Andrew Kimbrell and Lisa Rayburn tackle John Kerry’s promotion of artificial intelligence to address agriculture and climate.
John Kerry’s Blind Faith in AI
The One-Sentence Warning on Artificial Intelligence
Several AI boosters signed this week’s “mitigation extinction risks” statement, raising the possibility that insiders with billions of dollars at stake are attempting to showcase their capacity for self-regulation.
SCOTT RITTER: ‘We Need Consortium News’
“It is absolutely essential that outlets like Consortium News exist,” says Scott Ritter in this video message, adding that “this important project” and its “alternative voices” must be kept alive.
American Empire, Biden Administration, China, Commentary, Europe, Germany, Italy, Japan, Militarism, NATO, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
The Vassalage at Heart of the G7
Following the end of the Second World War, the United States built an international system that was premised on the subordination and integration of Japan and Europe, writes Vijay Prashad.
Patrick Lawrence: The War We’re Finally Allowed to See
After 15 months of conflict, The New Yorker’s reportage by Luke Mogelson and photographer Maxim Dondyuk shows us the war in Ukraine that the propaganda machine has been concealing.
American Empire, Censorship, Civil Rights, Commentary, Julian Assange, Legal, Press Freedom, U.S., Ukraine
Craig Murray: The Twilight of Freedom
Active enforcement against non-approved speech is underway in the U.K., as shown by the detentions of journalists at immigration checkpoints and, most strongly of all, by Julian Assange’s continued and appalling incarceration.
Assange extradition, Australia, Biden Administration, Britain, Julian Assange, Legal, Media, WikiLeaks
Report: FBI Carries on Assange Investigation
An Australian newspaper reported Thursday the F.B.I. sought to question Julian Assange’s former ghostwriter in London as the U.S. continues a probe that resulted in an indictment three years ago of the imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher.
Caitlin Johnstone: It Rarely Looks Like This
It is more like water for fish. And when you are swimming in it you can’t see it. Only by stepping way, way back is it possible to get a perspective on the way it surrounds you.
Africa, Biden Administration, Brazil, China, Commentary, Denmark, Foreign Policy, Hungary, Russia, U.S., Ukraine
G7 Versus Diplomacy for Ukraine
The outcome of the summit in Hiroshima stands in stark contrast to the efforts of leaders from around the world who are trying to end the conflict, write Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies.
Africa, Biden Administration, Climate Change, Environment, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, U.S., United Nations
Rich Countries Skimp on Famine Relief
A U.N. pledging event fell far short of the $7 billion sought for the Horn of Africa where more than 23.5 million people are currently suffering from hunger brought on by one of the worst droughts in recent history.
Biden and the Islamophobic Watchlist
We now know what everyone has long suspected, write Robert McCaw and Justin Sadowsky — the so-called terrorist watchlist is essentially a list of Muslim names.
Censorship, Column, Commentary, Israel, Media, Middle East, Middle East, Palestine, Press Freedom, Propaganda, U.S.
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: Soros in the Arab World
Imagine if a Chinese billionaire were funding a political message in Western societies the way Open Society is doing in Arab countries.
American Empire, China, Column, Commentary, Obama Administration, Russia, The Bush-43 Administration, Trump Administration, U.S., Ukraine
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Deaf, but Not Blind to US Decline
In Fiona Hill’s recent speech it’s possible to detect the very faint signals of Washington’s policy elite responding to the immense global power shift that is underway.
Biden Administration, Books, Censorship, Civil Rights, Commentary, Intelligence, Julian Assange, Media, Press Freedom, Secrecy, Social Media, Surveillance, U.S. Congress, U.S. Justice Dept.
Chris Hedges: The Democratic Party’s Revenge on Matt Taibbi
Extensive government blacklists, revealed by the Twitter Files, are used to censor left-wing and right-wing critics. This censorship apparatus has been turned on the reporter who exposed them.
Biden Administration, Campaign 2016, Commentary, Israel, Obama Administration, October Surprise, Palestine, Politics, Trump Administration, U.S., U.S. Congress, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Netanyahu Pays for Ditching Democrats
The Israeli leader made a major miscalculation by turning against the Democratic Party and allying his country entirely with Republicans, writes Ramzy Baroud.
Chris Hedges: CN’s ‘Courageous & Independent’ Reporting
One of the leading journalists’ of our age expounds on the unique importance of Consortium News.
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Rescuing Assange: The End Game’
Julian Assange’s Australian lawyer, Stephen Kenny, speaks to CN Live! about the “end game” to free the WikiLeaks publisher. With U.S. constitutional lawyer Bruce Afran. Watch the replay.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Economy, U.S., United Nations, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
G7 Should Be Shut Down
This is an undemocratic body that uses its historical power to impose its narrow interests on a world that is in the grip of a range of more pressing dilemmas. writes Vijay Prashad.
Caitlin Johnstone: 60 Minutes Australia Churning Out War-with-China Propaganda
Australians are particularly vulnerable to propaganda because the country has the most concentrated media ownership in the Western world, dominated by Nine Entertainment and the Murdoch-owned News Corp.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Cuba, Human Rights, Intelligence, Iraq, Obama Administration, Pakistan, The Bush-43 Administration, Torture, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
The Quest to Expose US Torture
With each passing year, more details emerge about Washington’s torture programs, writes Karen J. Greenberg. But much remains hidden as Congress and U.S. policymakers refuse to address the wrongdoing.