Mneesha Gellman reports on the findings of a new human rights report and the country’s history of political violence.
Category: Politics
CN LIVE!: ‘Deal of the Century?’
Watch Episode 4 of Season 2 of CN Live! for a discussion of Donald Trump’s so-called “Deal of the Century” and what it means for the Middle East.
The Myth Of Incompetence: DNC Scandals Are A Feature, Not A Bug
The system for Democratic Party elites isn’t broken, says Caitlin Johnstone. It’s working exactly the way it’s intended to work. It ain’t a bug, it’s a feature.
DNC Loses Public Trust in Primary Process on Very First Day
It doesn’t actually matter anymore who really won Iowa at this point; the damage is already done, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Nobody Sets Out To Become A War Propagandist. It Just Sort Of Happens
Caitlin Johnstone confronts a UK editor’s concerted effort to de-platform a group of academics and independent journalists.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: How Do You Trust a Politician?
Colorado’s governor campaigned as an environmentalist, but earlier this month Jared Polis distanced himself from the climate activists who showed up at his state-of-the state address.
Secret Reason Rx Drugs Cost So Much: Global Web of Patent Laws Protects Big Pharma
Patents and other intellectual property rights allow the multinationals to evade competition for years on end, writes Faisal Chaudhry.
DNC Leader Stacks Nominating Committee Against Bernie Sanders
Tom Perez has put forward a cartoonishly neoliberal cast of foreign policy hacks, corporate and Israeli lobbyists and Wall Street consultants, reports Kevin Gosztola.
CN Live! Season 2 Episode 3: Jill Stein on Assange and the New McCarthyism
Former Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein joins CN Live! to discuss Doctors for Assange, as well as the growing menace of revived McCarthyism.
Consortium News Sends Libel Notices to Canadian Signals Intelligence Agency and Major Television Network
Consortium News has sent libel notices to a Canadian spy agency and major broadcaster after their reports said CN is part of a Russian-directed propaganda campaign targeting Canadian leaders.