Scott Ritter: The Back Channel
Communications between the U.S. and Russia are essential for preventing an out-of-control crisis and a conduit exists for ongoing, high-level dialogue. But what is it really for?
YouTube Censors Reality, Boosts Disinformation: Part 1
YouTube censored this site for accuracy, yet new news today underscores that they continue to hype fake news.
Major Strike Looms as Largest Rail Union in US Rejects White House-Brokered Contract
"It's about attendance policies, sick time, fatigue, and the lack of family time," said one union official. "A lot of these things that cannot be seen but are felt by…
Settler Pogroms Against Palestinians Will Become The Norm Under New Israeli Government
The main point to be taken from the results of the Israeli elections is that the lives of Palestinian have never been in more danger than they are now.
Thuggish Ways: Mike Pompeo, Punishing Leakers and Getting Assange
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Poor, silly, protuberant Mike Pompeo. The stocky, irritated former CIA director and former Secretary of State is rather upset that those who worked under him…
Jacobin is Wrong: The Midterms Were Not a Socialist Wave
The 2022 midterms were not a “red wave” of socialism — we don’t win by shoehorning capitalist politicians into a leftist mold.
Wakanda Must Fall
This new film is rightly called a fantasy, and not just because Wakanda doesn't exist. If Black moviegoers are not aware of the dangerous politics it espouses, they will find…
Wildfire Smoke Can Activate Immune Cells Leading to a Long List of Diseases
By Bill Gabbert | The Energy Mix Immune cells that normally protect against inflammation and infections can be altered by wildfire smoke to promote inflammation. A long list of diseases…
Will We Ever See Climate Change on the Ballot?
When I consider this planet, the only one we humans have (at least as yet), I find it all too unnerving that climate change didn’t make it into the midterms…
Wang Yi Briefs the Media on the Meeting Between Chinese and US Presidents and Answers Questions
By Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China On November 14, 2022 local time, President Xi Jinping had a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Bali,…
While Crypto Bro Scammed Clients, Reporters Scammed Readers
Before Bankman-Fried’s transition from financial genius to possible financial criminal, he received little scrutiny in the media.
US Empire Views Ukrainians and Russians as Lab Rats for Weapons Testing
In addition to advancing longstanding U.S. geo-strategic aims, it seems the proxy war in Ukraine is also being used to sharpen the imperial war machine’s claws for a looming hot…
US, Russia to Hold New START Talks in Egypt Starting November 29
Russia's deputy FM says the talks could lead to higher-level negotiations.
Sweden Expands Espionage Law, Endangering Freedom of Journalists and Whistleblowers
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter Sweden’s parliament adopted a major espionage law expansion that will permit the country’s police to investigate journalists, publishers, and whistleblowers if they reveal secret…