As Great Britain returns to the uncertainties of the open sea, it leaves behind a European Union that is bureaucratically governed to serve the interests of financial capital, writes Diana Johnstone.
UK Came & Went, Leaving Europe in a Mess
Category: Commentary
The FBI Has Been Lying About Seth Rich
In light of emails produced by an unrelated FOIA request, Craig Murray wonders what other documents the agency might hold about the slain DNC employee.
The Holocaust, BBC & Anti-Semitism Smears
Israel has proven particularly adept at inverting and weaponizing a form of identity politics, writes Jonathan Cook.
Why the New Silk Roads are ‘Threat’ to US Bloc
The Middle East is the key to wide-ranging, economic, interlinked integration and peace, writes Pepe Escobar.
DNC Leader Stacks Nominating Committee Against Bernie Sanders
Tom Perez has put forward a cartoonishly neoliberal cast of foreign policy hacks, corporate and Israeli lobbyists and Wall Street consultants, reports Kevin Gosztola.
Assange Extradition Hearings Scheduled as Assault on Press Freedom Spreads
The day after journalist Glen Greenwald was charged with cyber crimes in Brazil, the timetable for the WikiLeaks publisher’s extradition case was set in London, writes Nozomi Hayase.
Belmarsh Inmates Prove More Ethical Than Entire Western Empire
The prisoners who succeeded in getting Juilan Assange moved out of solitary confinement had a unique vantage point on his plight, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
News of Turmoil in France Remains Missing in Canada
The disruption in France is so severe that Canada is issuing travel advisories, writes David Climenhaga. But it’s hard to find any coverage in the Canadian press.
American Ideals at Heart of Assange Extradition Case
The WikiLeaks publisher saw his free software project as a powerful tool for democracy, writes Nozomi Hayase.
Empire War on Oppositional Journalism Escalates
Caitlin Johnstone compares the Brazilian case against Glenn Greenwald with the U.S. persecution of Julian Assange.