It’s not just the obscenely wealthy owners of the mass media who are protecting their class interests — it’s the reporters, editors and pundits as well.
Caitlin Johnstone: Mainstream Journalists
Reviving the 1970s Hope of Youth
A global “disengagement” rate of over 70 percent among young people will not be fixed by “skills training” or “social entrepreneurship,” writes Vijay Prashad.
Afghanistan, Civil Rights, Cuba, Human Rights, Iraq, Legal, Middle East, Military, The Bush-43 Administration, Torture
Abu Ghraib Torture Case Jumps Legal Hurdle
A U.S. federal judge in Virginia this week refused to dismiss the torture suit against CACI Premier Technology, a military-industrial complex linchpin based in nearby Arlington.
Iran 1953: MI6 Plots with Islamists to Overthrow Democracy
Declassified British files highlight a little-known aspect of the joint MI6/CIA coup in 1953 against Iran’s democratically elected government, Mark Curtis reports.
Medical Journals: Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
“Before they eliminate us.” More journals are expected to publish the editorial in the coming days ahead of the 78th anniversary of the U.S. nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Biden Administration, Cold War, Commentary, Environment, Indigenous People, Militarism, NATO, Nuclear Weapons, Pentagon, Russia, Soviet Union, U.S., U.S. Congress, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Profiteers of Armageddon
Private contractors run the nuclear warhead complex and build nuclear delivery vehicles. To keep the gravy train running, those contractors spend millions lobbying decision-makers, writes William D. Hartung.
Cold War, Commentary, Environment, Indigenous People, Japan, Militarism, Nuclear Weapons, Pentagon, Russia, Secrecy, U.S., Uncategorized, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Nuclear Weapons: Devastation Inside the US
Environmental contamination, staggering cleanup costs and a culture of government secrecy: William J. Kinsella raises the toxic legacy of the Manhattan Project.
Advanced Technologies, Biden Administration, Column, Commentary, Japan, Militarism, Military, Nuclear Weapons, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
SCOTT RITTER: The Atomic Executioner’s Lament
While the world focuses on the trials and travails of the scientists who invented the atomic bomb, little attention is paid to the hard positions taken by the nuclear executioners, the men called upon to drop these bombs in time of war.
Niger Marks 4th Anti-Western Coup in the Sahel
Each of these coups was led by military officers angered by the presence of French and U.S. troops and by the permanent economic crises inflicted on their countries, write Vijay Prashad and Kambale Musavuli.
Australian MPs Blast Blinken Over Assange
The MPs called the U.S. secretary of state’s remarks that Julian Assange threatened U.S. national security “nonsense” and said the U.S. is only bent on revenge, reports Joe Lauria.
Commentary, Economy, Health Care, Income Inequality, Labor, Military, Military Industry, Politics, U.S., Vietnam
Chris Hedges: Forgotten Victims of America’s Class War
Once the jobs left and Democrats abandoned working men and women, people became desperate in the author’s hometown in Maine — as in tens of thousands of white, rural enclaves across the country.
Brazil, Climate Change, Environment, Human Rights, Indigenous People, Legal, New Zealand, Protests, U.S., United Nations
Climate Lawsuits Spreading Worldwide
While most cases have been in the U.S., the Global South represents a growing portion, finds a report compiled by the U.N. Environment Program and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Intelligence, Julian Assange, Politics, Russiagate, U.S., Ukraine, WikiLeaks
Patrick Lawrence: The Bidens’ Burisma Bribery
Seven years ago, the DNC email leak set Russiagate in motion. Now comes FD–1023, an F.B.I. document exposing Biden making fully corrupt use of Washington’s leverage in post-coup Ukraine.
American Empire, Assange extradition, Australia, Biden Administration, Britain, Commentary, Legal, Media, Press Freedom, U.S., U.S. Justice Dept., WikiLeaks
Caitlin Johnstone: Australia Agrees To Build US Missiles; US Dismisses Australian Concerns About Assange
Australia is not a real country – it’s a U.S. military base with marsupials, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Mutiny Against the World Order
As history continues, some cling frenetically to the certainties of the old world going down. For some Europeans, respect and reciprocity are still difficult concepts, says Peter Mertens.
Blinken Slams Door on Australian Bid for Assange
The U.S. secretary of state confirmed Australia has lobbied the U.S. to end the WikiLeaks publisher’s prosecution, but said unequivocally that it would continue, reports Joe Lauria.
American Empire, Biden Administration, Column, Commentary, European Union, Militarism, Military, NATO, Russia, U.S., Ukraine, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
SCOTT RITTER: Requiem for NATO’s Nightmare
The dysfunction of the Atlantic military alliance over Ukrainian membership was just the most public manifestation of the debacle that was the Vilnius summit.
American Empire, Australia, Biden Administration, China, Commentary, Julian Assange, Militarism, Military
Caitlin Johnstone: The Star-Spangled Kangaroo
A U.S. warship has been ushered into service in Sydney as part of the unholy matrimony between Australia and the U.S. war machine.
Biden Administration, China, Commentary, European Union, Militarism, Robert Parry, Russia, U.S., Ukraine
Caitlin Johnstone: Biden Promotes Hardliners
Virulent Russia hawk Victoria Nuland and virulent China hawk Charles Q. Brown are being elevated to lofty positions by the White House.
The UN’s Growing Counterterrorism Office
Arthur Bassas speaks with an UNCTO director about human-rights, oversight and transparency concerns about the office, which in June opened a program hub in Madrid, the 11th worldwide.