You don’t get to say “journalism is not a crime” while literally working to criminalize journalism, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Washington Says ‘Journalism Is Not A Crime’
Tag: Chuck Schumer
Jan. 6: The Great Interruption
It was the Great Interruption rather than the Great Insurrection against the U.S. government on Jan. 6, 2021, writes Joe Lauria.
US Should Not Fund Ukrainian ‘Blacklist’
Scott Ritter, a military analyst and CN contributor, was among those blacklisted by a Ukrainian government agency that appears to be funded by the United States. Ritter has written the following letter to his representatives in Congress.
Arithmetic
The infrastructure bill in U.S. Congress is an example of the serious public consequences of innumeracy, writes Michael Brenner.
9/11 Families to Biden: Release Details of Saudi Involvement
The survivors’ latest push for declassification follows a call by several Democratic senators for a review of the FBI documents just short of 20 years after the attacks.
Never-Ending Guantánamo & Forever Wars
COVID-19: Some Democrats Urge Repeal of Tax Cut for Millionaires
DOJ Now Says There Was No Plot to Kill Elected Officials
Fevered reporting about efforts to abduct and even kill members of Congress and the vice president are without foundation, the Justice Department admitted, after prosecutors falsely asserted such a plot in court, Joe Lauria reports.
Capitol Incident a Dress Rehearsal
Justice Dept Likely to Slow-Walk Declassification
President Trump has ordered Russia-gate data to be declassified but will likely be stonewalled, raising questions about whether Trump is his own man, writes Ray McGovern.