Destabilizing other nations in gross violation of international law will no longer go unopposed, writes Patrick Lawrence.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: In Venezuela, US Forgets What Century It Is
Category: International
The Conflicted Boeing Executive Running Trump’s Pentagon
To truly avoid a conflict of interest, the Boeing executive appointed acting secretary of defense would have to avoid many significant decisions, write Mandy Smithberger and William D. Hartung of Tom’s Dispatch.
PEPE ESCOBAR: MAGA Misses the Eurasia Train
While China and Russia solidify their economic and political alliance, the U.S. is missing an historic chance to join a multilateral world, clinging instead to military empire, argues Pepe Escobar.
CN Radio: Australian Ambassador Tony Kevin’s Plan to Free Assange
Tony Kevin, a former Australian ambassador, defends Julian Assange & WikiLeaks & reveals a plan to get him safely from Ecuador’s London embassy back to Australia. He is interviewed by CN Editor Joe Lauria for Unity4J.
Watch 15th Vigil for Assange
Consortium News webcast the 15th Unity4J online vigil on Friday. Watch the replay here. Guests: Brian Becker, Cathy Vogan, Gareth Porter, Lee Stranahan and Tony Kevin.
Gandhi and American Civil Rights
Howard Thurman travelled to India and returned to the U.S. intent on bringing nonviolence to the struggles of African Americans, writes Walter E. Fluker.
Netanyahu’s Brand of Tolerance for Anti-Semitism Goes Back 120 Years
The Israeli prime minister’s ease with neo-Nazism and revisionist Holocaust history are not as surprising as they might seem, writes Daniel Lazare.
Liberal Elite Still Luring Us Towards the Abyss
We have so little time, but still the old guard wants to block any possible path to salvation, writes Jonathan Cook.
The Making of Juan Guaidó: US Regime-Change Laboratory Created Venezuela’s Coup Leader
The Washington favorite has spent years at the forefront of a violent campaign of destabilization, write Dan Cohen and Max Blumenthal of Grayzone.
Mike Pompeo’s Deranged Foreign Policy
The U.S. secretary of state is a Christian zealot who sees the U.S. as incapable of doing ill, writes Lawrence Davidson.