Dr. Gabor Maté, a renowned expert in trauma, discusses the psychology of Israeli soldiers, Palestinian resistance fighters, WWII survivors, Nazis and even himself.
Chris Hedges Report: Enduring the Trauma of Genocide
Israel Makes Death Feel Like Mercy in Northern Gaza
Israel’s choking siege has entered its third month, writes Shahd Abusalama, whose family in northern Gaza is getting shot at by Israeli drones and facing starvation.
Commentary, Europe, France, Germany, Politics, Russiagate, Trump Administration, U.S., United Kingdon
Patrick Lawrence: The Center the Centrists Can’t Hold
What is unfolding now in France and Germany is happening one or another way across the Western powers that form the walls of the neoliberal fortress.
American Empire, Commentary, Consortium News, History, Intelligence, Iraq, Israel, Media, Militarism, Palestine, Terrorism, U.S., War Crimes, Winter Fund Drive
Can You Handle the Truth?
Consortium News is a publication for adults who are prepared to put away their adolescent notions of America’s exceptional goodness and are instead ready to face the ugly realities of the United States abroad.
Afghanistan, Commentary, Iraq, Israel, Media, Middle East, Syria, Terrorism, The Bush-43 Administration, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
How the West Rebranded Al-Qaeda’s Jolani
As Western media and politicians embrace Jolani and HTS, Alan McLeod sees the U.S. reverting to its pre-9/11 close relationship with al-Qaeda.
UnitedHealthcare & Corporate Rule
Derek Seidman says the violence of for-profit health care’s megastructure can only be overcome through collective resistance campaigns.
Vijay Prashad: The Eighth Continent of Sleaze
The Global North and its corporate executives have wielded the concept of “corruption” against the Global South, whose social wealth it injects into the Continent of Sleaze.
American Empire, Analysis, Column, History, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Media, Middle East, Militarism, Nuclear Weapons, Palestine, Propaganda, Religion, Russia, Syria, Terrorism, Ukraine
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Blinded to Syria
Decades after deploying mass violence and rendering citizens grotesquely ignorant of the world, U.S.-led powers appear willing to risk world war, while reinventing a terrorist to lead what was a secular nation until last week.
American Empire, Analysis, Biden Administration, Commentary, Intelligence, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Media, Middle East, Nuclear Weapons, Palestine, Pentagon, Russia, Syria, Turkey, U.S., Ukraine
LISTEN: The Two Puppets
There are parallels between their roles in Syria and Ukraine. But can Abu Mohammad Jolani be as easily controlled by the U.S., Israel and Turkey (who may have conflicting interests) as Volodymyr Zelensky?
Afghanistan, Biden Administration, Commentary, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Neoconservatism, Palestine, Pentagon, Syria, Turkey, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
US & Israel Destroyed Syria & Called it Peace
Netanyahu’s ambition to transform the region through war, which dates back almost three decades, is playing out in front of our eyes, writes Jeffrey Sachs.
Trump Says No to ‘Foolish’ US Missile Attacks on Russia
UPDATED: The incoming president told Time he “vehemently disagrees” with firing U.S. missiles into Russia, words that could soothe nuclear tensions between Washington and Moscow, reports Joe Lauria.
Indigenous Australian to Take ex-Netanyahu Spox to ICC
After Australian prosecutors dropped the case for “advocating genocide” against Israeli official Mark Regev, the plaintiff says the matter will now be sent to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Consortium News, History, Intelligence, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Middle East, Militarism, Panama, Propaganda, Terrorism, Turkey, VIPS, VIPS Memos, Winter Fund Drive
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The Day the Media Decided Militant Jihadism Is OK
Jonathan Cook on the sudden capacity of the Western press — in the case of Syria — to distinguish between jihadists and Islamic nationalists.
Chris Hedges Report: Letter to Refaat Alareer
A year ago on Dec. 6, 2023, Israel murdered Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer in Gaza. His poems, however, remain, condemning his killers and beseeching us to honor our shared humanity.
Will Trump Stop Domestic Spying?
Hacking a computer without consent or a search warrant is a crime, no matter where the computer is located, or by whom, writes Andrew P. Napolitano
Will Trump Step Up Attacks on Venezuela?
With Trump’s cabinet full of hawks, Alan MacLeod assesses the potential for the president-elect’s second administration to cause more trouble for the Maduro government.
WATCH: How to Stop a Nuclear War
Dennis Kucinich, Scott Ritter and Medea Benjamin met with citizens in Washington to discuss how they can get Congress to put a roadblock in the path towards nuclear annihilation.
‘Terrorist’ Means Whatever US Wants It to Mean
In Washington, some of the same “terrorists” who are bad enough to justify Israel’s land grab in Syria are considered good enough to run a U.S. puppet regime, says Caitlin Johnstone.
Assad’s Legacy
As the former Syrian president settles into the luxury of exile in Moscow, John Wight says his country is left facing the challenge of a new sectarian disaster.