Embracing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance document on anti-Semitism was a mistake by the Biden administration, writes Lawrence Davidson, a mistake likely made with eyes wide open.
Misdirecting the Fight Against Anti-Semitism
American Empire, Commentary, Militarism, Police Brutality, Politics, Protests, Racism, U.S., U.S. Justice Dept.
Racism & US Empire
In political and media realms, the people of color who’ve suffered from U.S. warfare abroad have been relegated to a kind of psychological apartheid — separate, unequal and implicitly not of much importance, writes Norman Solomon.
Biden Administration, Civil Rights, Cuba, Human Rights, International, Prisons, The Bush-43 Administration, Torture, U.S., United Nations, WikiLeaks
UN Expert Says Close Gitmo After Historic Visit
U.N. Special Rapporteur Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the first such expert to visit the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison, said those responsible for the U.S. “cruel, inhuman and degrading” treatment of detainees there should be held accountable.
Bangladesh, Climate Change, Commentary, Environment, Human Rights, Income Inequality, United Kingdon, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Bangladesh Getting Drowned by Colonial History
Developed countries must take responsibility for the climate crisis they initiated by paying reparations to developing countries, writes Tapti Sen. There’s a number of ways they could do this.
American Empire, Australia, China, Civil Rights, Commentary, Film, Human Rights, India, Indonesia, Religion, U.S.
Born in the USA – Australia, India & the Quad
Australia has every reason to seek good relations and friendship with India, writes Peter Job. But that does not require an unqualified endorsement and deification of Prime Minister Modi and his agenda.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Breaking Bread with Authoritarians
In his way, India’s prime minister is as bad as some of the old Latin American dictators who got plenty of American support but never an evening meal — and certainly no cardamon-flavored strawberry shortcake for dessert.
A Tumultuous and Dangerous Year
A new economic and diplomatic order is emerging in reaction to the escalation of the Ukrainian war.
American Empire, Analysis, Biden Administration, Commentary, Intelligence, Media, Militarism, Russia, Ukraine
Casualties of Russian ‘Civil War’: Beltway Experts
The Grayzone‘s in-depth look at the massacre carried out by some of America’s top Russia experts against their own credibility, report Max Blumenthal and Wyatt Reed.
CN Offers Work to NZ Editor Suspended for Ukraine Edits
UPDATED: Consortium News is extending a job offer to ex-Radio New Zealand editor Michael Hall, who was suspended for editing Reuters copy to reflect the facts in Ukraine.
WATCH: Approaching a Climax
Julian Assange supporters rallied in London’s Parliament Square on Saturday as the climax of his extradition case nears.
WATCH: Twitter Files & Government Censorship
Watch the Q&A with Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger and Russell Brand on Thursday night at Westminster Central Hall in London.
Afghanistan, Commentary, Iraq, Julian Assange, Legal, Media, Press Freedom, U.S., United Kingdon, Vietnam, WikiLeaks
Craig Murray: Ellsberg’s Day in Court for Assange
At Assange’s extradition hearing in London, Ellsberg fought against the way WikiLeaks’ publication of papers from Manning, similarly to the Pentagon Papers, had became demonized and then criminalized.
Can Europe Break Free of Atlanticism?
Europe has every reason to support the development of an independent foreign policy that rejects U.S. dominance and militarisation in favour of embracing international cooperation and a more democratic world order, writes Vijay Prashad.
WATCH: Stella Assange — ‘Julian Is a Deterrent’
Stella Assange told a packed house at Westminster Central Hall in London Thursday night that her imprisoned husband has become a “deterrent” to stop other journalists from publishing secrets.
Punished For the Facts
The Failed Ukrainian Peace Deal
Vladimir Putin displayed copies of the collapsed draft treaty from last year at a recent meeting with a peace delegation of leaders of several African nations led by South African President Ramaposha.
Commentary, Constitution, Health Care, Human Rights, Income Inequality, Legal, U.S., U.S. Supreme Courrt, Women
One Year After the Fall of Roe v. Wade
Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling, abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities, writes Heidi Fantasia.
Analysis, Assange extradition, Australia, Biden Administration, Britain, Commentary, Intelligence, International, Legal, Politics, Press Freedom, U.S. Justice Dept., WikiLeaks
Biden Would Need His Pound of Flesh From Assange
The U.S. president would not likely move on the case without some face-saving measure to ward off pressure from the C.I.A. and his own party, writes Joe Lauria.
Books, Column, Commentary, Human Rights, Iraq, Obama Administration, Pentagon, The Bush-43 Administration, Torture, U.S., Vietnam
JOHN KIRIAKOU: The Godfather of Whistleblowers
When the author blew the whistle on the C.I.A.’s torture program in 2007, Daniel Ellsberg called to congratulate him and say he had friends at his side. Years later, at a red-carpet event in Hollywood, the “most dangerous man in…
Advanced Technologies, Analysis, Belarus, Biden Administration, Column, Commentary, NATO, Nuclear Weapons, Rwanda, U.S., Ukraine
SCOTT RITTER: On Horseradish & Nuclear War
When Vladimir Putin was recently asked about the potential use of nuclear weapons in the context of Ukraine, an understanding of back-alley Russian slang was needed to understand his response.