Part of the work is going back to go forward, writes Vijay Prashad. Returning to the sources of tradition advances present struggles.
Only Freedom Can Quench the Thirst
COVID-19: Intellectual Property Monopolies Block Vaccine Access
Few people in poor countries will get vaccinated in 2021, making a mockery of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals’ over-arching principle of “leaving no one behind,” the authors say.
COVID-19: A Vaccine That Was Hijacked by the Rich
Some of world’s most affluent nations, including the U.S., Canada and the U.K., seem to have cornered most of the supplies, writes Thalif Deen.
America’s Ongoing Imperial Scam
Biden ends speeches now with “God Bless the Troops,” writes Karen Kwiatkowski. He should respect their sacrifices with a more honorable foreign policy.
Our Distance from Dirt
Many of us on the African continent clutch our unethically sourced pearls and briefly confront the ugly truths about our consumption, writes Takondwa Semphere. But then we forget.
Global Forest Treaty Needed Now
While illegal deforestation is not new, there is no moment in history that has attracted as much attention to it as now — or generated so much alarm, writes Adriana Erthal Abdenur.
Judgement Day for Julian Assange is January 4. Here’s How You Can Help Us Cover It.
Consortium News and CN Live! have big plans to continue covering the Media Trial of the Century.
WATCH: CN Live!—A Pardon For Assange
Australian member of Parliament George Christensen talks about his appeal to President Donald Trump and discusses the possibilities of a presidential pardon for the WikiLeaks publisher. Watch the replay.
Books, Censorship, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Germany, Israel, Media, Obama Administration, Palestine, Propaganda
Charges of Anti-Semitism & the Silencing of Dissent in Europe
When the Jewish “community” speaks with one voice because its other voices have been eliminated, you will not know it, writes Jonathan Cook. There will be no record of what was lost.
Time to Rein in Amazon’s Empire
Christy Hoffman says the company’s rise to the top of the winner-take-all economy is a call to action.
American Empire, Biden Administration, China, Column, Commentary, Foreign Policy, International, Mike Pompeo, Trump Administration, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Empire with a Human Face
The Biden people are unlikely to speak of a new cold war with China, but they appear likely to wage one all dressed up as a sophisticated trans–Pacific strategy.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Corizon Health’s Sick Treatment of Prisoners
A friend recently served time and the worst part of his sentence was being subjected to the country’s largest for-profit provider of prison “medical care.”
John Pilger: The Most Lethal Virus is Not Covid-19. It is War.
Covid-19 has provided cover for a pandemic of propaganda, says John Pilger.
A Video Message From the Editor
LEE CAMP: The Pandemic Dirty Dozen
Commentary, COVID-19, Health Reform, Human Rights, News Analysis, Race Relations, Trump Administration, U.S.
The Coming Wave of Evictions Will Significantly Worsen America’s Covid-19 Crisis
The authors urge the CDC to immediately extend its emergency eviction moratorium until next spring.
Commentary, Militarism, Propaganda, The Bush-43 Administration, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
‘Extremism’ as a Ticket to Tyrannize
The term has long been invoked by politicians to sanctify their own power, writes James Bovard.
Biden Administration, Column, Consortiumnews.com, Foreign Policy, History, Intelligence, International, Iraq, Militarism, U.S., United Nations
RAY McGOVERN: Why Michael Morell Cannot Be CIA Director
Gross manipulation of CIA analysis under George W. Bush pushed a new generation of “yes men” into the agency’s top ranks and now one of them is being considered by Joe Biden for the top job, writes ex-CIA analyst Ray…
Climate Change, Commentary, Environment, Indigenous People, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
The Mega Machine & the Mega Crisis
The decades ahead can lead to complete collapse or to a more just society that cooperates with nature instead of destroying it, says Fabian Scheidler.
