Alexis de Tocqueville, the French visitor to the United States 180 years ago, already defined the enduring American character and what would come to pass, writes Micheal Brenner.
Democracy in America 1832 – 2022
Tag: Yanis Varoufakis
Varoufakis Says Zuckerberg Is Stealing ‘Meta’ Name
In a tweet Friday, the Greek economist and Progressive International co-founder called out the tech giant for taking the moniker of a global anti-capitalist think tank.
WATCH: The Belmarsh Tribunal — The War on Terror on Trial
Inspired by the Russell-Sartre Tribunal of 1966, the Belmarsh Tribunal is putting the U.S. in the dock for its War on Terror crimes. Watch the replay.
95 Greek & 10 Icelandic MPs Join Call to Biden to Free Assange
The Greek and Icelandic MPs have joined British and Australian counterparts in telling President Joe Biden to drop the charges against the WikiLeaks publisher.
WATCH: Worldwide Members of Parliament Back Assange
An international symposium of parliamentarians, including Jeremy Corbyn, spoke on Saturday in a Don’t Extradite Assange production simulcast by CN Live! Watch the replay here.
Colluding in Character Assassination
Jonathan Cook says that opponents have become brilliant at deploying smears that alienate some of the natural constituencies of victims such as Assange, Corbyn and Varoufakis.
WATCH: Yanis Varoufakis Debate John Bolton
The former Greek finance minister and the ex-U.S. national security adviser engaged in a tense standoff in the 2020 Holberg Debate on whether global stability is possible.
CN Live! Documentary: ‘The Extradition of Julian Assange’
NEW: Watch an expanded documentary by CN Live! Executive Producer Cathy Vogan based on Consortium News‘ reporting from London on the first week of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing.
CN LIVE! From London: Season 2, Ep. 5: Assange Extradition Special
Watch Episode 5 of CN Live! as we explore the crucial issues of Julian Assange’s Extradition Hearing.