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The Battle for Our Minds
The Battle for Our Minds There are battlefields in Syria, Ukraine, Yemen, and elsewhere, but given the state of corporate media, perhaps the most consequential battle now being fought is for our minds, says Patrick Lawrence. After reading The New York Times piece “The Plot to Subvert an Election” I put the paper down with […]
The New York Times As Judge And Jury
The New York Times As Judge And Jury Seeking to maintain its credibility, The New York Times dispenses with the criminal justice system and basic principles of journalism to weigh in again on Russia-gate… We’ve seen it before: a newspaper and individual reporters get a story horribly wrong but instead of correcting it they double […]
Why the U.S. Seeks to Hem in Russia, China and Iran
Why the U.S. Seeks to Hem in Russia, China and Iran America’s three principal adversaries signify the shape of the world to come: a post-Western world of coexistence. But neolibera and neocon ideology is unable to to accept global pluralism and multipolarity, argues Patrick Lawrence. The Trump administration has brought U.S. foreign policy to the […]
On the Brink with Russia in Syria Again, 5 Years Later
On the Brink with Russia in Syria Again, 5 Years Later It’s deja-vu all over again in Syria, with the U.S. on the verge of a confrontation with Russia as Donald Trump faces his biggest decision yet as president, comments Ray McGovern. The New York Times, on September 11, 2013, accommodated Russian President Vladimir V. […]
Moscow Has Upped the Ante in Syria
Moscow Has Upped the Ante in Syria As Syrian forces backed by Russia launch the final showdown in Syria against jihadist extremists in Idlib province, the potential for a U.S.-Russia confrontation has never been greater, as VIPS warns in this memo to the president. September 9, 2018 MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for […]
Plutocracy Now!
Plutocracy Now! The United States today qualifies as a plutocracy – on a number of grounds, and it is having a profound impact on the media, education and think tanks–indeed on the whole of society, says Michael Brenner. Plutocracy literally means rule by the rich. “Rule” can have various shades of meaning: those who exercise […]
Ellsberg Says Assange, as a Journalist, Can’t Be Tried Under Espionage Act
Ellsberg Says Assange, as a Journalist, Can’t Be Tried Under Espionage Act In an interview with Consortium News Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria, Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg says the Espionage Act, under which he was indicted, cannot apply to Julian Assange because he is a journalist. Speaking during an online vigil for Assange organized by Unity4J.com, […]
An Online Vigil in Defense of Julian Assange With Daniel Ellsberg, Craig Murray, Bill Binney and Ray McGovern
An Online Vigil in Defense of Julian Assange With Daniel Ellsberg, Craig Murray, Bill Binney and Ray McGovern Joe Lauria, editor-in-chief of Consortium News, on Saturday helped moderate a daylong chain of interviews in defense of WikiLeaks and its publisher Julian Assange, including a discussion with Daniel Ellsberg. A #Unity4J online vigil was held on Saturday […]
Workers’ Power vs. Climate Destroyers: What It Will Take to Save the Planet
Workers’ Power vs. Climate Destroyers: What It Will Take to Save the Planet Humanity faces a multi-faceted crisis. Endless wars of imperial aggression, both overt and covert– from Iraq, Syria, Libya and Afghanistan to Yemen, Palestine and Central and South America. These conflagrations compel those at the bottom of the economic pyramid to fight and die […]
The Sun Does Not Revolve Around the US
The Sun Does Not Revolve Around the US While visiting Galileo’s house in Florence, Jean Ranc reflected on how America thinks the world revolves around it, as it was once falsely thought the sun revolves around the earth. On a sunny day last January, my visit to Florence took me deep into the Tuscan hills […]
‘Too Big to Fail’: Russia-gate One Year After VIPS Showed a Leak, Not a Hack
‘Too Big to Fail’: Russia-gate One Year After VIPS Showed a Leak, Not a Hack One year later, the VIPS memo contending that the DNC emails were leaked and not hacked has yet to be successfully challenged. Meanwhile, the country sinks deeper into the morass of the new McCarthyism, comments Patrick Lawrence. A year has […]
Giving Trump Carte Blanche for War
Giving Trump Carte Blanche for War A little-noticed Senate bill would give Donald Trump blanket permission to launch wars in violation of the Constitution, says John Kiriakou. Have you ever heard of Senate Joint Resolution 59 (S.J.Res. 59)? Neither had I. A friend of mine saw a blurb about it on an obscure national security […]
