The antidote to many of our mental health crises must come from re-building society and forming a culture of community rather than a culture of antagonism and toxicity.
Vijay Prashad: When You Suffer for Your Sanity
Censorship, Commentary, Constitution, Legal, Press Freedom, Russia, U.S., U.S. Justice Dept., U.S. Supreme Courrt, Ukraine, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
A Brief History of Free Speech in America
When the feds claim that articulating views of the war in Ukraine from a Russian perspective is somehow criminal they ignore the core purpose of the First Amendment, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Human Rights, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Terrorism, U.N. General Assembly, U.S., United Nations, War Crimes
Exploding Pagers Add to Israel’s War Crimes
As it continues its genocidal campaign in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, Israel is demonstrating its capacity to commit war crimes in Lebanon as well, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Human Rights, Israel, Legal, Palestine, Racism, U.S., U.S. Congress, U.S. State Department, War Crimes
Blinken Lied to Congress
The U.S. secretary of state ignored evidence of siege warfare against civilians in Gaza because he knew he would face no consequences, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
American Empire, Biden Administration, History, Israel, Lebanon, Media, Militarism, Nuclear Weapons, Palestine, Russia, Ukraine, United Nations
Rally to Revive Anti-Nuclear War Movement
Saturday in Kingston, New York an impassioned plea to mobilize an anti-nuclear war and pro-peace movement will be launched with Scott Ritter, Max Blumenthal and Judge Andrew Napolitano among the speakers.
Analysis, Assange extradition, Australia, Biden Administration, Books, Britain, Constitution, History, Julian Assange, Legal, Media, Politics, Press Freedom, Protests, Secrecy, U.S. Justice Dept., Uncategorized, War Crimes, WikiLeaks
Coming: CN Book on Reporting of Assange Case
Consortium News provided the most detailed and comprehensive coverage of the Julian Assange case. CN is now preparing a collection of its reporting on the case for a new book.
A Rude Greeting for Netanyahu’s Coming UN Visit
New York demonstrators intend to denounce the prime minister’s visit to the U.N., where members last week demanded that Israel end its illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories.
Media Complicit in the Crimes of Israel
The pro-Israel bias in Western reporting makes the media utterly complicit in Israel’s war crimes, writes Jonathan Cook, including when Israeli soldiers throw Palestinians off a roof.
Hezbollah Warns Israel Dropping Leaflets With ‘Very Dangerous’ Barcodes in Bekaa
The Lebanese resistance group urged anyone in Lebanon who comes across a leaflet to “destroy it immediately.”
Assange extradition, Britain, Europe, Human Rights, International, Julian Assange, Legal, Media, WikiLeaks
Assange to Testify at Council of Europe
The freed publisher will appear in person in Strasbourg on Oct. 1 to address the Council of Europe, WikiLeaks said today.
Caitlin Johnstone: Israel’s War on Journalism
Israel keeps attacking Al Jazeera, assassinating journalists and bombing press offices for the same reason the mafia kills witnesses. They want to commit their crimes in the dark.
Biden Administration, Commentary, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Legal, Militarism, Palestine, U.S., United Kingdon, United Nations
Craig Murray: Netanyahu Plays Chicken
Israel plans to humiliate Iran and its allies to an extent that a full-on regional war, in which the United States will fight alongside them, becomes inevitable.
Chris Hedges: To the Israeli Soldier Who Murdered Her
Shooting unarmed people is not bravery. It is not courage. It is not even war. It is a crime.
Biden Administration, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Militarism, Palestine, Pentagon, U.S., United Nations
‘US Weapons Still Flow’ as Israel Strikes Lebanon
Israel’s airstrikes on Monday came a day after Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in what the group called an “initial” response to last week’s device attacks.
Commentary, Human Rights, Israel, Legal, Palestine, Public Health, U.N. General Assembly, United Nations
On the World’s Call for Israel to End Its Occupation
Vijay Prashad on the U.N. General Assembly’s resolution last week demanding Israel immediately withdraw from East Jerusalem, Gaza and the West Bank.
Analysis, Assange extradition, Biden Administration, Britain, Commentary, Consortium News, Julian Assange, Legal, WikiLeaks
WATCH: New York Celebrates Assange’s Liberation
Assange supporters in Manhattan reflected on Julian Assange’s captivity and cheered his release. With Margaret Kunstler, Margaret Kimberley, Aaron Maté, Katie Halper, Joe Lauria, Jim Kavanagh and more.
American Empire, Analysis, Biden Administration, Britain, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Militarism, NATO, Neoconservatism, Pentagon, Russia, U.S. State Department, Ukraine
JOE LAURIA: The Madness of Antony Blinken
Two years after the Pentagon shot down his ploy for a no-fly zone against Russia in Ukraine, the U.S. “top diplomat” has been at it again pushing an even more insane idea.
Biden Administration, Campaign 2024, Column, Commentary, Israel, Militarism, Russia, U.S., Ukraine, United Nations
Patrick Lawrence: The ‘War Party’ Makes Its Plans
Volodymyr Zelensky now says he wants to show Biden, and subsequently Harris and Trump, his “plan for victory over Russia.”
The ‘Genocide Gentry’
Human rights groups are spotlighting weapons executives on the boards of schools and institutions to show the influence of the corporate, profit-fueled war machine on U.S. cultural life.
US Soldier Who Burned Himself to Death Over Gaza Wins Sam Adams Associates Award for Integrity in Intelligence
In presenting its 2024 award, the Sam Adams Associates says it salutes Aaron Bushnell’s courage in performing a vital public service at the greatest cost — martyrdom — for truth-telling.