Three extradition cases in the UK illustrate how the U.S. dominates Britain, but Julian Assange’s best chance to go free is to show that this time Washington has gone too far, Joe Lauria reports.
ASSANGE: A Tale of Three Extraditions
Category: Politics
Apparent US Intel Meddling in US Election, With ‘Report’ Russia is Aiding Sanders
Without any proof, The New York Times and Washington Post run “Russia helping Sanders” stories, and Sanders responds by bashing Russia, writes Joe Lauria.
Bloomberg’s Rising Polls Show Power of Billionaire Narrative Control
As long as a small elite group are able to manipulate the way people think and vote, then you don’t have democracy, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
THE ANGRY ARAB: The Sham of Arab Revolutions
The U.S. has declared “revolutions” on its own terms, and in its own image, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
Part Four of ‘UkraineGate – Inconvenient Facts’
Part Four of a new documentary by Olivier Berruyer, editor of the website les-crises.fr, released in conjunction with Consortium News, continues the probe into the complicated scandal and Joe Biden’s part in it.
Anti-Semitism Threats Will Keep Destroying Labour Party
Jonathan Cook says the fear of being smeared helped the Blairite wing gain control and will lead, as intended, to political and economic timidity from the next leader.
State-Backed Alliance for Securing Democracy Smears The Grayzone
The online censorship initiative depicted critical reporting about the Iowa caucuses as part of a Russian plot, Alex Rubinstein reports. Independent reporter Jordan Chariton was also targeted.
Lynching Preachers: How Black Pastors Resisted Jim Crow & White Pastors Incited Racial Violence
Malcolm Brian Foley looks into the latest data on the murders committed by white mobs in America.
Trump Plugs Military Spending for Reelection
The president is making an aggressive effort to parlay Pentagon funding into political support, writes William D. Hartung in this economic analysis of other — and better — job creators.
Puppet Pete Says Revolution & Status Quo Aren’t Mutually Exclusive
Change is not going to come from existing institutions, writes Caitlin Johnstone. It’s going to come from people using the power of their numbers.