Mainstream media cannot escape its guilt in helping to facilitate the genocide in Gaza, says journalist Mary Kostakidis.
WATCH: The Media’s Responsibility in Genocide
WATCH: The History Mamdani Must Undo
New New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is faced with reversing a half century of city policies stemming from the beginning of the neoliberal era of the mid-1970s, says Judith Jorrisch.
Caitlin Johnstone: Israel’s ‘Successful Method’
From what we know about Israeli society, it’s safe to assume the IDF is going to continue to constantly violate the ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon until it is stopped by force.
Analysis, Australia, Commentary, Gaza, Genocide, Human Rights, International Law, Israel, Legal, Palestine, Uncategorized, United Nations, War Crimes
WATCH: Awarded for Daring to Call it Genocide
Navi Pillay, a South African jurist who headed the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which found Israel had committed genocide, won this year’s Sydney Peace Prize. Consortium News was there.
CN at 30: A History of Consortium News By Robert Parry
As we celebrate Consortium News‘ 30th Anniversary this month and appeal for funds for our future, we republish this history of the site written by the founding editor, Bob Parry, on Dec. 21, 2014.
WATCH: Epstein and ‘Nobody’s Girl’
CN Live! talks to journalist Nick Bryant about the recently released book Nobody’s Girl by Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims.
California Law Illegally Muzzles Students & Teachers
The new law conflates criticism of Zionism with antisemitism and punishes educators for teaching truthful information, reports Marjorie Cohn.
Vijay Prashad: 5 Options for Attacking Venezuela
“Let the dogs of the empire bark. That is their role: to bark,” said Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in 2006. They are yapping now.
Biden Administration, Civil Rights, Israel, Protests, Racism, Trump Administration, U.S., U.S. Constitution
An Assault on Academic Freedom
U.S. civil rights laws are being exploited to suppress pro-Palestine speech in an authoritarian assault on academic freedom, finds a report by two academic groups.
Analysis, CN Live!, Commentary, Gaza, Income Inequality, Israel, Media, Palestine, Politics, Trump Administration, U.N. General Assembly, United Nations
WATCH: Jill Stein on Why Mamdani Won
Jill Stein, three-time Green Party candidate for U.S. president, spoke to CN Live! about Zohran Mamdani’s election as NYC mayor and the future of U.S. politics.
Venezuelan Oil — American Gangster Politics
The slogan has shifted from “restoring democracy” to “fighting narco-terrorists,” write Jeffrey D. Sachs and Sybil Fares. But the objective remains the same.
Can Trump Impose Taxes on Americans?
Questions before the Supreme Court ask if Congress delegated away to the president the power to tax under the rubric of tariffs. If it did, was that delegation constitutional? Judge Napolitano explains.
WATCH: ‘Run, Zohran, Run’
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VIPS MEMO: What Wider War in Venezuela Would Bring
Russia, and possibly even China, would feel obligated to enhance military support in response to a missile, air, or even drone strike on sovereign Venezuelan territory. Escalation would be almost inevitable.
American Empire, Analysis, Anti-Colonialism, Colonialism, Gaza, International, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdon
Islam vs the West: 4 Fallacies Exposed
Isn’t Islam inherently violent? What stopped the Islamic world having an Enlightenment? Why are some Muslims so into head-chopping? Jonathan Cook examines some common misperceptions.
Civil Rights, Commentary, Constitution, Donald Trump, Latin America, Legal, The Bush-43 Administration, Trump Administration, U.S. Constitution, U.S. State Department, Venezuela
Trump’s Insane & Illegal War on Venezuela
The White House’s murderous strikes on small boats at sea constitute unlawful extrajudicial killings, writes Marjorie Cohn.
NYC Voters Defy Establishment
Voters in New York City withstood a barrage of money and racist insults against their 34-year old socialist candidate to send him to City Hall in the country’s biggest city in convincing fashion on Tuesday night.
Analysis, Commentary, History, Intelligence, International Law, Iraq, U.N. Security Council, United Nations, VIPS, VIPS Memos, War Crimes, WMD
VIPS on Dick Cheney: Intelligence Unglued
The Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) sent this memo to George W. Bush about Dick Cheney’s deceptive role in the Iraq invasion, published by Consortium News in 2003.
Commentary, Donald Trump, Economy, Fascism, Health Care, Health Reform, History, Human Rights, Income Inequality, Labor, Lobbying, Militarism, Protest, Protests, Uncategorized
Chris Hedges: Trump’s Greatest Ally is the Democratic Party
The Democratic Party and its liberal allies refuse to call for mass mobilization and strikes — the only tools that can thwart Trump’s emergent authoritarianism — fearing they too will be swept aside.
Most US Voters Say Rich Have Too Much Influence in Elections
Wealthy donors and corporations have too much power in elections, according to Americans in a national poll. The Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision remains unpopular with two-thirds of them.