Western societies are not led by individuals. Rather, they are shaped by structural forces that reward the super rich and operate like laws of nature — though there is nothing natural about them.
Jonathan Cook: Western Democracy?
American Empire, Analysis, Anti-Colonialism, China, CN Live!, Colonialism, Commentary, Cuba, Europe, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Ukraine
WATCH: The World This Week — ‘Chaos of the Old Order’
Xi and Putin say unilateral efforts to rule the world “have failed” and “a new type of international relations” emerges despite “neocolonial tendencies” bringing the “law of the jungle.” Trump mad over Iran and mulls Cuba invasion. Watch the replay.
The Russian-Chinese Communiqué
After their summit in Beijing on Wednesday, the Russian and Chinese presidents issued the following communiqué, declaring the failure of neocolonial hegemony and the emergence of a new era of international relations.
Vijay Prashad: Trump in Beijing, Hat in Hand
For the Global South, Xi’s calmness at the summit offered an example of how to engage an unstable imperialist power. The United States remains militarily dangerous, but it no longer possesses unquestioned political authority.
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China & a World Order on the Verge of Collapse
The bilateral guardrails erected in Beijing last week may buy time, but they do not fix global governance institutions drifting toward a rupture that historically has preceded systemic collapse, writes Tatiana Carayannis.
The Central Node of Great-Power Politics
Beijing’s influence now extends well beyond the Indo-Pacific and reaches into Europe in ways Washington cannot ignore, writes Alexander Korolev.
The Forgotten Story of Palestinian Christians
The Palestinian Christian story of erasure is rarely told because it fails to factor neatly into the convenient narratives used by Western governments about Israel, writes Ramzy Baroud.
‘Independent’ Cuban Media Pushing Regime Change
Alan MacLeod reports on a network of anti-government Cuban media outlets funded by USAID, NED and Open Society to sow discontent and soften up the Caribbean nation for a potential U.S. invasion.
Israel’s ‘Intolerable’ Abuse of Gaza Flotilla Abductees
More than 15 nations, including Italy, France and Canada, have summoned Israeli ambassadors over the “unacceptable” treatment of the Global Sumud Flotilla participants, 87 of whom have reportedly gone on a hunger strike, Brett Wilkins reports.
Consortium News Spring Drive for Détente
Well into our 31st year of publication, Consortium News has its readers to thank for keeping the news organization launched by legendary journalist Robert Parry alive in a time of increasing deception and peril.
The Judge: Trump’s Curiouser & Curiouser IRS Case
Andrew P. Napolitano asks why Congress would let the president, under the guise of settling a lawsuit with no adversity between the parties and no judicial oversight or approval, take tax dollars and give them to his political allies.
‘Terrorist’ Ban Risked UK Activists’ Right to Fair Trial
The former home secretary was told proscribing anti-genocide activists Palestine Action within six months of key Filton hearing could prejudice the case, but she went ahead anyway, reports John McEvoy.
Can a New Grassroots Left Take Shape in Britain?
As Labour’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer fights for survival, Paul Rogers says Jeremy Corbyn’s decade-long grassroots strategy may yet have the last word.
Trump’s China Summit Served Its Purpose
If the main agenda was to reinforce the personal connection between the two leaders, to keep U.S.-China tensions under check and to choreograph a stable pathway forward, the visit seems to have served its purpose, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar.
US Sanctions 4 Gaza Flotilla Organizers
The U.S. Treasury’s targeting of the Flotilla campaigners follows Israel’s full-scale attack on the humanitarian mission on Monday and extends Washington’s target list of critics of the genocidal war on Gaza.
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WATCH: Russia Debate — Ritter vs. McGovern
Scott Ritter says Russia will strike command centers in Kiev and German and English factories after Ukrainian attacks cut Russia’s oil exports 20 percent. Ray McGovern says Russia will continue to avoid hitting Europe to prevent a NATO-Russia war.
Chris Hedges: Trump’s Iranian Nightmare
Trump’s catastrophic miscalculation in Iran and refusal to accept the inevitability of defeat is pushing us towards a global depression and ensuring the suffering and immiseration of millions.
Britain, Genocide, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Law, Israel, Militarism, Palestine, United Kingdom, Zionism
Ignoring Israeli Sexual Abuse of Palestinians
Israeli soldiers and settlers are using sexual violence as a weapon to displace Palestinians, a new report finds. Britain should pull every lever available to stop this, writes Anne-Marie Simpson.
Resisting Regime Change in Cuba
The Cuban people have vowed to resist a new U.S. invasion, writes Marjorie Cohn. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the nation is a “free sovereign state” with the right to “self-determination,” and not “subject to the designs” of the U.S.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: History Turned in Beijing
To say not much happened during Trump’s two days in the Chinese capital, as a lot of people seem to think, is to miss the forest for the trees.