The U.S. government is creating a new $160 million bureaucracy to shut down information that doesn’t conform to U.S. propaganda narratives, building on the strategy that sold the bloody Syrian “regime change” war, writes Rick Sterling.
Trump and Revenge of the ‘Realists’
Hypocrisy Over Alleged Russian ‘Hacking’
Details Still Lacking on Russian ‘Hack’
Summing Up Russia’s Real Nuclear Fears
Last Call for Consortiumnews’ Fund Drive
Escalating the Risky Fight with Russia
Christmas and Endless War
There is a profound contradiction for Christians who celebrate the “prince of peace” at Christmas and then return to the business of endless — and expanding — war the rest of the year, as the Rev. Howard Bess observes.
Obama’s Dive into the Syrian Abyss
How Israel Misuses the Bible
By fuming over a U.N. resolution against Israel’s settlements on Palestinian land, Israeli leaders reveal their final solution for the Palestinians – to deny them property rights and displace them, says moral theologian Daniel C. Maguire.
A Sour Holiday Season for Neocons
A Seminole Christmas Gift of Freedom
Belatedly, a Defense of a Whistleblower
A Christmas Message of Peace
Trump’s Disappearing ‘Neutral Guy’
President-elect Trump’s attack on the U.S. abstention to a U.N. vote condemning illegal Israeli settlements raises doubts about his vow to be a “neutral guy” on Palestinian issues, writes ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar.
The Good That Trump Could Do
German Resistance to Russia Detente
How Trump Kills the ‘Two-State Solution’
President-elect Trump’s choice of a backer of Israeli settlements to be ambassador to Israel may be the final death-blow to the “two-state solution,” which has been on its death bed for years, as Dennis J Bernstein explains.
Why Consortiumnews Depends on Its Readers
From Editor Robert Parry: When I started Consortiumnews 21 years ago, I had hoped to secure significant financing from a variety of wealthy people in support of truly independent journalism. But what I discovered was that most of these potential…