On his program On Contact, Chris Hedges speaks to Noam Chomsky on terrorism, militarism, media & the state of America’s empire, at home and abroad.
WATCH: Hedges & Chomsky on the State of the Empire
Category: Media
Pompeo Escapes Without a Scratch
The State Department was meant to be a counterpart to the U.S. War Department, writes Caitlin Johnstone. Instead it wound up as a cheering squad for starvation sanctions, proxy wars and war coalitions.
Hedges Talks to Greenwald on Censorship & the Incoming Biden Administration
The two Pulitzer-prize winning journalists discuss what to expect from Joe Biden and the role of the Democratic Party in pressuring social media companies to censor its content, on the program On Contact.
My Letter to President Trump
DOJ Now Says There Was No Plot to Kill Elected Officials
Fevered reporting about efforts to abduct and even kill members of Congress and the vice president are without foundation, the Justice Department admitted, after prosecutors falsely asserted such a plot in court, Joe Lauria reports.
The Two Faces of Empire
The U.S. empire is ugly and creepy. That’s why so much effort goes into keeping the public from looking at it directly, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
WATCH: ‘The Trial of Julian Assange: Implications for Press Freedom’
Watch CN Live!‘s simulcast on Sunday of the First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee’s production of Nils Melzer & Ray McGovern discussing the Julian Assange case and its impact on press freedom.
Trump Impeached Amid Efforts to Silence Him
Trump has been impeached again and this time the Republican-controlled Senate may convict to keep him from running in 2024, as Democrat-aligned big tech moves to shut him up, reports Joe Lauria.
Trump’s Latest Yemen Move Far Worse Than Capitol Riot
Caitlin Johnstone condemns the U.S. designation of the Houthis as a terrorist organization and the scarce media coverage of the Saudi-led conflict’s deadly toll.
What’s At Stake in the Assange Decision
Imperial narrative managers have been toiling for years to frame this persecution as something other than what it is, writes Caitlin Johnstone.