The fraudulent fable has died, but its consequences live on.
American Empire, Censorship, Column, Commentary, Intelligence, Julian Assange, Media, Propaganda, Russia, U.S., U.S. Congress
Biden Asks Venezuelan Coup Leader to ‘Democracy Summit’
The U.S. president’s invitation to Juan Guaidó, an unelected opposition figure, comes weeks after Venezuelans reelected President Maduro in a contest U.S. legal observers called fair.
Biden Continues Trump-Era Ploy to Privatize Medicare
A group of physicians is warning about the entry of Wall Street investors and other profit-seekers via an experiment known as “direct contracting.”
Mental Health Workers in US Won a Safety Strike
The labor action against a for-profit facility in Tukwila, Washington, followed a patient’s attack on staff in August, Sarah Hughes reports.
Ruling Imminent on US Appeal on Assange, WikiLeaks Says
The High Court in London is to rule imminently in the U.S. appeal of a decision not to extradite Julian Assange to the United States, according to WikiLeaks.
More Rain Than Snow Predicted for Arctic
“The new models couldn’t be clearer that unless global warming is stopped, the future Arctic will be wetter; once-frozen seas will be open water, rain will replace snow,” study co-author says.
Dorsey’s Twitter Resignation Sparks Fears Of More Internet Censorship
Twitter’s been a free speech paradise compared to Facebook or YouTube because it doesn’t tend to participate in large-scale algorithmic suppression of unauthorized perspectives, writes Caity Johnstone.
Craig Murray Is a Free Man
The activist, blogger and former British ambassador to Uzbekistan, who was imprisoned for his journalism, walked free from Saughton Prison in Edinburgh, Scotland on Tuesday.
A Win for Indian Democracy
Narendra Modi’s surrender to the farmers is a win for Indian democracy and for peasants around the world, writes Vijay Prashad.
Analysis, Commentary, Constitution, Guns, Legal, Politics, Trump Administration, U.S., U.S. Supreme Courrt
Gun Rights Steer Clear of NRA’s Dire Straits
There’s no reason to believe that the NRA’s problems will influence how the courts treat gun-rights cases, writes Robert Spitzer.
WATCH: ‘Believing the Propaganda That the Government Follows the Law’
Whistleblower David McBride faces life in prison for revealing war crimes in Afghanistan to the media. Watch his story here.
American Empire, China, Commentary, Media, Militarism, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Soviet Union, Taiwan, Ukraine
Sleepwalking into a Nuclear Nightmare
At no point is it permissible to question if these nations might be reacting defensively to western aggressions and discuss the possibility of working toward detente, writes Caity Johnstone.
COVID-19: Experts Warned 8 Months Ago Failing to ‘Vaccinate the World’ Would Lead to Dangerous Variants
Many leading epidemiologists believed the international community had a year or less before mutations proliferate widely.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: On Pardoning Turkeys
While Joe Biden is busy pardoning two turkeys, how many human beings has he pardoned since becoming president?
THE ANGRY ARAB: The Rise and Fall of Aljazeera
There was an inevitable conflict in the roles of the Arab television network that inexorably led to its decline, writes As’ad AbuKhalil.
Arbery’s Killers & the Logic of Slave Patrols
All three suspects were found guilty on Wednesday. It is clear that racism infected every aspect of the case, writes Marjorie Cohn.
American Empire, Analysis, Biden Administration, Cold War, Commentary, Foreign Policy, International, Military Industry, Obama Administration, Russia, Trump Administration, U.S., Ukraine
The US-Russia Confrontation Over Ukraine
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies say Americans should hope that the CIA director’s recent visit to Moscow helped Washington understand the stakes.
Art ‘Appreciation,’ Billionaire-Style
Fine art has never been more financially lucrative — or less central to U.S. culture, writes Sam Pizzigati.
Biden Slammed for Renominating Powell as Fed Chair
The decision, said one campaigner, “doubles down on reckless Wall Street deregulation and dangerous dawdling on climate-related threats to the financial system.”
US Moral Authority on Elections Is Like Saudi Arabia’s
The imperial media are lining up behind the official line on Venezuela’s elections, writes Caitlin Johnstone.