Sarah Anderson says Biden has the power to crack down on executive excess by imposing new CEO pay and buyback restrictions on federal contractors.
US Taxpayers Spent Billions Inflating CEO Pay
The Plot Against GrayZone & Suspicions About Consortium News
The GrayZone has revealed leaked emails that show the British government’s involvement with private actors plotting to take down GrayZone and asking who is behind Consortium News, writes Joe Lauria.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Militarism, Pentagon, Russia, Turkey, U.S., Ukraine, United Kingdon
Craig Murray: US Prolongs Ukraine War
With no hope of a ceasefire soon, Turkey has turned to the more limited goal of ensuring that grain supplies can be shipped out from the Black Sea through the Bosphorus.
Faced With Donbass Defeat, US & UK Up the Ante in Ukraine
As Russia presses victory in the Donbass, U.S. and U.K. missiles threaten a new stage in the conflict, writes Christopher Nineham.
Sweeping Threat to Free Speech in UK
Journalists and civil-society staffers could be sentenced to life imprisonment for offences committed under a bill championed by Home Secretary Prit Patel, Richard Norton-Taylor reports.
NewsGuard’s Scarlet Letter
The spirit if not the letter of the First Amendment prohibits both sophisticated and simple-minded violations of free speech, writes Bruce Fein.
Caitlin Johnstone: Silicon Valley Taking Control of History
The idea that government-tied corporations should act as arbiters of history and accuracy is steadily gaining acceptance in the echo chamber of mainstream public opinion.
John Kiriakou: The Setback in Russiagate Probe
The jury foreperson said politics wasn’t a factor. But was any prosecution of a senior Clinton campaign official possible in a jurisdiction where Clinton beat Trump 91-4?
Chris Hedges: America’s Gun Fetish
There will be no gun control, not only because of the gun lobby and a corrupt political class, but because for many white Americans the idea of the gun is the only power they have left.
Caitlin Johnstone: Teaching MbS Manners
When the U.S. wants to reform certain murderous foreign leaders it can simply provide them with private seminars, according to an addled imperialist think tanker quoted by Politico.
Help Us Withstand Moves to Weaken Us
Consortium News is in the crosshairs of Establishment actors questioning our 27 years of fiercely independent journalism. You can help us overcome it.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Commentary, Militarism, Military, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, Vietnam
Destroying the Town Does Not Save It
In an imaginary graduation speech to the U.S. Air Force Academy, graduate William J. Astore introduces cadets to the real history of U.S. air power.
Africa, the Collateral Victim of a Distant Conflict
Memories of older forms of colonialism sharpen the way that many Africans view their treatment now, writes Vijay Prashad.
US State-Affiliated NewsGuard Targets Consortium News
The Pentagon and State Dept.-linked outfit, with an ex-N.S.A. and C.I.A. director on its board, is accusing Consortium News of publishing “false content” on Ukraine, reports Joe Lauria.
Guarding Democracy from News
As Orwellian as the Disinformation Governance Board may be, it’s not even the most immediate threat to our freedom of speech, writes John Kiriakou.
Caitlin Johnstone: Ukraine ‘Solves’ Nazi Problem With New Logo
The change in insignia isn’t being made to correct a misperception, it’s being made to obscure a correct perception.
Analysis, Assange extradition, Britain, Commentary, Income Inequality, Media, Russiagate, U.S., WikiLeaks
Craig Murray: The Power of Lies
The press has been neither humiliated nor found out because most of the country still believes the lies they were told and have not seen corrected.
Slippery Slope: New U.S. Advanced Weapons for Ukraine
The U.S.-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, also known as HIMARS, will give Ukraine the capability to strike Russian targets roughly 50 miles away with powerful, satellite-guided missiles.
Caitlin Johnstone: Official Behind Media Reports of Russian Atrocities Fired By Ukrainian Parliament
Chris Hedges: How to Defeat the Billionaire Class
Many of these tactics have been pioneered or refined by Socialist City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant and the Socialist Alternative party in Seattle.