With the U.S. seeking the extradition of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, Assange supporters are gathering before DOJ headquarters in Washington Friday to voice their opposition to the move.
WATCH: Assange Protest at DOJ
Advanced Technologies, Biden Administration, China, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Iran, Militarism, Nuclear Weapons, Pentagon, Propaganda, Russia, Soviet Union, U.S., U.S. Congress
Only Fools Replay Doomsday
William Astore says the rise of a new Cold War must revive the push for nuclear disarmament.
American Empire, Analysis, Chile, Commentary, Congo, Guatemala, India, Intelligence, Iran, Kazakhstan, Military, Syria, Ukraine
The Three Types of US ‘Regime Change’
When the U.S. overthrows a foreign government it either works from the top down, the bottom up, or through military invasion, writes Joe Lauria.
ROBERT PARRY: Why Russia Shut Down NED Fronts
The Washington Post blasted Vladimir Putin for shutting down the National Endowment for Democracy in Russia, but left out NED’s U.S. government funding, its quasi-C.I.A. role, and its regime change aim in Moscow, wrote Bob Parry on July 30, 2015.
‘CIA Sidekick’ NED Gives £2.6M to UK Media Groups
A U.S. government-funded agency that claims to promote democracy but which helps undermine governments independent of Washington has moved decisively into Britain’s media space since 2016.
Biden Administration, Gulf States, Human Rights, International, Middle East, Militarism, Trump Administration, U.S., United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Saudi-Led Coalition Continues Airstrikes in Civilian Areas in Yemen
The UAE, a partner in the Saudi coalition waging a war in Yemen, has demanded the U.S. re-designate the Houthis as a terrorist organization.
Europe, Human Rights, International, Israel, Middle East, Militarism, Palestine, Police Brutality, Racism
European Ministries to Israel: Stop Demolitions & Settlements
The joint statement follows the destruction early Wednesday in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, of the house of Mahmoud Salhiya.
Craig Murray: Telling Lies on an International Scale
Despite what the Murdoch press and other media may be reporting, Ghana helps refugees, it does not imprison them.
Analysis, Commentary, COVID-19, Economy, Human Rights, Income Inequality, India, International, Labor, United Nations
A Future Society
Research institutes from around the world have come together to start an international discussion responding to the broad crises of our times, writes Vijay Prashad.
Climate Change, Commentary, Environment, Human Rights, International, Protests, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Needed: A Global Climate Insurgency
All human beings have valid claims against all states that are destroying the planet’s atmospheric commons, writes Jeremy Brecher.
Analysis, Commentary, Economy, History, Income Inequality, Labor, Politics, Protests, Sweden, U.S., U.S. Congress
Chris Hedges: America’s New Class War
Organized workers, often defying their timid union leadership, are on the march across the United States.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: The Scandal of US Prisons
The head of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons was forced to step down last week as scandals swept through the vast U.S. prison system.
Caitlin Johnstone: False Flags Suddenly All the Rage
This sudden embrace of the idea that governments can stage attacks on their own people to justify their pre-existing agendas is a sharp pivot from the scoff such a notion in mainstream liberal circles has typically received.
King Remained Hopeful to the End
Dedrick Asante Muhammad says Martin Luther King Jr. was clear-eyed that America must embrace radical change, which won’t come from the powerful but from the “naïve and unsophisticated.”
Analysis, Biden Administration, Commentary, Economy, Income Inequality, Race Relations, Racism, U.S.
Student Debt Cancellation a Racial Justice Issue
Presidential executive action to cancel up to $50,000 in student debts would increase Black wealth by 40 percent, the authors say.
WATCH & LISTEN: Debut of New Song on Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning & Aaron Swartz
The song and video is a tribute to the imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher, the WikiLeaks source who spent 7 years in prison, and the activist who was hounded by the law and committed suicide at the age of 26.
The Case for Neutrality to Defuse Crisis With Russia
Faced with the certainty of the destruction of their country, most Ukrainians would settle for peace through neutrality, writes Scott Ritter.
COVID-19: As Omicron Rages, US Teachers Fight for Safety
The chaos in the Chicago Public Schools has been mirrored in districts across the U.S., Barbara Madeloni reports.
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Biden Tightens the Noose Around China
The term “containment” never comes up, writes Michael T. Klare. But nonetheless, here is the new 21st century Cold War on a planet desperately in need of something else.
The Spy Who Went on Safari
A British soldier who handled a notorious IRA informer also gave spy tips to east African wildlife rangers whose shoot-to-kill anti-poaching policy killed dozens of innocent Kenyans, Phil Miller reports.