U.S. Foreign Policy as Spectacle.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Imprisoned With Covid
Thanks to a courageous whistleblower, we can see how leadership of the Dallas Jail led to unnecessary deaths and how leaders continued to double down on their bad decisions.
Despite Growth, Only Social Movements Will Bring Progress
A future that centers the well-being of humankind and the planet will not materialize on its own, writes Vijay Prashad. It will only emerge from organised social struggle.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Israel, Jordan, Legal, Palestine, South Africa, U.S., United Nations
Israel Worried Ahead of World Court Genocide Hearings
The Netanyahu regime and its chief patron, the United States, understand the magnitude of South Africa’s ICJ application, which will be heard this week, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Spark That Lit the Fire: Untold Story of Oct 7 Attacks
Israel is reeling under collective shock because of its tendency to pay close attention to analyses of Israel and its supporters — while largely neglecting the Palestinian viewpoint, writes Ramzy Baroud.
John Pilger: The Great Game of Smashing Nations
More than a generation ago, Afghanistan won its freedom, which the U.S., Britain and their “allies” destroyed.
Analysis, Colonialism, Human Rights, Israel, Militarism, Palestine, Politics, Racism, Uncategorized, United Nations
The Spectacular Failure of the Zionist Project
The two-state solution is no longer possible and the only way forward is the struggle for a democratic secular state accommodating both Palestinians and Israelis, writes Stefan Moore.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Analysis, China, Commentary, Film, Germany, History, Japan, Media, NATO, Propaganda, Russia, South Korea, Ukraine, WikiLeaks
John Pilger: Silencing the Lambs: How Propaganda Works
Leni Riefenstahl said her epic films glorifying the Nazis depended on a “submissive void” in the German public. This is how propaganda is done.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Outsider Among Us
JOHN PILGER: Visiting Britain’s Political Prisoner
“I think I’m going out of my mind,” Julian Assange told John Pilger at Belmarsh Prison. “No you’re not,” Pilger responded. “Look how you frighten them, how powerful you are.”
A Political Class With the Same Geopolitical Aims
The two-party U.S. system is political theater designed to promote powerful interests who stand above and behind the parties.
US Citizens Push Embassies to Back SA’s Genocide Charge
A coalition of ‘grassroots diplomats’ are taking the lead on international solidarity with South Africa in the absence of diplomacy and accountability from U.S. officials, writes Melissa Garriga.
How Israel Leverages Genocide With Hamas ‘Massacres’
Gareth Porter reviews the Netanyahu government’s process of planting stories of nonexistent atrocities by Hamas on Oct. 7 with credulous foreign-news outlets and the Biden administration.
WATCH: Pilger & Ellsberg — Extradition Extra Edition
We lost both John Pilger and Daniel Ellsberg in 2023. Here they both appear on CN Live! on Sept. 20, 2020 to discuss Julian Assange’s extradition hearing.
Biden Administration, Colonialism, Commentary, Israel, Palestine, Terrorism, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Al-Aqsa Flood & the End of Partition
Hamas’ Oct. 7 operation laid waste to Israel’s belief that Palestinians can be siphoned off into Bantustans while the colonizing state enjoys peace and expansion, writes Tareq Baconi.
Commentary, Europe, Human Rights, Israel, Legal, Palestine, United Nations, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
South Africa Emerges as Moral Giant on Gaza
Pretoria is challenging the Israeli government’s claim to innocence, which for far too long has allowed it to act with impunity against the long-suffering Palestinians.
Turkey, Malaysia Back South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel
The South African Foreign Ministry reportedly expects other countries to follow suit soon and express support for its case at the World Court.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Human Rights, Israel, Legal, Palestine, South Africa, United Nations
Craig Murray: A Shift Against Impunity for Genocide
Officials who supplied, incited or cheered on Israel’s monstrous atrocities have faced no legal jeopardy. That changed with South Africa’s reference to the International Court of Justice.
WATCH: Pilger on His Convict Ancestors & on Assange
Cathy Vogan interviewed John Pilger on Julian Assange in 2011, and filmed this 2016 talk about the Pilger family’s origins in Australia.
US Scolds Israeli Officials for Saying Quiet Part Aloud
The State Department is not actually upset with Ben Gvir and Smotrich for advocating the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, it’s only upset that they said it, writes Caitlin Johnstone.