Historian Rashid Khalidi’s concise and at times personal take on a century of colonial conquest and resistance in Palestine is a highly accessible read that focuses on key events and themes.
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine
As British Schools Crumble
As the summer holidays ended in England and Wales, the Department for Education ordered over 100 school buildings to be fully or partially closed due to the dangers caused by a collapse-prone form of concrete.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Animal-Grade Prison Food Indicts US Society
Prisoners in the U.S. face chronic hunger and illness due to substandard and disgusting food, as new Bureau of Prisons director Collette Peters reportedly battles bureaucracy to reform the system.
UAW Strike Spotlights CEO-Worker Pay Gap
Last year, the CEOs of the Big Three U.S. automakers received staggering pay packages, fueling workers’ ongoing push for better wages and benefits.
Afghanistan, Biden Administration, Commentary, Disinformation, Intelligence, Iraq, Russia, Ukraine, Yemen
Westmoreland Revisited
Given the official U.S. optimism over Ukraine’s counteroffensive, Barbara Koeppel concludes that Washington has not learned any lessons from failed wars in Vietnam, and later Iraq and Afghanistan.
Murray Blocked from Assange Courthouse in Virginia
The former British diplomat sought to visit the courtroom where Julian Assange would be tried if he is extradited to Virginia. He was told he could not enter.
Assange extradition, Australia, Britain, Commentary, Julian Assange, Legal, Politics, Press Freedom, U.S., U.S. Justice Dept., WikiLeaks
WATCH: A US Tour for Assange
Former British diplomat Craig Murray has been touring the U.S. ahead of the possible extradition of imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. Watch these events with Chris Hedges, Scott Ritter and other supporters.
American Empire, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Commentary, Cuba, History, Human Rights, Intelligence, International, Latin America, Militarism, New Zealand, U.S.
CHILE 50 YRS: Allende Grandson Tells CN: US Empire ‘Is Going Down’
The grandson of Salvador Allende, the democratically-elected president of Chile who was overthrown by a U.S.-backed, fascist junta 50 years ago on Sept. 11, 1973, spoke with CN at a conference in Australia remembering the coup. (w/Spanish transcript).
American Empire, Chile, Human Rights, Mexico, Militarism, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, Venezuela
CHILE 50 YRS: Allende Lives in Santiago Vigil
Zoe Alexandra reports on the commemorations in Chile of the 1973 coup, including a centerpiece candle light vigil at the National Stadium in Santiago, one of the largest centers of torture and detention during the Pinochet dictatorship.
A Different Take on Ukraine
CN has been ahead of the news on Ukraine, from reporting the coup and warning of nuclear catastrophe as far back as 2015, to news of the current phase of the conflict. Help us to continue our coverage.
Advanced Technologies, Commentary, Militarism, Military Industry, Propaganda, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, United Kingdon, Yemen
A Very British Arms Fair
While the Defence and Security Equipment International expo is underway this week in London, Anna Stavrianakis looks at the deep, entrenched relationship between the British state and arms companies and the violation of U.K. export controls.
It’s Hard to Think About the End of the World
Tony Blinken, the top U.S. diplomat, just made comments about U.S.-supplied long-range missiles that further raise the risks of a direct confrontation between the world’s two nuclear superpowers, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Australia, Biden Administration, Canada, Climate Change, Commentary, Norway, U.S., United Kingdon, United Nations
The ‘Planet-Wrecker in Chief’
Planned fossil fuel expansion in the U.S. accounts for more than a third of new oil and gas extraction projects through 2050, according to Oil Change International.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Analysis, Britain, Commentary, Disinformation, France, History, Intelligence, Media, Middle East, Militarism, Propaganda, Terrorism, United Nations
Why Americans Are Never Told Why
When Western media discusses terrorism against the West, such as 9/11, the motive is almost always left out, even when the terrorists state they are avenging longstanding Western violence in the Muslim world, reports Joe Lauria.
Afghanistan, Censorship, Commentary, History, Iraq, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism, The Bush-43 Administration, U.S., U.S. Supreme Courrt
Teaching Sept. 11
Approaching the terrorist attacks as a memorializing event on the anniversary generally avoids deeper inquiry into the historic U.S. role in the Middle East and Afghanistan, write Jeremy Stoddard and Diana Hess.
Chris Hedges: The Pedagogy of Power
The ruling classes always work to keep the powerless from understanding how power functions. This assault has been aided by a cultural left determined to banish “dead white male” philosophers.
American Empire, Analysis, Foreign Policy, International, Militarism, NATO, Opinion, Russia, U.S., U.S. State Department, Uncategorized
Avoiding Nuclear War
The road to possible nuclear Armageddon has been littered with lost opportunities for peaceful co-existence with Russia and signposted by repeated U.S. provocations, but Ukraine’s neutrality remains key to everyone’s security, writes Edward Lozansky.
American Empire, Commentary, Europe, Militarism, Politics, Propaganda, U.S., Ukraine, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Patrick Lawrence: Exceptionalism & Its Consequences
Considering the common U.S. reaction to 9/11, we must ask: Can the U.S. do without its exceptionalist consciousness? Or is this consciousness indispensable to America?
American Empire, Analysis, Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Commentary, Guatemala, History, Indigenous People, Intelligence, Latin America, Mexico, Militarism, Panama, South America, Torture, United Nations
CHILE 50 YRS: US Scars From 9/11/73
Chile under Pinochet was the experimenting ground for an economic project, neoliberalism, that inspired both Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. It was also a laboratory for torture and enforced disappearance of human beings, writes Brad Evans.
Afghanistan, Commentary, Iraq, Libya, Militarism, Military, Military Industry, NATO, Terrorism, Torture, U.S., War Crimes, WMD
9/11 Bred a ‘War on Terror’ from Hell
A pattern of regret — distinct from remorse — for the venture militarism that failed in Afghanistan and Iraq does exist, writes Norman Solomon. But the disorder persists in U.S. foreign policy.