It doesn’t actually matter anymore who really won Iowa at this point; the damage is already done, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
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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.
The Authoritarian Dreamscape of the New Wild West
William deBuys reports on the humanitarian and environmental disaster of Trump’s border wall.
Under US Pressure, Social Media Companies Suspend Venezuelan, Iranian & Syrian Accounts
Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are censoring content that conflicts with Washington’s pro-war narrative, Ben Norton reports.
Biden Has Been Lying About His Record on Iraq for Years
In Tuesday night’s debate, Sam Husseini would like to see the Democratic presidential candidate finally face serious scrutiny for his support for the Iraq war.