Caitlin Johnstone lines up video clips to show how narrative managers are applying the wrong word to the former vice president’s problem.
Category: Commentary
‘We Who Were Nothing & Have Become Everything’
Nina Agadzhanova leapt before a tramcar on March 8, 1917, grabbed the keys from the driver and declared the city of Petrograd on strike, writes Vijay Prashad in this overview of International Women’s Day celebrated on Sunday.
Afghanistan: ‘Thank Allah We’re Out of That Quagmire’
The U.S. has been in deep denial. The war is over, it has been for a long time, and the U.S. lost, for all intents and purposes, writes Danny Sjursen.
DNC Scrambles to Change Debate Threshold After Gabbard Qualifies
No surprise here, says Caitlin Johnstone. This is just the latest move to erase a candidate who challenges bipartisan support for endless wars.
THE ANGRY ARAB: The Lessons of the Taliban
The U.S. humiliation in Afghanistan shows that the empire can’t impose its will, no matter how much violence it inflicts, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Moscow’s Difficult Decision on Idlib
Turkey’s leader, who nurses dreams of some kind of neo–Ottoman restoration across the Middle East, is now on a reckless tear.
Regional Victory Spotlights Italy’s Sardines Movement
Attilio Moro says the children of the left-wing Emilian establishment chose their name to suggest that if they stick together tightly, they are safer and able to protect themselves from the larger fish.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Humanity is Making A Very Important Decision
We are in do or die times, says Caity Johnstone. The only question left is, “Should journalists be jailed for exposing U.S. war crimes? Yes or no?”
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: CN Editor Discusses Hearing with Chris Hedges
Consortium News Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria discussed the week’s events in London with Chris Hedges.
Going Off-Script in the ‘Historic’ Age of Trump
This year, the Iowa Caucus, the State of the Union address and the National Prayer Breakfast all went haywire, writes Andrew Bacevich. Together, they hint at the vulnerability of other pseudo-events.