The U.N. Security Council met on Wednesday to debate Israel’s ongoing assault on the Gazan city of Rafah, where it has been condemned for civilian deaths.
WATCH: UN Security Council on Rafah
American Empire, Asia, Biden Administration, China, Commentary, India, Militarism, North Korea, South Korea, Ukraine
Vijay Prashad: ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’
As the U.S. celebrates $95.3 billion in military funding for Israel, Taiwan, Ukraine and itself, here’s a look at Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy and what’s at stake.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: US Endgame in Ukraine — War Without End, Amen
Biden Administration, Civil Rights, Commentary, Election 2024, Israel, Militarism, Palestine, Propaganda, U.S.
Caitlin Johnstone: Knowing How Unfree You Are
If Americans were actually in charge, there would be some option available to them to end the Israeli genocide in Gaza. But when it comes to matters of such importance, they never get a vote.
Vijay Prashad: Three Evils
There is no ambiguity about Israel causing Gaza to suffer occupation, apartheid and genocide. To counter Israeli denialism, here is a short primer on why these terms are accurate.
US MEMORIAL DAY: The Pentagon’s Ongoing Impunity
On the day the U.S. remembers its war dead, a look at how compensating for civilian deaths caused by the U.S. military — in ground, air and nuclear massacres — has never been a priority, writes Nick Turse.
Giorgia Meloni Takes Advantage of Italy’s Political Vacuum
Attilio Moro considers the pro-Biden shift by Italy’s prime minister and why her party is expected to do well in European elections on June 6.
Patrick Lawrence: The Price of Biden’s New China Tariffs
This is the opening move in a protectionist regime the U.S. president will extend significantly to prove his bona fides as a Sinophobe.
A World With Only the MSM
That’s what would happen if the Establishment succeeded in destroying independent media like Consortium News.
Censorship, China, Commentary, European Union, Iran, Israel, Militarism, Palestine, Russia, Ukraine, United Nations
Craig Murray: The Drive for War
In the West, any deviation from any point in the architecture of neoliberal beliefs is a challenge to the entire system, and thus must be eradicated.
France Losing Grip on Another Colonial Possession
Macron’s decision to send more troops to New Caledonia is a reflection of a serious breakdown of order in the island nation not seen since the 1980s, Mick Hall reports.
ICJ Orders Israel Stop Rafah Attack
The World Court on Friday ordered that Israel immediately halt its assault on the city of Rafah in Gaza after a request from South Africa, which brought genocide charges against Israel, reports Joe Lauria.
American Empire, Australia, Biden Administration, China, Civil Rights, Commentary, Intelligence, South Africa
US Pursues Australian Citizen With Extradition Threat
Mary Kostakidis says Dan Duggan, a pilot who will be in a court hearing on Friday, is a victim of the changed relationship between Washington and Beijing.
Biden Administration, Censorship, Civil Rights, Commentary, Israel, Palestine, Protests, U.S., U.S. Congress
A Brutal Suppression of Speech
The increasingly common resort to diktats by U.S. authorities is a notable feature of contemporary American society — in all spheres, writes Michael Brenner.
And the Crowd Roared
Scenes of jubilation outside the Royal Courts of Justice on Monday where Julian Assange staved off extradition and won the right to appeal.
Ilan Pappé Sees Hope for ‘Collapse of Zionist Project’
The anti-Zionist Israeli scholar told Democracy Now! that he sees signs that a free Palestine may be possible in which Jewish and Arab people can coexist.
Analysis, Britain, CN Live!, Commentary, Ireland, Israel, Norway, Palestine, Spain, War Crimes, WikiLeaks
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘A Turning Tide? Assange & Netanyahu’
Two rare occurrences this week raise questions about the effects of political pressure on the established order.
Craig Murray: Something Changed in the Assange Case
Mentioning “what is at stake here” was the first real acknowledgement of the major issues in this case from the judiciary in over a decade of proceedings. It did feel like something had changed.
The Dead End of Liberal American Zionism
The dream of humanistic Zionism is collapsing, but — like other entrenched Jewish groups — J Street is desperate to keep the fantasy on life support, write Norman Solomon and Abba A. Solomon.
Israel’s Crimes Far Worse Than Hamas’
Netanyahu says any comparison between Israel’s war crimes and those of Hamas is “absurd and false,” writes Jonathan Cook. He’s correct and here’s why.