Patrick Lawrence: Macron’s Europe
France’s president has proven himself to be a well-oiled weathervane. What he says on Monday may not match what he says or does on Wednesday. But his remarks while visiting…
Caitlin Johnstone: US Moral Authority Is Dead And Buried
By Caitlin Johnstone / Substack Seven progressive Democrats from the House of Representatives have signed a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for the Biden administration to drop the…
Matt Taibbi: The Crackdown Cometh
Leaks for me, not for thee.
The World Will Miss the Climate Change Target. Time to Prepare.
United Nations panel shows climate change is outrunning emissions goals. Our only option is to adapt.
Patrick Lawrence: The Happiness of Others
For Americans, admitting that people in other parts of the world have and want different things from what they have and want can, in its subtle way, be devastating to…
New York Times Tries for Pulitzer Prize in Irresponsible Reporting on Bank Crises
By The Center for Economic and Policy Research The New York Times seems to think it is a newspaper’s job to promote bank panics wherever possible. It would be difficult…
Chris Hedges: The Lords of Chaos
The politicians and shills in the media who orchestrated 20 years of military debacles in the Middle East, and who seek a world dominated by U.S. power, must be held…
Patrick Lawrence: What Dan Ellsberg Means
The term “Fourth Estate” had taken on the dust of a neglected antique before the release of the Pentagon Papers. Afterwards it seemed possible to think again of the press…
John Kiriakou: The Threat to Journalism
C.I.A. whistleblower John Kiriakou told the Belmarsh Tribunal in Sydney, Australia on Saturday that the threat to Julian Assange is a threat to every national security reporter. (With transcript)
Chris Hedges: The Trump-Russia Saga and the Death Spiral of American Journalism
The media caters to a particular demographic, telling that demographic what it already believes — even when it is unverified or false. This pandering defines the coverage of the Trump-Russia…
How Can the Peace Movement Be More Effective?
By Tom Valovic / Mass Peace Action I’m probably not your typical peace activist. Over the last 15 years or so, I’ve been involved in a variety of volunteer and…
John Kiriakou: Covid & the Way of Death in US Prisons
If we don’t care about prisoners on any normal day, then why would we care about them when a pandemic is spreading through the system?
More Drivel Over the National Debt!
How the hell can we expect Americans to understand what the national debt means if the media doesn’t report it accurately?
Sanders Proposes ‘New Deal for Journalism’ To Ensure Media Serves Public Interest
Nonpartisan, publicly funded media is "an idea that we should explore," said the senator.
Pentagon Wants To Return Special Ops Propagandists To Ukraine
By Caitlin Johnstone / Substack An article by The Washington Post titled “Pentagon looks to restart top-secret programs in Ukraine” contains some interesting information about what US special ops forces…