A rights group warns that the U.S. president is “well on track to repeat” Obama’s failures.
300,000 Deported in Biden’s First 100 Days
John Kiriakou Joins CN Live! as Co-Host
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THE ANGRY ARAB: Dilemmas of the Muslim Brotherhood
As`ad AbuKhalil describes the context in which the leadership of the Brotherhood has begun holding secret talks with Iran and its allies.
The Guardian Misinforms on UK Role in World
The U.K.’s global influence is routinely seen as benign, writes Mark Curtis. Only occasionally does a more accurate picture emerge.
The Billionaires Who Couldn’t Kick Straight
Neither the “dirty dozen” nor independent analysts foresaw the enormous pushback the Super League notion would engender, writes Sam Pizzigati.
Human Rights Watch: Israel Guilty of Apartheid
Among the recommendations laid out in the report is for the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged crimes against humanity.
Revealed: UK Campaign to Force Assange From Ecuadorian Embassy
A wide-ranging UK government campaign was brought to bear on Ecuador to press it to hand over WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, new information by Declassified UK reveals.
Assange extradition, Biden Administration, Commentary, Intelligence, Legal, Secrecy, U.S., WikiLeaks
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: The CIA’s Chinese Walls
Next month Craig Murray is planning to be in Madrid to give evidence in the criminal trial of David Morales, CEO of UC Global, for illegal spying.
Global 2020 Military Spending Grew to Nearly $2 Trillion
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic the U.S. continued to lead the surge in militarism, accounting for 39 percent of the world total.
American Empire, Asia, China, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Militarism, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
The New Cold War US-Japanese Summit
Joseph Gerson comments on the meeting that just took place in Washington between the leaders of the U.S. and Japan.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Militarism, The Bush-43 Administration, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
The Graveyard of Empires Redux
Afghanistan, American Empire, Biden Administration, Commentary, Intelligence, Media, Militarism, Obama Administration, Trump Administration, U.S.
The Bogus Argument for Keeping US in Afghanistan
It goes back to Obama’s decision to re-enter Iraq in 2014, writes Caitlin Johnstone. And Westerners were fed a lie about what happened there.
Biden’s Anti-China Ambitions
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WATCH: Big Tech Censorship & Defying Official Narratives
Paul Jay and Joe Lauria break down the disturbing trends of big tech censorship of dissident journalism at the World Ethical Data Forum.
The British Cabal Behind a Gulf Dictatorship
Senior figures in the British establishment have secretly served as “privy councillors” to a highly repressive dictatorship in the Gulf state of Oman, Phil Miller reports.
Biden Pursues Trump’s Cuba Policy
In Cuba there are serious people who recognize the problems but are not overwhelmed by them, writes Vijay Prashad.
Advanced Technologies, American Empire, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Media, Militarism, Nuclear Weapons, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, WMD
Rising Threat of Nuclear War Is Barely Noticed
Caitlin Johnstone responds to a U.S. Strategic Command posture statement that — due to widespread Western media malpractice — caught a lot of people off guard.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Memo to Biden — What About the Other Whistleblowers?
Darnella Frazier deserves national commendation. The same goes for Joshua Schulte, Daniel Hale and Darin Jones, all of whom are in dire straits right now.
The Pattern of Over-Policing Drivers
On the heels of the police killing of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, Samantha Schuyler reports on an ACLU study showing law enforcers’ incentives to punish as many people as possible.