Marjorie Cohn reports on a more complete U.S. definition of human rights that, as Sanders urges, picks up where FDR left off.
THE ANGRY ARAB: How to Bring Down a Regime in the Arab World
The Ugly View of Western Democracy
Trump’s Bipartisan Support for Eradicating the Palestinian Cause
Iraqi Peace Activists Talk About Their Work
FBI Never Saw CrowdStrike Unredacted or Final Report on Alleged Russian Hacking Because None was Produced
The FBI relied on CrowdStrike’s “conclusion” to blame Russia for hacking DNC servers, though the private firm never produced a final report and the FBI never asked them to, as Ray McGovern explains.
Behind the Syrian Network for Human Rights: An Opposition Front Group is a Go-to Monitor for Western Media
Corporate media relies on the Syrian Network for Human Rights for figures on deaths and detentions, never noting the group’s seamless connection to Syria’s opposition, and its public lobbying for U.S. military intervention. Max Blumenthal reports for The Grayzone.
The Danger of Leaving a President Out of the Loop
7 Reasons to Doubt US Version of Gulf-of-Oman Incident
John Pilger: The Global War on Assange, Journalism & Dissent
John Pilger talks about the persecution of the WikiLeaks publisher and the rapid crackdown on investigative journalism in a wide-ranging interview with Dennis J. Bernstein and Randy Credico.
Assange to Face 5-Day Extradition Hearing in February 2020
Decision on Assange’s fate will not come for at least another eight months.
Propaganda Prospering Far and Wide
US Attacks on UN Palestinian Refugee Agency Taking a Toll
Unless UNWRA can secure at least $60 million by the end of this month, food aid for over a million Palestine refugees seems uncertain, reports Charlotte Munns.
RAY McGOVERN: DOJ Bloodhounds on the Scent of John Brennan
With Justice Department investigators’ noses to the ground, it should be just a matter of time before they identify Brennan as fabricator-in-chief of the Russiagate story, says Ray McGovern.
Cover-Ups and Truth Tellers
Why Didn’t Mueller Investigate Seth Rich?
The idea that the DNC email disclosures were produced by a hack — not a leak —makes less and less sense, writes Daniel Lazare.
Pompeo’s Vow to ‘Push Back’ Against Corbyn
Caitlin Johnstone responds to comments by the U.S. secretary of state that sound like a threat to interfere in the U.K.’s democratic process.
The Death of a Foreign Correspondent
Extending the US Embargo on Cuba & Hurting the People
Marjorie Cohn calls out the hypocrisy of the U.S. hitting Cuba with new travel restrictions in reprisal for “destabilizing the region.”