A history of U.S. bullying — from a broken promise not to expand NATO to deceit over Minsk — shows that U.S. leaders since the Cold War’s end have ignored J.F.K.’s dire warning not to humiliate a nuclear power.
Ignoring JFK’s Warning on Russia
Category: American Empire
Trump’s Gaza Colonization Coming To Fruition
Colonizers will take over 58 percent of Gaza, the rest will be left in ruins, writes Lee Camp.
CN at 30: The Meaning of Consortium News
Founding editor Bob Parry left a legacy of strict, non-partisan journalism, really the only kind of journalism that there is, which this site has endeavored to continue, writes Joe Lauria.
CN at 30: JOHN PILGER: The Forgotten Coup
Today is the 50th anniversary of the C.I.A./Buckingham Palace coup against Australia’s government on Nov. 11, 1975. As part of our 30th anniversary commemoration, we republish this article by the late John Pilger.
Islam vs the West: 4 Fallacies Exposed
Isn’t Islam inherently violent? What stopped the Islamic world having an Enlightenment? Why are some Muslims so into head-chopping? Jonathan Cook examines some common misperceptions.
Caitlin Johnstone: Everyone Is 12 Now
The mainstream western worldview is like a children’s cartoon, with the Bad Guys doing Bad Things simply because they are Bad, and the Good Guys striving heroically to stop them.
The Oldest US Colony & the Newest War
Michelle Ellner on the Trump administration’s use of Puerto Rico as a launchpad for war on Venezuela.
Hedges Report: Drug Trafficking, Murder & US Special Forces
Shadowy forces sent to do the dirty work of the United States overseas are wreaking havoc at home, says Seth Harp.
WATCH: All Eyes on Gaza
As part of his Australia tour, Chris Hedges joined Antoinette Lattouf & Ahmed Alabadla in Sydney to discuss the media, genocide and Western complicity.
WATCH: A Time of Grave Peril
Israel-U.S. relationship examined: Ex-C.I.A. officer John Kiriakou, former U.S. Green Party V.P. candidate Ajamu Baraka and CN Editor Joe Lauria joined host Danny Haiphong on his webcast Sunday.