Progressives who advocated for Medicare expansion are dismayed by Democrats’ embrace of a policy pushed by the insurance industry and big business, Jake Johnson reports.
Mapping Militarism
David Swanson, from World BEYOND War, presents a new collection of maps, on subjects ranging from wars and weapons to money and law.
Xi Won’t Repeat Ming Dynasty Mistakes
China has learned from its own rich history and is applying those lessons to re-emerge as a major 21st century power, writes Pepe Escobar.
COVID-19: Democrats’ Virus Relief Bill Under Fire
A grassroots U.S. advocacy group says the HEROES Act “doesn’t do nearly enough to help those in need and does far too much to help those who are not,” Jake Johnson reports.
The Reification of Ramallah: Undermining a Palestinian Capital in Jerusalem
The Palestinian Authority’s investments in Ramallah, particularly in governmental buildings and monuments, solidify the Israeli agenda to deny Palestinians a capital in Jerusalem, writes Halah Ahmad.
CO2 Levels Break Record, Hitting New High & Raising Alarm
The daily average level of 418.12 parts per million exceeds what climate scientists consider a safe limit, Jessica Corbett reports.
Climate Report Warns of Huge Heat-Driven Exodus
Researchers predict that in just a few decades life in many parts of the world could become unlivable, Julia Conley reports.
COVID-19: Essential US Workers Often Lack Sick Leave & Health Care
Once the pandemic ends, much of the American workforce will still be without basic benefits and protections taken for granted in virtually every other developed country, writes Paul F. Clark.
COVID-19: Trump Labor Department Urges Employers to Report Workers Who Stay Home Due to Virus Fears
The Labor Department says “general concern” about contracting Covid-19 is not sufficient grounds to refuse work and still receive unemployment benefits, Jake Johnson reports.
Guaidó’s Contract on Venezuela’s President Mirrors Trump Administration Bounty
The self-declared interim president’s leaked contract with mercenary firm Silvercorp USA targets in common with a DEA hit list, Alan MacLeod reports.
Column, Commentary, International, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, The Bush-43 Administration, Trump Administration, U.S.
THE ANGRY ARAB: Iran’s Strategic Standstill
Whether in Iraq, Syria or Lebanon, Iran and its allies are acquiescing to the ascendancy of their enemies, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
25 YEARS OF CN: ‘Hillary Clinton’s Turn to McCarthyism’ —Robert Parry, Aug. 9, 2016
This is the fifth story in the Best of Consortium News series as we look back at our first 25 years throughout our jubilee year.
Get Ready for Next Game-Changer: The Digital Yuan
Once Beijing announces a digital currency backed by gold, it will be like the U.S. dollar being struck by lightning, writes Pepe Escobar.
Russian Journalist Accuses New York Times of Stealing Pulitzer-Winning Scoop
The accuser is joined by other liberal, anti-Putin Russian reporters who say the Times has taken their stories without giving any credit, Ben Norton reports.
Campaign 2016, Campaign 2020, Censorship, Column, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Intelligence, Media, Politics, Propaganda, Russia, Russiagate, Trump Administration, U.S., WikiLeaks
COVID-19: US Pulls Plug on Global Ceasefire Resolution
Dali ten Hove reports on political in-fighting among members of the Security Council during the pandemic.
Campaign 2016, Campaign 2020, Column, Commentary, Intelligence, Media, Palestine, Russiagate, Secrecy, Trump Administration, U.S., WikiLeaks
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The ‘See-No-Evil’ Phase of Russiagate
The media spinfest following the collapse of this conspiracy theory suggests our troubled republic simply cannot accept its errors, leaving us unable to learn from them.
Britain, China, Commentary, COVID-19, Economy, Europe, Germany, International, Italy, Russia, Sweden, U.S.
COVID-19: 2020 Year of the Virus
Alexander Mercouris weighs both sides of the debate between lockdown and herd immunity and examines claims that Covid-19 is over-hyped and is really just like the flu.
Campaign 2016, Column, Commentary, Intelligence, Legal, Media, Obama Administration, Russia, Russiagate, VIPS, WikiLeaks
RAY McGOVERN: New House Documents Sow Further Doubt That Russia Hacked the DNC
For two and a half years the House Intelligence Committee knew CrowdStrike didn’t have the goods on Russia. Now the public knows too.
Campaign 2016, Consortium News at 25, Intelligence, International, Legal, Politics, Russia, Russiagate
25 YEARS OF CN: ‘The Democratic Money Behind Russia-gate’—Oct.29, 2017
This is the fourth story in the Best of Consortium News series as we look back at our first 25 years throughout our jubilee year.
WATCH: ASSANGE EXTRADITION: The UK-US Extradition Treaty—Should it Be Replaced?
David Davis MP and Radd Seiger, legal advisor for the Harry Dunn family, spoke on the Don’t Extradite Assange panel. It was moderated by Helena Kennedy QC.