With Julian Assange facing possible extradition from Britain to the U.S. for publishing classified secrets, Elizabeth Vos reflects on the parallel but divergent case of a notorious Chilean dictator. By Elizabeth Vos Eight months from now one of the most…Read more →
Caitlin Johnstone says the correct response to North Korea having nuclear retaliatory capability is simple: leave it alone. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com Half of the responders to an innovative new survey of 3,000 Americans conducted by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists…Read more →
Sam Husseini takes a look at some some of the candidates who will be getting national TV attention. By Sam Husseini Special to Consortium News Following the rigging of the 2016 Democratic presidential primary process in favor of Hillary Clinton…Read more →
The American paper of record just provided a major example of the symbiotic relationship between U.S. corporate media and the government, Ben Norton writes for Grayzone.By Ben Norton Grayzone The New York Times has publicly acknowledged that it sent a story to…Read more →
The agency is trying to get a pass on crimes even before they’re committed and it represents a threat to press freedom. By John Kiriakou Special to Consortium News The CIA has quietly asked the Senate Intelligence Committee to include a…Read more →
Marjorie Cohn reports on a more complete U.S. definition of human rights that, as Sanders urges, picks up where FDR left off. Sanders Calls for FDR’s Vision to be Fulfilled By Marjorie Cohn Truthout Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders delivered a full-throated…Read more →
Rarely is the U.S. public allowed glimpses of Iraq that make war there seem less inevitable, writes Laura Gottesdiener. By Laura Gottesdiener TomDispatch.com There’s a dark joke going around Baghdad these days. Noof Assi, a 30-year-old Iraqi peace activist and humanitarian…Read more →
Given Pompeo’s regime-change agenda for Iran, Caitlin Johnstone pours cold water over his version of events. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com In a move that surprised exactly zero people, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has wasted no time scrambling to blame Iran for damage…Read more →
Unless UNWRA can secure at least $60 million by the end of this month, food aid for over a million Palestine refugees seems uncertain, reports Charlotte Munns. By Charlotte Munns at the United Nations Inter Press Service The United Nations…Read more →
Marjorie Cohn calls out the hypocrisy of the U.S. hitting Cuba with new travel restrictions in reprisal for “destabilizing the region.” By Marjorie Cohn Truthout Escalating his policy to economically strangle Cuba, President Donald Trump has imposed new restrictions on travel to…Read more →
