Ralph Nader says that when you shut out the civic community, you shut down democracy. He places responsibility for that happening, first and foremost, on the mass media.
The Chris Hedges Report: Media-Led Autocracy
Tag: President Donald Trump
Jonathan Cook: Israeli Hostages & the Ceasefire
There is a pressing reason to keep our attention focused on the role of the Hannibal directive, writes Jonathan Cook. It relates to what is happening right now.
Jeffrey Sachs: Negotiating Lasting Peace in Ukraine
Ukraine will have to cede more territory than it would have in April 2022 — when the U.S. and U.K. talked it out of a peace deal — but it will gain sovereignty and international security arrangements.
Trump Threatens Campus Protesters
In addition to threatening students with imprisonment, the U.S. president said he would end federal funding for any college, school, or university that allows “illegal protests.”
Craig Murray: Ukraine, Diplomacy & War
Smoke and mirrors, as usual, surround the alternative “peace plan” that European leaders are going to present to Trump.
Patrick Lawrence: Speak, Claudia!
“Mexico for Mexicans” — the country’s new president displays the dynamism and determination of an emergent generation of non–Western leaders.
Caitlin Johnstone: Israel Begins Choking Gaza Again
Here we are, watching the Western press give Netanyahu cover to commit more war crimes in full confidence that he will be supported by the Adelson asset in the White House.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: An Unpardonable Process
It’s an insurmountable conflict of interest to have the U.S. pardon attorney reporting directly to the Justice Department’s person in charge of prosecutions.
Caitlin Johnstone: An Empire Being Honest
Trump has shared a shockingly awful AI-generated music video envisioning Gaza as an ostentatious resort town where everyone parties as Trump and Netanyahu sip drinks by the pool.
UK Media Beating War Drums
Des Freedman asks: “When did you last see someone interviewed on the BBC who opposed spending more money on the military?”