Caitlin Johnstone presents some of the most common pejoratives deployed by imperial-narrative managers to smear critical thinkers as untrustworthy.
‘Tankie’ & Other Popular Terms of Narrative Control
In WWII British Special Forces Were More Transparent Than Today
Researchers have unearthed long-forgotten ministerial statements to show how Whitehall’s culture of secrecy deepened in the late 1980s, Murray Jones and Phil Miller report.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Leave Prisoners in Home Confinement
Unaccompanied Minors Sent to Contaminated Military Bases
An environmental group blasts Biden’s plan to use toxic military sites as detention centers for migrant children in U.S. custody.
Bahrain, CN Live!, Egypt, International, Israel, Libya, Middle East, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Yemen
WATCH: CN Live! — The ‘Arab Spring’ 10 Years On
A decade ago rebellions roiled the region with great hope that democracy would take root. What went wrong?
Commentary, Foreign Policy, Militarism, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, Vietnam
The Liberal Contempt for Martin Luther King’s Final Year
This Sunday, on the anniversary of his assassination, few will recall Dr. King’s condemnation of U.S. militarism, write Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon.
PEPE ESCOBAR: The Slave, The Orator & The Emperor
A trio of Stoics from Ancient Greece offer philosophical opposition to today’s turbo capitalism in this excerpt from “Raging Twenties, Great Power Politics Meets Techno-Feudalism.”
The UK Military’s Secrecy Problem
Richard Norton-Taylor says a new book illustrates how the military establishment tries to censor, bully and threaten publishers and journalists.
COVID-19: The Vaccine Must Be a Common Good for Humanity
Vijay Prashad calls out the Global North, Big Pharma and the capitalist logic of intellectual property rights.
The Problem Isn’t Human Nature
The problem, says Caitlin Johnstone, is a few manipulative sociopaths who are willing to do anything to get ahead and into positions of power.
NATO Expanding its Theater With China in its Sights
Ann Wright says a new proposed roadmap reflects an alarming expansion beyond Europe and Russia, the alliance’s traditional traditional area of operations and concern.
Pope Needs to Send Easter Message to Biden on Assange
Francis the First thought of the WikiLeaks publisher languishing in his cell on Palm Sunday and should consider sending a second message, writes Elizabeth Vos.
LETTER FROM LONDON: A Troubling Decision
Alexander Mercouris says the conviction of former British diplomat Craig Murray undermines the right of the media to report cases, which is vital to protect the right to a fair trial.
American Empire, Biden Administration, Column, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
THE ANGRY ARAB: The Trump-Biden Middle East Policy
From Iran to Yemen, As`ad AbuKhalil summarizes the bipartisan consistency with which Israeli interests dominate in U.S. foreign policy.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Commentary, Militarism, The Bush-43 Administration, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Requiem for the ‘American Century’
As the longest U.S. war winds down in Afghanistan, Andrew Bacevich says vows of “never again” can only be taken seriously when Americans call imperialism by its name.
COVID-19: People Gave Up on Flu Pandemic Measures a Century Ago When They Tired of Them – and Paid a Price
If we have anything to learn from the history of the 1918 influenza pandemic, it is that a premature return to pre-pandemic life risks more cases and more deaths, writes J. Alexander Navarro.
COVID-19: Greed Drove Big Pharma Companies to Privatize Vaccines
The AstraZeneca jab was actually developed by scientists from a publicly-funded institution, writes Nick Dearden in a retort to comments by Boris Johnson.
In Quest of a Multi-Polar World
Michael Hudson and Pepe Escobar resume their conversation about a global monetary system that appears headed for divorce.
Rescuing Rich Investors in Poor Countries
John Smith confronts creditors’ response to the greatest debt crisis in history.
