With the great transparency advocate locked up in London, Tareq Haddad says the recent U.K.-U.S. affirmation of independent media stands hollow.
The New Atlantic Charter & Julian Assange
Category: Commentary
Political Partisanship Is a Propaganda Lubricant
Creating big psychological identity structures out of our politics makes the job of the propagandists so very much easier, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
COVID-19: Every Region of the World Is ‘Worst Affected’
The pandemic-related economic collapse is exacerbating the “three apartheids of our times” – money, medicine and food, writes Vijay Prashad.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Perverted Prison Justice
Here’s an example of how the prison rape-elimination law gets violated; and not by other prisoners.
COVID-19: Paltry International Support for Global South
Unsurprisingly, this has become a “developing-country pandemic,” write Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram.
Washington’s Rebranding of Syrian Al-Qaeda’s Founder
Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton present a PBS Frontline special as the latest vehicle in a PR campaign by Beltway think tanks and foreign policy veterans to reposition Mohammad Jolani as an “asset.”
Gaza’s Summer: Destruction, Pandemic & Climate Change
Asmaa Abu Mezied describes the dangers of the hot months ahead for the besieged enclave, which just suffered bombing raids early Wednesday under Israel’s new government.
Zionist Academics Take the Side of State Power
Two historical associations in the U.S. for scholars of Middle East studies reflect opposing attitudes about Israel and its behavior toward the Palestinians, writes Lawrence Davidson.
Undermining Detente Between Biden & Putin
Norman Solomon says Democrats and Progressives have been heightening bilateral tensions that increase the chances of thermonuclear holocaust.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The US-Russia Summit
Two recent moves on Moscow’s side suggest that the encounter in Geneva will mark the start of a long and welcome process.