The Australian Parliament has passed a new hate crimes law that could potentially throw critics of Israel in prison for years, reports Joe Lauria.
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WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Free Speech in the Dock’
Under the new law passed this week by the Australian Parliament, a pro-Palestinian group could potentially be banned and its members arrested for accusing Israel of genocide. A senator who opposed the bill joins CN Live!
Vijay Prashad: Hyper-Imperialism on Hyper-Drive
The U.S. bombing of Venezuela and kidnapping of its president showcased the hyper-imperialist stage of the world order. A new mood in the Global South isn’t yet a developed challenge to the collective West.
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Minnesota Meltdown’
F.B.I. whistleblower Coleen Rowley and attorney Marjorie Cohn discuss the legal and political fallout of the ongoing ICE crisis in Minnesota and across the U.S.
Western Media Whitewashes Deadly Riots in Iran
As protesters burn Iranian cities, Western media ignores the shocking wave of violence, relying on U.S.-funded NGOs for data. The one-sided portrayal has helped push Trump to the brink of renewed U.S. attacks.
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.
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PATRICK LAWRENCE: New Year’s Notes on Purported Leaders
It is no use hoping for any alteration in the collective West’s course so long as today’s “purported leaders” remain in office.
WATCH: John Pilger — War, Peace & Propaganda
John Pilger died two years ago today. Here are some of the things he was saying almost a decade ago about Australia, America and Palestine at an appearance at Politics in the Pub in Sydney in 2016.
Jonathan Cook: Milking the Bondi Beach Massacre
Years of dedicated work by the Israel lobby has ensured the mass murder of Palestinians is viewed by governments, the media and parts of the Jewish community as entirely legitimate.