Washington could only safely use a fraction of its arsenal without killing Americans with an unintended adverse series of cascading environmental effects, writes Joshua M. Pearce.
Nuclear War Could Devastate US, Even if No One Shoots Back
US & France Significantly Increase Arms Exports
Ida Karlsson reports on the findings of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, which analyzed trends in weapons sales over the past five years.
Saudi Women’s Rights Activists Pull Back Curtain on Crown Prince
The case of Loujain al-Hathloul and others is embarrassing for MBS, who wants Western allies to consider him a reformer, say Medea Benjamin and Ariel Gold.
Journalists Tell Slovakia’s PM-Elect: ‘No Thanks’
Ed Holt reports on journalists’ reaction to Igor Matovic’s plan for them to serve as publicly funded watchdogs.
‘Bernie Bros’ Were Invented as Sexist, Racist and Anti-Semitic
The Establishment uses identity politics to divide those who might otherwise find a united voice and a common cause, writes Jonathan Cook.
PEPE ESCOBAR: How Black Swans Are Shaping Planet Panic
It was quite the game-changing plot twist last Friday in Vienna when relatively polite discussions turned into a de facto OPEC+ meltdown.
Inside the US-Backed World Uyghur Congress
Ajit Singh reports on the right-wing regime change entity that poses as a grassroots human rights network while seeking to destabilize China.
Why Congress Took 40 Years to Acknowledge Armenian Genocide
Eldad Ben Aharon examines the long background to a milestone congressional vote in late 2019 that defied 40 years of precedent.
Whistleblowers Confront OPCW Leadership’s Attacks & Cover-up in Douma
In two letters obtained by The Grayzone, a pair of chemical weapons inspectors respond to a recent inquiry dismissing them as rogue actors, Aaron Mate reports.
Stop Calling It A ‘Stutter:’ Dozens of Examples Show Biden’s Dementia Symptoms
Caitlin Johnstone lines up video clips to show how narrative managers are applying the wrong word to the former vice president’s problem.
‘We Who Were Nothing & Have Become Everything’
Nina Agadzhanova leapt before a tramcar on March 8, 1917, grabbed the keys from the driver and declared the city of Petrograd on strike, writes Vijay Prashad in this overview of International Women’s Day celebrated on Sunday.
The Cultural Problem of Cheating & Lying
Widespread dishonesty in the U.S. — exemplified by Trump but coming long before him and going far beyond — threatens key pillars of society, writes Lawrence Davidson.
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Afghanistan: ‘Thank Allah We’re Out of That Quagmire’
The U.S. has been in deep denial. The war is over, it has been for a long time, and the U.S. lost, for all intents and purposes, writes Danny Sjursen.
DNC Scrambles to Change Debate Threshold After Gabbard Qualifies
No surprise here, says Caitlin Johnstone. This is just the latest move to erase a candidate who challenges bipartisan support for endless wars.
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THE ANGRY ARAB: The Lessons of the Taliban
The U.S. humiliation in Afghanistan shows that the empire can’t impose its will, no matter how much violence it inflicts, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
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PATRICK LAWRENCE: Moscow’s Difficult Decision on Idlib
Turkey’s leader, who nurses dreams of some kind of neo–Ottoman restoration across the Middle East, is now on a reckless tear.
Interview: Misinformation & Uncontainable Viruses
David P. Fidler tells Samira Sadeque that it’s astonishing how communication problems continue to flummox national and international health officials during outbreaks.
Regional Victory Spotlights Italy’s Sardines Movement
Attilio Moro says the children of the left-wing Emilian establishment chose their name to suggest that if they stick together tightly, they are safer and able to protect themselves from the larger fish.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: The Armoured Glass Box is an Instrument of Torture
Judge Vanessa Baraitser had a hand-written judgement ready even before she heard the defence argument that Assange be allowed to leave his glass cage, as Craig Murray observed.
Free Assange Banner Passes America’s Symbol of Freedom
UPDATED: A video has appeared showing activists flying a banner reading “#Free Assange” past the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Humanity is Making A Very Important Decision
We are in do or die times, says Caity Johnstone. The only question left is, “Should journalists be jailed for exposing U.S. war crimes? Yes or no?”
Chile’s US-Backed Gov’t Shooting Anti-Austerity Protesters, Blinding & Maiming by the Thousands
With the U.S. and OAS looking the other way, protesters have been subjected to brutally violent repression, Ben Norton reports.
Indian Women Lead Protest Against New Citizenship Laws
Alka Kurian reports on a striking act of resistance in a patriarchal country where women – but particularly Muslim women – have historically had their rights denied.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: CN Editor Discusses Hearing with Chris Hedges
Consortium News Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria discussed the week’s events in London with Chris Hedges.