Pepe Escobar reports on the pros and cons of being the “Heartland” in the 21st century.
Category: International
CN Live! Special Report: In Dreyfus Affair Hrafnsson Sees Hope For Assange
The late 19th Century trial of the wrongly accused French military officer gives hope to the WikiLeaks editor about the fate of Julian Assange.
CN Live! Special Report: Hrafnsson Tells CN Media is Essential to Assange’s Defense
WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson spoke with CN Live! in an interview after his appearance at Australia’s National Press Club.
Trump Flouts Global Trade Rules with China, Embraces Them with EU
Charles Hankla says the U.S. president’s simultaneous moves — one outside international law, the other inside it — show that his approach to trade is not so much anti-establishment as it is opportunistic.
More Austerity for Developing Countries: It’s Bad News, and It’s Avoidable
As the West questions damaging austerity policies, it is becoming the new normal for the rest of the world, write Isabel Ortiz and Thomas Stubbs.
US Again Complicit in an Illegal Coup, This Time in Bolivia
Washington is upholding a sordid tradition of meddling in the political and economic affairs of Latin American countries, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Yes, Ukraine Meddled in the 2016 US Election
Not only did it happen, it was written up as fact by establishment papers and outlets as varied as Yahoo, Politico and The Financial Times, reports Yasha Levine.
Appeal to Archbishop of Canterbury to Support Release of Julian Assange
A letter signed by 61 intellectuals from 16 countries was delivered to Lambeth Palace calling on Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, to use his moral influence to end the unjustified imprisonment of Julian Assange.
‘Psychologically Tortured’ Assange Victim of British ‘Rogue State’, London Conference Hears
Three months before his extradition hearing, imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange was defended as a pioneering journalist punished for exposing crimes of the state.
JOHN PILGER: Visiting Britain’s Political Prisoner
“I think I’m going out of my mind,” Julian Assange told John Pilger at Belmarsh Prison. “No you’re not,” Pilger responded. “Look how you frighten them, how powerful you are.”