What this story really shows is how the corporate media derails meaningful debates and draws us all into a modern version of bread and circuses, writes Jonathan Cook.
Scenario Fulfillment: Why Should We Believe US on Location of Drone Shot Down By Iran?
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Adam Schiff—The Left Wing of the Hawk
Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, is as big a hawk as any member of the Trump administration, says John Kirikaou.
Survey: Americans Have Remarkably Ignorant Attitude Toward Nukes & North Korea
Trump’s Underwhelming Deal for Palestine and the Gulf Monarchies’ Complicated Ties with Israel
What to Expect in the Democratic Debates
Jeremy Corbyn and the UK’s Moment in History
While the media are concentrated on Tory shenanigans, Labour Party members must seize the chance to turn Corbyn’s insurgency into a decisive force, says Craig Murray.
Britain and Oman’s Special Relationship
New York Times Admits it Sent Story to Government for Approval
Bob Dylan & the Culture Industry’s Destruction of Dissent
Edward Curtin reviews the movie, “The Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story.”
The UK Tory Leadership Contest is Whittled Down to Two
Boris Johnson is the favourite to win the Conservative leadership contest. But has he got what it takes to strike a Brexit deal with the EU?, asks Johanna Ross.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: CIA Seeking More Impunity
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Accelerating Imperial Decline
VIPS Memo to the President: Is Pompeo’s Iran Agenda the Same As Yours?
Ten Minutes to War
Donald Trump pulled back from igniting a potentially disastrous war in the Persian Gulf on Thursday night with just 10 minutes to spare, but the super-hawks he surrounded himself with will probably try again, writes Joe Lauria.
Fake Meat: Big Food’s Attempt to Further Industrialize What We Eat
How Many Are Not Blowing the Whistle?
Given the example being made out of Chelsea Manning, silence must be spreading fast, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
PEPE ESCOBAR: Brazilgate is Turning into Russiagate 2.0
Using Democratic Institutions to Smash Democratic Aspirations (the Brazil Model)
Clarity emerges around the political persecution of Lula, Brazil’s former president. But what is still blurry for many is the actual case against him, writes Vijay Prashad.