Colorado’s governor campaigned as an environmentalist, but earlier this month Jared Polis distanced himself from the climate activists who showed up at his state-of-the state address.
Commentary, Foreign Policy, International, Libya, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Algeria’s View of Libya’s Crisis
Giorgio Cafiero says the neighboring North African country’s non-interference stance is informed by Algeria’s own experiences under French colonial rule.
Commentary, Europe, France, Germany, International, International News Analysis, United Kingdon, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
UK Came & Went, Leaving Europe in a Mess
As Great Britain returns to the uncertainties of the open sea, it leaves behind a European Union that is bureaucratically governed to serve the interests of financial capital, writes Diana Johnstone.
The FBI Has Been Lying About Seth Rich
In light of emails produced by an unrelated FOIA request, Craig Murray wonders what other documents the agency might hold about the slain DNC employee.
Part Three of ‘UkraineGate – Inconvenient Facts’
Part Three of a new documentary by Olivier Berruyer, editor of the website les-crises.fr, released in conjunction with Consortium News, continues the probe into the complicated scandal and Joe Biden’s part in it.
Trump Gives Away the Store and Israel Will Now Officially Become an Apartheid State
Ignoring past Israeli prime ministers who warned that annexation of the West Bank would introduce legal apartheid to Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu said the first phase of annexations would go to the Cabinet on Sunday, reports Joe Lauria.
Censorship, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Indigenous People, Israel, Palestine, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
The Holocaust, BBC & Anti-Semitism Smears
Israel has proven particularly adept at inverting and weaponizing a form of identity politics, writes Jonathan Cook.
Secret Reason Rx Drugs Cost So Much: Global Web of Patent Laws Protects Big Pharma
Patents and other intellectual property rights allow the multinationals to evade competition for years on end, writes Faisal Chaudhry.
Thank You Readers for a Successful Winter Fund Drive
Consortium News is deeply grateful to its loyal readers for generously donating to our End-of-Year/Winter Fund Drive, which will enable us to continue serving you with views and news not found in corporate media.
Central America, China, Commentary, Eurasia, Foreign Policy, Intelligence, Iran, Middle East, Turkey, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Why the New Silk Roads are ‘Threat’ to US Bloc
The Middle East is the key to wide-ranging, economic, interlinked integration and peace, writes Pepe Escobar.
DNC Leader Stacks Nominating Committee Against Bernie Sanders
Tom Perez has put forward a cartoonishly neoliberal cast of foreign policy hacks, corporate and Israeli lobbyists and Wall Street consultants, reports Kevin Gosztola.
Afghanistan, Censorship, Commentary, Constitution, Iraq, Legal, Trump Administration, U.S., WikiLeaks
Assange Extradition Hearings Scheduled as Assault on Press Freedom Spreads
The day after journalist Glen Greenwald was charged with cyber crimes in Brazil, the timetable for the WikiLeaks publisher’s extradition case was set in London, writes Nozomi Hayase.
Belmarsh Inmates Prove More Ethical Than Entire Western Empire
The prisoners who succeeded in getting Juilan Assange moved out of solitary confinement had a unique vantage point on his plight, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Mosul, Epicenter of ISIS Conflict, is a Devastated Iraqi City
The population who suffered under the occupation feel they were doubly punished by the devastating conflict waged to end it, writes Mark Lattimer.
CN LIVE! Season 2 Episode 2: DOCTORS FOR ASSANGE–Watch the Replay
CN Live! webcast an event in Sydney featuring doctors who’ve petitioned the UK & Australia to provide urgent medical care for Julian Assange.
Advanced Technologies, Foreign Policy, International, Syria, Trump Administration, U.S., United Nations
OPCW Investigator Testified at UN That No Chemical Attack Took Place in Douma, Syria
Engineering expert Ian Henderson also said findings were suppressed, Ben Norton reports.
News of Turmoil in France Remains Missing in Canada
The disruption in France is so severe that Canada is issuing travel advisories, writes David Climenhaga. But it’s hard to find any coverage in the Canadian press.
Washington Protest at Brazilian Embassy over Greenwald
WATCH: Activists and journalists gathered in front of the Brazilian Embassy in DC on Thursday to sound the alarm about the threat to press freedom emanating from the attempt to charge Glenn Greenwald for practicing journalism.
Afghanistan, Censorship, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Iraq, Media, Secrecy, Trump Administration, U.S., WikiLeaks
American Ideals at Heart of Assange Extradition Case
The WikiLeaks publisher saw his free software project as a powerful tool for democracy, writes Nozomi Hayase.
Empire War on Oppositional Journalism Escalates
Caitlin Johnstone compares the Brazilian case against Glenn Greenwald with the U.S. persecution of Julian Assange.