After the president’s change of heart on Venezuela, and the waning of Juan Guaidó and his party, the entire Washington political establishment have a lot of explaining to do, says Steve Ellner.
Trump’s Second Thoughts on Juan Guaido are Not Enough
COVID-19: The Dangerous Incompetence of Narendra Modi & Jair Bolsonaro
Vijay Prashad surveys the alarming news about the virus in Brazil and India, where neither government is taking a science-based approach or showing a regard for the people.
PEPE ESCOBAR: The India-China, Himalayan Puzzle
The Indo-China border is a strategic chessboard and it’s gotten way more complex.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Assange Hit With New Superseding Indictment, Reflecting Possible FBI Sting Operation
UPDATED: The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday unveiled the new superseding indictment against the WikiLeaks publisher, adding to existing computer intrusion charges.
THE ANGRY ARAB: ‘The 1967 Defeat’ Industry
As`ad AbuKhalil questions why Arab destiny should be tied to a war that took place more than 50 years ago.
Afghanistan, Cuba, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Intelligence, Iraq, Legal, Middle East, Militarism, Military, Obama Administration, The Bush-43 Administration, Torture, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, WikiLeaks, WikiLeaks Series
THE REVELATIONS OF WIKILEAKS: No. 7— Crimes Revealed at Guantánamo Bay
“Gitmo Files” lifted the Pentagon’s lid on the prison, describing a corrupt system of military detention resting on torture, coerced testimony and “intelligence” manipulated to justify abuses at the base, writes Patrick Lawrence.
Bolton’s Memoir Undercuts Hype as Impeachment’s Would-Be Star Witness
Aaron Maté reports on John Bolton’s controversial new book and finds that Bolton would have had little evidence to present had he testified at Trump’s impeachment hearing.
Commentary, Consortium News at 25, Intelligence, International, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Militarism, Right Wing, Trump Administration, United Nations
25 YEARS OF CN: ‘The Pathology of John Bolton’ — May 23, 2019
This is the 10th story in our series looking back on a quarter century of journalism by Consortium News.
Civil Rights, Commentary, Constitution, Police Brutality, Protests, Racism, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
UPRISING: Police Violence & Racism Have Always Enforced Injustice
It is fantasy to believe police exist for public safety, write Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, in this overview of the history of U.S. policing.
From Grandfather to Grandson: Lessons of the Tulsa Race Massacre
There are interventions we can take, locally and nationally, that recognize centuries of financial and social constraint, writes Gregory B. Fairchild.
Commentary, Legal, Police Brutality, Racism, Trump Administration, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
UPRISING: Is This the Broadest Popular Movement in US History?
This transformational moment is becoming a transformational movement, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Biden And His Ventriloquists Keep Out-Hawking Trump
In a series of truly chilling and ominous tweets, Joe Biden shows us he would dispense with Trump’s even minimal non-interventionism and return the U.S. to full-bore aggression, warns Caitlin Johnstone.
American Empire, Column, Commentary, Foreign Policy, International, Iran, Media, News Analysis, Trump Administration, U.S.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Iranian Tankers & the Age of Interdiction
Two forms of interdiction — the steady expansion of U.S. sanctions and our stunning drift toward unmasked censorship — have begun to intersect.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Bolton’s Book Is Good to Go
You don’t have to like the former national security adviser to see why his book, after surviving top-security clearance, should be published.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: ’60 Minutes’ Gives Assange Fair Shake
The Australian version of the CBS News program ’60 Minutes’ presented a segment on Julian Assange Sunday night that was missing the usual mainstream media smears and distortions about his case.
UPRISING: Symbols are Invested With Power; Don’t Dismiss the Importance of Toppling a Statue
Symbols are important, writes Jonathan Cook. They are the illustrations to the stories we are fed about who we are and what we hold dear.
WATCH: The Assange Case and ‘Collateral Murder’
The former Reuters Baghdad bureau chief joins the WikiLeaks editor-in-chief, an Assange lawyer and an Iraqi academic to discuss new details about the “Collateral Murder” release.
West Bank Annexation Plan Tests Gulf-Israeli Relations
Most Arab states in the Persian Gulf have little choice but to come out solidly against the pending annexations, write Giorgio Cafiero and Claire Fuchs.
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Goodbye, Columbus
The discomfort caused to elites is of no concern to anyone who wants to strike at the heart of racism. Goodbye and good riddance to Churchill, Columbus, Leopold and all of their ilk, writes Margaret Kimberley.
The Killing of Rayshard Brooks Shows Police ‘Reform’ Is a Joke
Reform proponents are advancing a decoy agenda that has been distracting people for generations, writes Caitlin Johnstone.