Michael T. Klare says a vast restructuring of the global energy enterprise is happening now.
COVID-19: India’s Harvests Also Locked Down
COVID-19: Global Mask Shortage May Leave Farmers & Farm Workers Exposed to Toxic Pesticides
Melanie Bateman says the crisis presents an opportunity for farmers to adjust their pest management practices.
COVID-19: Diary of Samuel Pepys Shows How Life Under Bubonic Plague Mirrored Today’s Pandemic
During the outbreak, the diarist was very concerned with his frame of mind; he constantly mentioned that he was trying to be in good spirits, writes Ute Lotz-Heumann.
THE ANGRY ARAB: When a History of the Left is Written by Its Opponents
COVID-19: Tensions Heighten Between Orbán & EU
Some in Europe are already calling for Hungary’s expulsion if Budapest doesn’t meet the EU’s membership requirements, writes Giorgio Cafiero.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: ‘Tough Luck’ for US Prisoners During COVID-19
Prison wardens and the federal Bureau of Prisons almost never use their compassionate release authorities, even though Congress recently made it easier for them to do so.
The FBI Investigated Robert Parry
US Drove Last Year’s Over $1.9 Trillion in Global Military Spending
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Our Latest Sinophobia Fest
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Hearing Put Off Until July or November Because of Virus
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Espionage is the Charge, But He’s Really Accused of Sedition
The U.S. is trying to extradite Julian Assange to stand trial for espionage, but even though sedition is no longer on the books, that’s what the U.S. is really charging him with, says Joe Lauria.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Espionage Act Reform Bill Would Protect Journalists Like Julian Assange
Kevin Gosztola reports on U.S. congressional legislation that would protect members of the press who solicit, obtain or publish government secrets.
WATCH: CN LIVE!–The Pandemic and Geopolitics
COVID-19: Lessons from Lombardy
LEE CAMP: Pandemic is Not Just a Crisis, It’s Also a Gift
Like cancer, capitalism grows until it murders the host body. During this pandemic shutdown, it’s not getting the growth it needs and parts of it are becoming benign.
COVID-19: We Can’t Allow Trump to Destroy the Postal Service: Union Official
Donald Trump is threatening the Post Office’s vital services during a pandemic in which 900 postal workers have tested positive and over 35 have died, writes Chuck Zlatkin.
COVID-19: How to Destroy America from the Top Down
COVID-19: In NYT, US Intelligence Portray Veteran DC Columnist’s Report as Chinese Disinformation Meant to Sow Panic
UPDATED: A sentence from a supposed “fake” Chinese-promoted social media message also appeared word-for-word in a veteran DC reporter’s column, Joe Lauria reports.