Mohammad Shabangu, a Black South African academic, analyzes the unspoken and accepted censorship around the question of Palestine in his U.S. classroom.
The Possibility of Thought & BDS
Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Militarism, Palestine, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Twisting UK Law to Criminalize Dissent on Palestine
Craig Murray denounces the U.K.’s persecution of Richard Barnard for calling out his country’s role in the manufacture of instruments for the death and maiming of Palestinians.
Biden Administration, Commentary, COVID-19, Cuba, Obama Administration, Protests, Trump Administration, U.S., U.S. Congress
Biden and Normalizing Relations with Cuba
American Empire, Biden Administration, Commentary, COVID-19, Cuba, Trump Administration, U.S., United Nations, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Hunger as a Weapon: Biden & Cuba’s Food Crisis
Increases in global food prices have aggravated an already precarious situation, writes William M. LeoGrande
Advanced Technologies, American Empire, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Militarism, Military, Military Industry, Pentagon, Propaganda, U.S.
A People’s Guide to the War Industry -5: Portfolio of Conflicts
When war is profit, death ensures a healthy bottom line, writes Christian Sorensen in this final installment of his five-part series on the military-industrial-congressional complex.
Chris Hedges: ‘Dying for an iPhone’
The suffering of the working class, within and outside the United States, is ignored by our corporatized media, and yet, it is one of the most important human rights issues of our era.
Armed & Ignorant in the Land of the Free
American Empire, Biden Administration, China, Column, Commentary, Europe, Foreign Policy, Israel, Middle East, Syria, Yemen
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Aimless Empire
Under Biden, the world’s most powerful, most heavily armed, most determinedly righteous nation shows little sign of having any foreign policy at all.
American Empire, Britain, Commentary, Germany, History, Intelligence, International, Militarism, Pentagon, Soviet Union, U.S., U.S. Congress, Vietnam
Misusing the Sacrifices of WW II
The unjustified interventions and increasingly ugly defeats simply don’t get mentioned. It is as though 70 years of U.S. military history has been whitewashed from the American mind, writes Joe Lauria.
US Troops Die for World Domination, Not Freedom
On Memorial Day, Caitlin Johnstone says it’s important to block the propaganda that helps feed a steady supply of teenagers into the imperial war machine.
A People’s Guide to the War Industry -4: The New BOSS
Corporations have taken over many military tasks or “base operations support services,” writes Christian Sorensen. Fourth in a five-part series on the military-industrial-congressional complex.
Last Day to Donate to Our Spring Fund Drive
The generosity of our readers and viewers makes Consortium News possible. In return we present a view of the world cutting closer to the truth.
Commentary, Election 2020, News Analysis, Politics, Protests, Trump Administration, U.S., U.S. Congress, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
A Jan 6 Congressional Commission Would Have Been Bogus
With an eye on the 9/11 Commission, James Bovard says a facade of truth can be more dangerous than no disclosure at all.
Advanced Technologies, American Empire, Commentary, Media, Militarism, Military Industry, Pentagon, Propaganda, U.S., U.S. Congress
A People’s Guide to the War Industry -3: Bribery & Propaganda
When war is your business, peace is your enemy, writes Christian Sorensen. Third in a five-part series on the military-industrial-congressional complex.
COVID-19: Fauci Backed Strengthening of Viruses Despite Admitting Risk of Pandemic, Australian Newspaper Reports
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. virus expert, acknowledged the risk of a pandemic from an accidental leak of a fortified virus but supported the research anyway, The Australian newspaper has reported.
George W. Bush’s Shameful Legacy in Afghanistan
If there is any justice, the name of the former president will live in infamy, writes James Bovard.
Legacy of Paris Commune, Ended 150 Years Ago Today
What united the Paris Commune with rebellions across France and others around the world was the claim that silk workers and cutlery workers, bakers and weavers, could govern society without the bourgeoisie.
Africa, American Empire, Biden Administration, Commentary, Foreign Policy, France, Gary Webb Freedom of the Press Award, Libya
AFRICA: Deby’s Death, Chad’s Crisis & the Ghosts of Libya
Danny Sjursen says it is no accident that some 60 percent of the coups in Africa over the last half century occurred in former French colonies.
Africa, Commentary, Ethiopia, Ghana, History, Liberia, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
AFRICA: The Decline of Liberia in Black Internationalism
Historically, the country ignited the imagination of black people across the globe. Brooks Marmon looks into what happened.
AFRICA: Early Humans in Stone Age Africa Permanently Changed the Landscape With Fire
Human environmental impacts are associated with the time after the Industrial Revolution, but paleo-scientists have a deeper perspective.