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WATCH: The UN Inquiry into Hammarskjöld’s Death: Last Chance to Reach the Truth?
The United Nations is investigating the mysterious death of its second secretary-general 60 years ago last Saturday in circumstances that appear to implicate the intelligence agencies of the United States and Britain.
Africa, Analysis, Central America, Climate Change, Commentary, Environment, Indigenous People, International, United Nations
UN Food Summit Taken Over by Corporations & Gates
Nils McCune and Camila Escalante say the meeting represents a hostile takeover of world governance by corporate forces and the billionaire elite.
Biden’s Envoy to Haiti Resigns Over ‘Inhumane’ Deportations
Daniel Foote cited the federal government’s “deeply flawed” treatment of the impoverished Caribbean nation.
Biden Set to Admit Fewer Refugees Than Trump
As of the end of August, the U.S. has admitted a total of 7,637 refugees, according to the latest figures from the State Department.
Africa, American Empire, Analysis, Commentary, Foreign Policy, International, Militarism, Nigeria, Pentagon, Propaganda, U.S., United Kingdon
US Turning Oil-Rich Nigeria into Proxy for its Africa Wars
Afghanistan, American Empire, Analysis, Iraq, Militarism, Military Industry, Terrorism, The Bush-43 Administration
How Corporations Won the War on Terror
Failed wars and thousands of lives lost are good for (some) business, writes William Hartung.
Commentary, Human Rights, International, Legal, Media, Middle East, Surveillance, Torture, U.S., United Nations, War Crimes, WikiLeaks
An Unprincipled Attack on a Human Rights Giant
Marjorie Cohn defends the legacy of Michael Ratner from an attack by Yale law professor Samuel Moyn.
Tax the Rich?
The authors say that Democrats’ plans to make the wealthy pay a little more will barely dent America’s long slide from progressive taxation.
American Empire, Biden Administration, China, Climate Change, Cold War, COVID-19, Militarism, News Analysis, Russia, United Nations
Biden at the UN Forgets What War Is
Contrary to the evidence, the president said the U.S. was not at war, writes Joe Lauria.
Assange extradition, Biden Administration, Britain, Julian Assange, Legal, Trump Administration, WikiLeaks
Assange Extradition Case Has So Far Cost British Public Over £300,000
America’s bid to extradite Julian Assange from London is costing the British public hundreds of thousands of pounds in prosecution fees and prison costs, despite serious flaws in the US case, Declassified UK has found.
Why Europeans Live Longer Than Americans
Greater equality may well be the best medicine any doctor can ever prescribe, writes Sam Pizzigati.
American Empire, China, Commentary, Germany, Militarism, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, South Africa, U.S., United Kingdon, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
The First World War, Cecil Rhodes & Anglo-Saxon Power
David William Pear says the era in which the British Empire set out to destroy Germany in 1902 — leading the way to World War I — is frighteningly similar to that of today’s U.S. hostility to the rising of…
Analysis, Assange extradition, Campaign 2016, Commentary, Election 2016, Intelligence, Julian Assange, Media, News Analysis, Propaganda, Russia, Russiagate, U.S., WikiLeaks
With Clinton Lawyer Charged, Russiagate Scam Now Under Indictment
Michael Sussmann is charged for failing to disclose he was acting on behalf of Clinton’s team, Aaron Maté reports. But the indictment makes clear the special counsel uncovered a wider deception.
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PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Empire’s Last Stand
The origins of the first Cold War have been hopelessly blurred in the histories. We can watch this time. It is occurring before our eyes.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Biden Administration, Commentary, International, Media, Militarism, Pentagon, Terrorism, U.S., War Crimes
Where Was Journalism on US Airstrikes During ‘War on Terror?’
Caitlin Johnstone: Do you remember seeing an average of 46 news reports a day on bombings conducted by the U.S. and its allies over the last 20 years? I don’t.
Climate Change Is the Symptom
Understanding climate change, writes Samantha Fox, means moving beyond the source of greenhouse gases and looking into the power relations that drive capitalist growth.
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Consortium News: Exposing the Myths of America
Consortium News delivers first-rate journalism that bursts the myths that U.S. elites depend on to fool people into supporting their designs.
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Who was Dag Hammarskjöld?
Through his independence, Hammarskjöld had managed to anger both Cold War camps, writes Joe Lauria.
Africa, Ban Ki-Moon, Belgium, Books, Britain, Cold War, Commentary, Dag Hammarskjold, History, Intelligence, International, Soviet Union, Sweden, United Nations
The Elusive Truth About the Death of Dag Hammarskjöld and My Father
The U.N. ducked — in my view, avoiding discomfiting questions about the roles of Belgium, France, South Africa, the Soviet Union, Britain and the U.S. in events related to the crash, writes Hynrich W. Wieschhoff.