Reform proponents are advancing a decoy agenda that has been distracting people for generations, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
The Killing of Rayshard Brooks Shows Police ‘Reform’ Is a Joke
Epstein Case: Documentaries Won’t Touch Tales of Intel Ties
Two new documentaries on the Jeffery Epstein affair delve into lurid details & give voice to his victims, but both scratch the surface of the political & intelligence dimensions of the scandal, writes Elizabeth Vos.
LEE CAMP: The Secret Reason Billionaires Love a Pandemic
You see, there has been a class war going on for years – perpetrated by the rich (who aren’t smarter or better) against everyone else.
COVID-19: Mike Pence Ripped for Dismissing Surge in Cases
The vice president is drawing criticism for an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal praising Trump’s leadership and slamming the media for sounding alarm bells over a second wave of infections.
American Empire, Campaign 2020, Commentary, COVID-19, Cuba, Foreign Policy, Trump Administration, U.S.
Trump Hammers Cuba While Cuba Cures the Sick
It’s clear that from now until November, the Trump administration will pummel its island neighbor, write Medea Benjamin and Leonardo Flores.
Good Riddance to a Bad Cop
Foreign Policy, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Trump Administration, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Trump’s ‘Deal’ for Palestinians: Repercussions & Responses
Members of the Al-Shabaka network discuss the ramifications of the deal where they live and outline counter-measures.
Foreign Policy, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Israel’s Losing Battle: Palestine Advocacy in the University
Hatem Bazian says Israel has lost standing in the university setting and broader civil society due to its violations of human rights and international law.
Was There Slavery in Australia? Yes. It Shouldn’t Even Be Up for Debate
Thalia Anthony and Stephen Gray show how the prime minister’s assertion is at odds with the historical record.
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UPRISING: Narrative Control Operations Escalate as America Burns
The Greatest Show on Earth
The odd feature of this singular situation is that we’ve come to accept as (more or less) normal persons and actions that would have struck everyone as patho-normal just a few decades ago, writes Michael Brenner.
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RAY McGOVERN: How an Internet ‘Persona’ Helped Birth Russiagate
Guccifer 2.0 turns four years old today and the great diversion he took part in becomes clearer by the day, writes Ray McGovern.
25 YEARS OF CN: ‘Chicago Police Adopt Israeli Tactics’—Dec. 11, 2015
This is the 9th story in our series looking back on a quarter century of journalism by Consortium News.
As Norway Bid for Security Council Seat, It Was Accused of Hypocrisy By Nuremberg Prosecutor
UPDATED: Though it has a reputation of upholding international law, Norway has refused to ratify an amendment that adds the crime of aggression to the International Criminal Court.
Covering the Julian Assange Story
With corporate TV and press abandoning the imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher, Consortium News has been in the forefront among alternative media in chronicling his plight. But we can’t do it without you.
WATCH: ‘Spying on Assange’ With Max Blumenthal, Stefania Maurizi and Fidel Narváez
Journalists Max Blumenthal & Stefania Maurizi & former Ecuadorian diplomat Fidel Narváez joined a panel moderated by academic Deepa Driver that was a deep drive into CIA spying on Julian Assange in Ecuador’s embassy in London.
COVID-19: Low-Wage Essential Workers Get Less Protection & Less Information
Jasmine Kerrissey and Clare Hammonds report on their research, which provides some of the first data on the safety of essential workers during the pandemic.
COVID-19: If You Do Not Feel for Humanity, You Have Forgotten to Be Human
In consultation with a range of scientists and engineers, Vijay Prashad offers a guide to the virus and some possible antidotes.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Politicians Call on UK to Release Assange
A group of members of the European Parliaments, and former members of Congress and local legislatures have written to Britain’s secretary of state for justice urging that Julian Assange be released from Belmarsh prison on compassionate grounds.
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American Empire, Commentary, Gun Violence, Media, Police Brutality, Propaganda, Protests, Trump Administration, U.S.
UPRISING: US Propaganda Outlets Omit Black Lives Matter Protests
It’s hard for Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty to sell the USA as a shining example of civil liberties and democracy when the internet is drowning in pics of police violence, writes Yasha Levine.
Advanced Technologies, Arts, Censorship, Film, Media, Protests, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
UPRISING: Unicorn Riot’s Protest Coverage Recalls Long History of Grassroots Video Production
Errol Salamon looks back at the unfiltered documentaries produced by groups such as Videofreex in the late 1960s.
Commentary, Gun Violence, Human Rights, Media, News Analysis, Politics, Propaganda, Protests, Racism, United Kingdon
UPRISING: When Tearing Down Statues Isn’t Vandalism
It should have been obvious to Bristol’s authorities that it was offensive to revere a slave trader in a public square, writes Jonathan Cook.
Humanity is Escaping From the Abusive Relationship With the Police State
Because protestors are calling for the dismantling of the police state, an essential part of the U.S. empire, nice guy abusers are falling all over themselves to manipulate them back into their cage, writes Caity Johnstone.
Israel Loses Its Best
While economics is certainly playing a role in this emigration, it is not the only factor, writes Lawrence Davidson. There is also a question of conscience.
NYT Finally Gets Around to Reporting OAS Fraud Election Claims in Bolivia Were Bogus
The Times only covered the problems with the OAS analysis after a study from three independent researchers found flawed data and analysis.
Hong Kong’s ‘Pro-Democracy’ Movement Allies with US Politicians Who Seek to Crush Black Lives Matter
Ajit Singh reports on Hong Kong organizers’ ties to far-right politicians in Washington.
Impartial Journalism Must Be Saved
Journalism by definition must be impartial and non-partisan, but it is rapidly disappearing in a landscape dominated by media feverishly wedded to either of two political camps.
LETTER FROM LONDON: What Made Dominic Cummings Dash to Durham?
The story of Boris Johnson’s chief of staff driving 264 miles while Britain was under lockdown and the scandal that ensued, as explained from London by Alexander Mercouris.
THE ANGRY ARAB: Distorting the Iranian-Saudi Conflict
Kim Ghattas’s new book ‘Black Wave’ is getting rave reviews, but As`ad AbuKhalil calls it pure empire advocacy.