From Brexit to Scottish independence and escalating tension with Iran, Boris Johnson has his work cut out as PM. Has he got what it takes? asks Johanna Ross.
UK Buckles Up for Ride with Unpredictable New PM
Only Enlightened Collectivism Can Save Us
We are witnessing a mass extinction and no amount of rugged individualism is going to solve it, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Left Unchecked, Trump Will Obliterate Right to Asylum
The president’s new asylum rule extends his systematic assault on migrants and undermines well-established law, says Marjorie Cohn.
When Warriors Become Saints
Edward Curtin contemplates the longstanding and savage complicity between church and state.
RAY McGOVERN: A Non-Hack That Raised Hillary’s Hackles
On the third anniversary of the release by WikiLeaks of the DNC emails, Ray McGovern looks back at how the DNC diverted the damaging contents into a trumped up conspiracy blaming Russia with no evidence at all.
Afghanistan, Commentary, Foreign Policy, International News Analysis, Iran, Korea Peninsula, United Nations
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Brighter US-Iran Prospects
Despite the seemingly escalating risks of war, last week also produced an unexpected drift toward the mahogany table.
Advanced Technologies, Trump Administration, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Merger Mania in the Military Industry
Lockheed Martin’s government contracts rival the operating budget of the State Department, writes William D. Hartung. And now it’s about to have company.
As Costs of Climate Crisis Grow, Protest Movement Escalates
Long term campaigns to decarbonize the economy and demand emergency climate policies are getting stronger, write Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers.
Brazil, China, Consortiumnews.com, Ecuador, Great Britain, Intelligence, Iran, Italy, Middle East, Palestine, Russia, Turkey, WikiLeaks
WATCH THE REPLAY: WikiLeaks Editor Kristinn Hrafnsson, Michael Isikoff, Pepe Escobar, As’ad AbuKhalil on CN Live!
WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson, journalists Michael Isikoff and Pepe Escobar, political scientist As’ad AbuKhalil and author George Szamuely on Episode 2 of CNLive!
Foreign Policy, Iran, Middle East, Trump Administration, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
The Missing Three-Letter Word in the Iran Crisis
Michael T. Klare offers an overview of oil’s enduring sway in U.S. policy in the Middle East.
Books, Column, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
THE ANGRY ARAB: Maxime Rodinson & the Palestinian Question
A new book attacking the French scholar for his views on Israel and Zionism spurs As`ad AbuKhalil to provide his own assessment.
Generals, Ambassadors, Security Experts, Church Leaders, Female Nobel Peace Laureates All Say ‘No War on Iran’
Ann Wright says the people and groups now calling on Washington to re-engage diplomatically with Iran are speaking up at a time of maximum urgency.
CNN’s Amazing Dishonesty in Smearing Assange
The sheer volume of disinformation packed into this one article is jaw-dropping, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Consortium News Target of a Malware Attack as Twitter Takes Down Assange Support Group’s Account
The simultaneous escalation of censorship of Julian Assange’s support base, alongside the latest wave of fact-free attacks on Assange and WikiLeaks‘, raises concern about a coordinated effort to smear Assange while silencing those who counter such dubious reporting.
The ‘Unconstitutional Animus’ Against UK Labour Leader
Johanna Ross spoke with David Miller, a propaganda researcher, after the recent publicity of U.K. civil service murmurings about Jeremy Corbyn’s “fitness.”
RAY McGOVERN: Sic Transit Gloria Mueller
Democrats, stenographers who pass for journalists and the “Mueller team” will need all the time they can to come up with imaginative responses to two recent bombshell revelations, says Ray McGovern.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: If Dan Coats Leaves, No Tears Goodbye
The director of national intelligence has turned a blind eye on torture, secret prisons and international off-the-books kidnappings.
Israel’s Involvement in Libya’s Civil War
For several reasons, Israel has joined various Arab powers to back a strongman in Libya, explains Giorgio Cafiero.
Concord Management and the End of Russiagate?
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has just shut down half of Robert Mueller’s Russian-interference case, writes Daniel Lazare.
Campaign 2020, CN Video, Foreign Policy, Intelligence, International, Iran, Russiagate, Syria, WikiLeaks
WATCH THE REPLAY: Nils Melzer, Aaron Mate’, Mike Gravel on CN Live! Premiere
The UN special rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer; journalist Aaron Maté and former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Mike Gravel were among the guests for the premier edition of CN Live! Watch the replay at this updated and now permanent…
The Revelations of WikiLeaks: No. 4—The Haunting Case of a Belgian Child Killer and How WikiLeaks Helped Crack It
Elizabeth Vos reviews the infamous legal case of Marc Dutroux and why it engendered public distrust in the institutions of government.
Commentary, Foreign Policy, Israel, Palestine, Religion, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Evangelical Christians Risk Setting Middle East on Fire
Jonathan Cook explains why the wave of pro-Zionist preachers taking an interest in Israel is bad news for Palestinians and loaded with ominous historic precedent.
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Announcing CN Live! A Weekly Current Events Webcast Beginning Friday on Consortium News
Consortium News announces the launch on Friday of a weekly webcast news show as a successor to the Vigils for Assange that will also delve into other pressing issues of the day.
The Simple Explanation for the Betrayal of Britain’s Envoy
Craig Murray has a strong hunch about why someone would leak Kim Darroch’s scathing comments about Trump.