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Acclaimed Journalist Charged With ‘Anti-Semitism’

August 28, 2024

Mary Kostakidis, for years the face of television news in Australia as anchor of the SBS nightly broadcast, has been accused of supporting ethnic cleansing of Jews for two reteweets about Israel’s war on Gaza, reports Joe Lauria.

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Books, Commentary, Germany, Israel, Poland, Propaganda, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News

Hiding an Ugly Truth About Israel

August 28, 2024

Jonathan Cook on Tony Greenstein’s exposure of a glaring omission in a new biography of Rudolf Vrba, the first Jew to escape Auschwitz and an intense critic of the Zionist movement.

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Patrick Lawrence: ‘The End of Days’

August 28, 2024

Wars of Gog and Magog: Between the U.S. and Israel, our world is defined by those who view it in radically simplistic binaries.

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American Empire, Biden Administration, Campaign 2024, Commentary, Election 2024, Iran, Julian Assange, Protests, Russia, U.S., Venezuela, Yemen

Democracy as Theater in Which Trump & Harris Play the Villains

August 27, 2024

Donald Trump has been made the central character in U.S. politics around whom everything revolves. But whether he wins or loses, the imperial status quo will be unchanged, says Caitlin Johnstone.

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WATCH: They ‘Love Music, Hate Racism’

August 27, 2024

In the wake of Britain’s race riots this summer, CN Live! interviewed Andy Robbins, one of the founders of the “Love Music Hate Racism” movement in Luton, England.

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JOHN KIRIAKOU: The Slide Into Authoritarianism

August 27, 2024

The loss of civil liberties is almost always incremental. On a flight home from Greece, the author recently ran into an increasingly familiar and menacing problem.

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American Empire, Australia, China, France, Income Inequality, Militarism, New Zealand, U.S.

Colonialism as a Bulwark Against China

August 26, 2024

Mick Hall reports on the Pacific Islands Forum taking place this week against a backdrop of simmering violence between French security forces and protesters in New Caledonia.

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Vijay Prashad: ‘Progressive’ Sellout of Venezuela

August 26, 2024

Many countries with supposedly centre-left or left governments have joined the U.S. in proposals that seek to undermine Venezuelan democratic processes.

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High-End US Donors Target an Antitrust Champion

August 26, 2024

Jim Hightower says a President Harris decision to keep or remove Lina Khan at the FTC will be an early measure of her commitment to economic democracy.

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Elon Musk Doesn’t Protect Speech, He Monetizes It

August 26, 2024

The “saviour of free speech” is cracking down on criticism of Israel’s genocide, writes Jonathan Cook.

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WATCH: Confronting Racism in British Streets

August 24, 2024

After some anti-immigrant protesters turned violent in England this month, ordinary Britons turned up to confront them.

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Commentary, Israel, Palestine, War Crimes

Restoring Israel’s Rule by Fear

August 23, 2024

Failing to restore military or strategic deterrence, Tel Aviv is invested in restoring the element of fear that was breached on Oct. 7, writes Ramzy Baroud.

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The Cant About Israel’s ‘Right to Self Defense’

August 23, 2024

It is illogical to describe Israel’s actions in Gaza over the last 10 months as defensive, writes M. Reza Behnam.

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American Empire, Biden Administration, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Middle East, Palestine, U.S.

The US Push for Saudi Recognition of Israel

August 23, 2024

Washington is endeavoring to cement Israel as the preeminent military-economic linchpin of a U.S.-led regional order, writes Tariq Dana.

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WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Assessing the DNC’

August 23, 2024

CN Live! discussed the four-day Democratic National Convention with guests Margaret Kimberley and Niko House.

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Bangladesh, Biden Administration, Commentary, Pakistan, U.S., United Nations

Probing US Regime-Change in Pakistan & Bangladesh

August 22, 2024

Jeffrey D. Sachs says the U.N. should investigate the charges that Imran Khan and Sheik Hasina have leveled against Washington. 

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Bangladesh, Biden Administration, China, Commentary, India, Pakistan, Russia, U.S.

The US & Hasina’s Ouster in Bangladesh

August 22, 2024

India is now flanked on the west and the east by two unfriendly regimes that are under U.S. influence, writes  M.K. Bhadrakumar.

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Analysis, Britain, Column, Commentary, Letter from London, Terrorism

LETTER FROM LONDON: On the UK Terrorism Act

August 22, 2024

In the wake of the Medhurst arrest, Alexander Mercouris looks back at the genesis of the Terrorism Act under which the journalist was held.

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Civil Rights, Commentary, Constitution, Human Rights, Legal, Surveillance, U.S., U.S. Supreme Courrt

The Right to be Left Alone

August 22, 2024

Privacy is the most violated of personal rights, writes Andrew P. Napolitano, as government agents evade the natural right to privacy and pretend the Fourth Amendment doesn’t apply to them.

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Britain, CN Live!, Cold War, Commentary, Israel, Legal, Media, Palestine, Press Freedom

WATCH: Medhurst Speaks to CN on His Arrest

August 21, 2024

Consortium News‘ CN Live! interviewed British journalist Richie Medhurst about his arrest last Thursday by British authorities because of his “opinions” and “beliefs” under the so-called Terrorism Act.

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Campaign 2024, Commentary, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Middle East, Militarism, Obama Administration, Trump Administration

Caitlin Johnstone: Democrats’ Mad Middle East Platform

August 21, 2024

When you’re siding with John Bolton on whether to bomb Iran, you’re as insanely hawkish as it gets.

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