Inadequate political will in the face of climate disruption is a particularly big problem in the U.S., the world’s largest producer of both oil and natural gas, writes Basav Sen.
Biden’s Soft Climate Denialism
$50.5 Billion & Counting: US Climate Inaction Ticker
The monitoring device comes as legislation to deliver on some of Biden’s climate pledges has stalled in the evenly split Senate.
Money for Weapons as the Planet Burns
Vijay Prashad reflects on the social wealth being wasted in the name of defending U.S. hegemony.
American Empire, Biden Administration, Censorship, Cold War, Commentary, Russia, U.S., Ukraine, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
LISTEN: No Such Thing as Dissent in the Age of Big Tech
Robert Scheer interviews Joe Lauria about the quashing of non-mainstream coverage of Ukraine by companies such as PayPal, YouTube and Facebook.
WATCH: UN Security Council Debates Ukraine
Russia again mixed it up with its Western opponents in the latest Security Council sparring match on Thursday as the U.N. secretary-general returned from the region. Watch it here.
‘Mistaken’ PayPal Email Means CN Is Permanently Banned
PayPal said it mistakenly informed Consortium News that its account could be restored, saying instead it was shut forever, without ever giving any reasons for it, reports Joe Lauria.
American Empire, Biden Administration, Commentary, European Union, Latin America, Media, Militarism, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, U.S., Ukraine
Caitlin Johnstone: Empire News Roundup
Recent developments touch on Latin American sovereignty, the narrative pivot on calling Ukraine a proxy war and U.S. investment in the reckless nuclear standoff.
LISTEN: American Dissent on Ukraine Dying in Darkness
Robert Scheer, former Los Angeles Times columnist and editor of ScheerPost, interviews Prof. Michael Brenner on Scheer’s podcast Scheer Intelligence. (With full transcript).
WATCH: PayPal, Censorship & Democracy
Watch British rapper and activist LowKey, MintPress News Editor Mnar Adley and Consortium News Editor Joe Lauria as they discuss the state of Western democracy and a free press in light of PayPal’s bans on independent media.
Algeria, Analysis, Biden Administration, Brazil, Cold War, Commentary, Cuba, Latin America, Russia, Trump Administration, U.S., Ukraine, Venezuela
Biden Vacillates as Venezuela’s Maduro Gains Ground
Now that Cold War II has set in, Steve Ellner says Caracas’ strategic alliance with Moscow has become a greater priority for Washington.
Kenyans Petition British Prince
Their families were brutally evicted by the British empire to make way for tea plantations, Phil Miller reports. Now they want the crown to apologize and make reparations.
Commentary, Ecuador, Environment, Human Rights, Indigenous People, Legal, Nigeria, U.S., United Kingdon
Craig Murray: Donziger — a Tale for Our Times
This case shows how we are all, in a sense, the prisoners of corporations which dictate the terms on which we live, work and share knowledge.
Africa, American Empire, Brazil, China, Commentary, Income Inequality, Militarism, Russia, South Africa, U.S., United Nations
UKRAINE: Nonalignment & the Global South
Nontobeko Hlela sees an urgent imperative in rejecting a Cold War mentality of dividing the world along old acrimonious lines.
UKRAINE: Czech Progressives Oppose US Military Base
With the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, militarists have been on a roll, especially in Eastern Europe, People’s Dispatch reports.
PayPal Backs Down After Outpouring of Support for CN
PayPal has retreated after a deluge of support for Consortium News by unfreezing its funds and now saying unspecified steps must be taken to restore the “permanently” shut down account, Joe Lauria reports.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Biden Administration, Censorship, Climate Change, Commentary, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Militarism, Russia, Syria, U.S., United Nations, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Chris Hedges: The Age of Self-Delusion
You can’t drain and impoverish the nation to feed an insatiable military machine unless you make its people afraid, even of phantoms.
UKRAINE: Cost of War in Africa & Global South
As the West is busy dealing with its own economic woes while cutting off Russian exports, little heed is being paid to those suffering the most, writes Ramzy Baroud.
A Reader Sounds Off on PayPal’s Ban on CN
As with Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, journalism that tells some truths that might undermine the case for war can’t be tolerated, writes Jim Kavanagh.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: A Nation of ‘Geophobes’
Amid rampant Russophobia and Sinophobia, America’s penchant for Cold-War “national character analysis” will — if left unchecked — lead the U.S. into deepest trouble.
Africa, American Empire, Asia, Biden Administration, Commentary, COVID-19, Economy, Europe, International, Kenya, U.S.
Investing in Guns or People?
For an explanation of the massive inflationary wave that is now cresting on the world and causing widespread suffering and instability, Vijay Prashad turns to U.S. economic policy.