After the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki On Aug. 6 and Aug. 9, 1945, there then ensued a U.S. propaganda campaign to claim the slaughter of more than 200,000 people saved lives, writes John LaForge.
WATCH: What Would Assange Face in the US?
RAY McGOVERN: What Scowcroft Failed to Do
Commentary, COVID-19, Media, Middle East, Propaganda, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
War and Pandemic Journalism
Brazil, Commentary, COVID-19, Economy, Foreign Policy, India, U.S., United Nations, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
COVID-19: The ‘Free Market’ Wolves of the Pandemic
COVID-19: Humanity’s Cries Against the Crimes of Death
With millions now infected by the virus, Vijay Prashad presses an agenda to strengthen healthcare systems in capitalist countries.
Bob Parry on Brent Scowcroft
With the death on Friday of former National Security Adviser Gen. Brent Scowcroft at 95, we look back at a very telling encounter the late, founding editor of this website had with the general.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Commentary, History, International, Iraq, Japan, Latin America, Militarism, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Vietnam
ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 75: Hiroshima and the Backlash Against Historical Truth
ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 75: When Time Stopped in Hiroshima—and When it Was Stolen
ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 75: How US Spies Secured the Uranium for Hiroshima
ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 75: From Hiroshima to Collateral Murder
During this week’s commemoration of the attacks on Japan, Nozomi Hayase spotlights the courage of two journalists — Wilfred Burchett and Julian Assange — who sacrificed their own freedom to expose war crimes.
Advanced Technologies, Books, Egypt, France, History, Intelligence, International, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Nuclear Weapons
25 YEARS OF CN: ‘How Israel Stole the Bomb’
Britain, History, Intelligence, International, Japan, Military, Nuclear Weapons, Secrecy, Soviet Union
ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 75: The Decision to Drop the Bomb on Japan and the Genesis of the Cold War
ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 75: The Illegality of Nuclear Weapons
American Empire, Column, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Germany, International News Analysis, Militarism, Trump Administration, U.S.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: A United State of Delusion
ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 75: Hiroshima Cover-up — How Timesman Won a Pulitzer While on War Dept. Payroll
ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 75: Truman’s ‘Human Sacrifice’ to Subdue Moscow
VIPS MEMO: To Nancy Pelosi — Did Russia Hack the DNC Emails?
The lack of detail demanded by Pelosi may simply mean the absence of credible evidence of Russian interference as well as the absence of Clapperesque officials to conjure it up.
Australia, Commentary, History, International, Japan, Militarism, Obama Administration, U.S., WikiLeaks