From Andrée Blouin to Flora Nwapa there is a rich tradition of female writers on the African continent who have played key roles in publishing and national liberation movements alike.
Vijay Prashad: Pan-African Revolutionaries
X Made Me Dark
And Grok sheds light on the mysterious suspension from X of Consortium News’ CN Live! Executive Producer Cathy Vogan, as more than 5 million accounts were suspended by X in the first half of 2024.
American Empire, Analysis, Colonialism, Commentary, Disinformation, History, Human Rights, Indigenous People, Racism
Chris Hedges: Restoring Lies to US History
Lust for conquest and wealth — behind the enslavement of Africans and the Native American genocide — is sidelined to tell the story of the valiant struggle by European pioneers to build the greatest nation on earth.
Trump Tariffs Will Concentrate Wealth Even More
Trump’s trade war is a class war designed to weaken progressive taxation, writes Omar Ocampo.
Probing Thatcher’s Role in Golden Temple Massacre
Phil Miller reports on efforts to spur the Labour government to investigate British complicity in a massacre of Sikh pilgrims by Indian troops 40 years ago.
Civil Rights, Commentary, Free Speech, History, Legal, Protest, Trump Administration, U.S., U.S. Congress, U.S. Supreme Courrt, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Taking the US Constitution Seriously
Everyone should be free to speak their minds and live without fear of masked men grabbing them for deportation to a hell hole in Louisiana or El Salvador, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
Analysis, Bangladesh, Brazil, Britain, Commentary, France, International, Ireland, NATO, Russia, U.N. Security Council, Ukraine, United Nations
Getting the UN Involved in Ukraine
A legally-acceptable peacekeeping force can only be set up through the auspices of the United Nations Security Council and that would mean both sides of the war agreeing, writes Joe Lauria.
Wanted for War Crimes & Welcome in Europe
On his visit to Hungary Thursday, Benjamin Netanyahu was protected from the ICC’s arrest warrant as Hungary said it was withdrawing from the court.
Jeffrey Sachs: Trump’s Impoverishing Tariffs
The rest of the world isn’t ripping off the U.S. The American trade deficit is the result of chronically large budget deficits resulting from tax cuts for the rich combined with trillions of dollars wasted on useless wars.
Civil Rights, Column, Commentary, Constitution, Free Speech, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Trump Administration, U.S., U.S. Justice Dept.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: American Freefall
The extent to which the U.S. has embarked on a departure from reality is only a question for empires in their waning decades.
‘Failing Up’ From the White House
For the latest examples, look at where two of the most disastrous foreign policy officials from the Biden administration just landed, write Edward Ahmed Mitchell and Ismail Allison.
Israeli Lawsuits Target Americans
The wave of litigation against pro-Palestine Americans could help the “non-profit killer bill” passed by Congress target opposition to Israeli policies, writes Robert Inlakesh.
‘Every Atrocity Imaginable’
Israel faces more war-crimes accusations and calls for accountability since resuming its campaign of annihilation last month in Gaza.
A People’s History of Palestine
People’s history is an urgent necessity for Palestine, where it is vital to communicate the empowered voices of the people to the rest of the world, writes Ramzy Baroud.
Analysis, International Court of Justice (ICJ), InternationalCriminal Court (ICC), Israel, Lebanon, Legal, Media, Palestine, Press Freedom, United Nations
Australian Zionist Federation Files Complaint in Federal Court Against Journalist for Her Reporting on Gaza
The Zionist Federation of Australia has filed a formal complaint against journalist Mary Kostakidis in Australian federal court after accusing her of anti-semitism for her reporting on X, writes Joe Lauria.
Caitlin Johnstone: ‘Freeing Gaza’ … From the Palestinians
Telling people they can leave or starve to death is equivalent to forcing them out at gunpoint.
Vijay Prashad: A Journalism of Defiance
As attacks on the media increase in Argentina and beyond, we reflect on the legacy of Rodolfo Walsh, a heroic journalist who fought the military dictatorship with his pen.
Trade in a Time of Genocide
In defiance of international rulings to boycott Israel for its ongoing violence and brutal occupation of Palestinian lands, Kellie Tranter says Australia has continued exports to Israel.
Judges Weighing Appeal By Whistleblower Who Exposed Cover-Up of Australian War Crimes in Afghanistan
SPECIAL REPORT: David McBride appeared in a Canberra court earlier this month appealing his conviction in a case that could determine if a soldier’s duty is to serve only the King or also the public, reports Joe Lauria.
Analysis, Australia, Commentary, Iraq, Julian Assange, Legal, Media, Militarism, Pentagon, Press Freedom, U.S., Vietnam
WATCH: A Time of Growing Repression
CN Editor Joe Lauria addressed a meeting held on the eve of an appeal hearing for Australian whistleblower David McBride, highlighting the growing repression in contrast to 50 years ago.