding to the immense global power shift that is underway.
Biden Administration, Books, Censorship, Civil Rights, Commentary, Intelligence, Julian Assange, Media, Press Freedom, Secrecy, Social Media, Surveillance, U.S. Congress, U.S. Justice Dept.
Chris Hedges: The Democratic Party’s Revenge on Matt Taibbi
Extensive government blacklists, revealed by the Twitter Files, are used to censor left-wing and right-wing critics. This censorship apparatus has been turned on the reporter who exposed them.
Biden Administration, Campaign 2016, Commentary, Israel, Obama Administration, October Surprise, Palestine, Politics, Trump Administration, U.S., U.S. Congress, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Netanyahu Pays for Ditching Democrats
The Israeli leader made a major miscalculation by turning against the Democratic Party and allying his country entirely with Republicans, writes Ramzy Baroud.
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Rescuing Assange: The End Game’
Julian Assange’s Australian lawyer, Stephen Kenny, speaks to CN Live! about the “end game” to free the WikiLeaks publisher. With U.S. constitutional lawyer Bruce Afran. Watch the replay.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Economy, U.S., United Nations, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
G7 Should Be Shut Down
This is an undemocratic body that uses its historical power to impose its narrow interests on a world that is in the grip of a range of more pressing dilemmas. writes Vijay Prashad.
Caitlin Johnstone: 60 Minutes Australia Churning Out War-with-China Propaganda
Australians are particularly vulnerable to propaganda because the country has the most concentrated media ownership in the Western world, dominated by Nine Entertainment and the Murdoch-owned News Corp.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Cuba, Human Rights, Intelligence, Iraq, Obama Administration, Pakistan, The Bush-43 Administration, Torture, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
The Quest to Expose US Torture
With each passing year, more details emerge about Washington’s torture programs, writes Karen J. Greenberg. But much remains hidden as Congress and U.S. policymakers refuse to address the wrongdoing.
After Clearing MI5 of Torture, Keir Starmer Attended its Chief’s Farewell Party
The year after he protected Jonathan Evans from possible prosecution, the U.K. Labour leader — then senior public prosecutor — went to the spymaster’s farewell drinks, paid for by the security agency, Matt Kennard reports.
Campaign 2016, Censorship, Commentary, Guatemala, Intelligence, Media, Russiagate, Rwanda, U.S., Ukraine
Patrick Lawrence: John Durham & Burying History
Witness the obliteration of a highly significant passage in U.S. history. To be deprived in this way of the past — of the facts of our time — is a kind of condemnation.
Advanced Technologies, Biden Administration, Commentary, Europe, Japan, Militarism, Military, NATO, Nuclear Weapons, Pentagon, Russia, U.S., United Kingdon
Britain’s Perilous Escalation in Ukraine
From lobbying for fighter jets to supplying depleted uranium, the U.K. is making sure escalation is the only way forward, writes Jonathan Cook.
Two Decades That Boosted the US Middle Class
Sam Pizzigati considers new research on the U.S. mid-century home ownership boom in the context of today’s record levels of inequality.
Assange extradition, China, CN Live!, Consortiumnews.com, Middle East, Russia, Spring Fund Drive, Ukraine
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WATCH: Biden Missing, But Assange Sydney Rally Goes On
Joe Biden was due in Sydney Wednesday where he’s facing increased pressure to let Julian Assange go. Biden cancelled the trip but a rally in Hyde Park sent him the message anyway.
China, Civil Rights, Commentary, Constitution, Cuba, Immigration, Iran, Legal, North Korea, Rwanda, U.S.
Chinese Immigrants Sue Florida Over Law That Would Limit Them, Russians, Cubans, Venezuelans & Others from Buying Property
Plaintiffs say a law set to take effect in July will cast suspicion on any property buyers whose name sounds remotely Asian, Russian, Iranian, Cuban, Venezuelan or Syrian.
Assange extradition, Australia, Britain, CN Live!, International, Julian Assange, Legal, Politics, Press Freedom, WikiLeaks
WATCH: Stella Assange & Jen Robinson at the NPC
Stella Assange, Julian Assange’s wife, and his lawyer, Jennifer Robinson addressed the media at the National Press Club in Canberra.