G20 Summit Deemed ‘Abysmal and Total Failure’ on Vaccine Equity, Climate Action
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Leaders of the world’s richest nations wrapped up the Group of 20 Summit in Rome on Sunday after taking virtually no concrete action to…
Climate Change Viewed from the Attic of the World
By William Debuys / TomDispatch Thirteen thousand feet high on the far side of the Himalaya mountains, we have entered the past and the future at the same time. We…
Julian Assange’s Father, John Shipton, on the U.S. Government’s ‘Scandalous’ Plan to ‘Murder’ His Son
One of the biggest moments in Julian Assange’s trial is slated to happen next month, when the embattled and imprisoned WikiLeaks founder’s final extradition hearing is held in Great Britain.…
Doctors Without Borders Slams U.S. for Hoarding 500 Million Vaccine Doses
Vaccine inequity is a global problem in which the U.S. is heavily implicated.
Climate-Change Transition in the Age of the Billionaire
The potential pitfalls of a Green New Deal are many. Just look at the lessons from recent history.
Why So Many Young Arab-Israelis Are Becoming Doctors
A new social phenomenon is taking shape in Israel: Arab and Druze Israelis, who make up 20 percent of Israel’s population, now represent half the medical professionals in the country.…
U.S. Denounced as ‘Biggest Peddler of Financial Secrecy’ After Pandora Papers Leak
Focusing on the high-profile people named in the explosive Pandora Papers leak can pull focus away from the countries and institutions that have rigged the tax system for the rich.
Recovering from America’s Imperial Delusions
U.S. Army soldiers conduct a foot patrol in Afghanistan.
Trump’s CIA Considered Kidnapping or Assassinating Assange
Citing conversations with more than 30 former U.S. officials, Yahoo News reports that "discussions over kidnapping or killing Assange occurred 'at the highest levels' of the Trump administration."
Droning On: Assassins-in-Chief and Their Brood
By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch What a way to end a war! Apologies all around! We’re so damn sorry — or actually, maybe not! I’m thinking, of course, about CENTCOM…
The Names You’ll Never Know
Few in Washington have ever displayed the slightest sense of sorrow or remorse when it comes to the staggering death toll this country caused in so many distant lands in…
Ex-Prisoners Recall U.S. Torture at ‘Afghanistan’s Abu Ghraib’
"It is psychologically hard for me to recall all that was happening," said one former Bagram Air Base inmate. "The torture was mostly done by Afghans, sometimes the Americans. But…
Big Pharma Secrets Revealed as Group Uncovers Portion of Pfizer Vaccine Recipe
"This leaked contract teaches the world more about how to make mRNA vaccines than anything done by rich countries so far."
The Biggest Winner of the Afghanistan War
The deadly debacle marks the decline of Washington's world leadership.
What Happened With the Tumultuous Pro-Bolsonaro Protest in Brazil?
Media narratives about the complex and dangerous conflicts in Brazil have been reductive and misleading. Our Rumble video is aimed at providing the missing context.