Is the West still a democracy – or already a declining empire? German journalist Patrik Baab interviews CN Editor Joe Lauria about the U.S. roles in Ukraine, Gaza and the suppression of free speech in the West.
WATCH: Media, Power & Manipulation
Category: Iran-Contra
ROBERT PARRY: Who Is Ari Ben-Menashe?
Ex-Israeli military intelligence officer Ari Ben-Menashe is in the news, explaining Jeffrey Epstein’s decades-long intel work for Israel. But who is this man that Israel has smeared and tried to silence?
WATCH: Will Israel Blackmail Trump to Attack Iran?
A former senior Israeli intelligence officer tells Consortium News’ CN Live! Benjamin Netanyahu can threaten to release unredacted revelations about Donald Trump in the Epstein files to get him to attack Tehran.
Remembering Robert Parry, Who Died 8 Years Ago Today
We remember the great investigative reporter Robert Parry, who founded this website in 1995. He left us way too soon on Jan. 27, 2018.
Hedges Report: Narco-Trafficking Elite Set to Run Venezuela
Marco Rubio’s [peripheral] personal ties to drug trafficking underscore a deep irony in the Trump administration’s attempts to use the drug war as a means of achieving their imperialist goals in Latin America.
Dec. 9: A Day When Journalism Died
Robert Parry wrote: Dec. 9 has a grim meaning for the U.S. Republic, the date in 2004 when Gary Webb was driven to ruin by vindictive colleagues, demarcating when the U.S. press went from protecting people to shielding corruption.
CN at 30: Why Bob Parry Started Consortium News
Consortium News founder Robert Parry wrote this short history of the site in 2011, explaining the principles that still guide CN after 30 years of continuous publication.
WATCH: 50 Yrs of Combatting Suppressed News
Project Censored marked its 50th anniversary Friday night in Washington with Ryan Grim, John Kiriakou, Lauren Harper, Joe Lauria, Mischa Geracoulis and Mickey Huff.
CN at 30: The Knowledge & Experience of Insiders
Consortium News is comprised of former insiders at senior levels of intelligence and mainstream media who broke with the establishment to share their unique insights about the world with our readers.
CN at 30: CN Launches 30th Anniversary Fall Fund Drive
Consortium News was born on Nov. 15, 1995. We are celebrating three decades of a strictly non-partisan, non-ideological approach to the news. It has made us enemies on both the left and the right.