Michael Brenner considers the dearth of #MeToo outrage at the foul activities of the 25-year-long Epstein-Maxwell operation.
US Revives Clause That Kept Nazi-Era Refugees Out of the Country
A clause in U.S. immigration law that restricted those “likely to become a public charge” has made a disturbing comeback, reports Laurel Leff.
The Oligarchy’s Plans for Our Future Keep Getting Dumber
Caitlin Johnstone discards the high-flown dogma around space colonization and challenges readers to accept themselves and life on planet Earth.
Talk of Moving UK’s Embassy in Israel
As things stand, the EU prohibition on relocating embassies to Jerusalem will fall on Nov. 1, writes Craig Murray.
As Afghan Carnage Continues, US Presidential Candidates Face Key Question
Marjorie Cohn says Democratic contenders should commit to immediate troop withdrawal and to cooperate with international investigations of U.S. war crimes.
The Pseudo Debate Over Jeffrey Epstein’s Suicide
US Backs Xenophobia & Mob Violence in Hong Kong
The ferociously anti-Chinese network behind the demonstrations has been cultivated with the help of U.S. funding and a Washington-linked local media tycoon, reports Dan Cohen.
Hong Kong in Crosshairs of Global Power Struggle
The U.S. and other Western powers are working to preserve a capitalist dystopia and manufacture consensus for long-term conflict with China, write Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers.
Trump’s Persian-Gulf Car Crash
Trump has taken an insane U.S. policy towards Iran and make it even crazier, writes Daniel Lazare.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Hong Kong’s Inevitable Showdown
FULL VIDEO: CN LIVE!: Webb on Epstein and the Guardian, the NYT and WikiLeaks: Episode 6
History Runs in Zig-Zags: Crisis in Kashmir, Hope in Argentina
As one door bangs shut in Kashmir, another opens in Argentina, writes Vijay Prashad.
Blaming Each Other for Backing Terrorism
The two sides of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)’s Qatar rift are far from reconciling as both accuse the other of supporting terrorism, reports Giorgio Cafiero.
THE ANGRY ARAB: Armies & Politics in the Middle East
Mass Shootings in the White Noise of Anywhere USA
Phil Rockstroh muses on how the impulse to possess an unlimited number of firearms fits into the late-imperium scheme of things.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: How a Suicide Watch Really Works
If Jeffrey Epstein’s death turns out to have been self-inflicted, it would represent a complete breakdown in the system that was supposed to protect him.
Epstein’s Death & the Investigation of Powerful Networks
The Epstein Case: Everyone’s a Conspiracy Theorist
The only problem with the term is the meaningless use of it as a pejorative, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
US Agriculture Needs 21st-Century New Deal
Three scholars look at what can be done for U.S. farms, where bankruptcies were already at a 10-year high before the floods this past spring.