Much of the political establishment continues to treat Trump’s rise as though it emerged from nowhere, when in reality it was built upon decades of accumulated economic betrayal, writes political scientist Marie Gottschalk.
Lawmakers raised the case for closure days after the international Red Cross canceled its visit to Guantanamo Bay, citing concerns over the pandemic.
Progressives reacted with disgust at the misplaced priorities made evident by the Senate’s approval of the Pentagon budget and the GOP’s proposal on Covid-19 relief.
The vice president is drawing criticism for an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal praising Trump’s leadership and slamming the media for sounding alarm bells over a second wave of infections.
Angry Berners have been rightly decrying the despicable manipulations of CNN, says Caitlin Johnstone.
The Democratic contender parroted neocon regime-change myths in an interview on “Pod Save America,” writes Ben Norton.
Sam Husseini takes a look at some some of the candidates who will be getting national TV attention.
Corporate media & some politicos who opposed Assange after the 2016 election have radically changed their tune, favorably influencing public opinion after the Espionage Act indictment of the WikiLeak‘s founder, reports Joe Lauria.
It’s imperative to criticize presumable progressive politicians and parse their words carefully. It might open the door to actual improvements in policy, writes Sam Husseini.
This month Consortium News launched Consortium News Radio. Today we begin a second radio show in collaboration with Pacifica Radio’s Flashpoints, a biweekly interview program with Consortium News writers.