‘We still keep protesting’: Dozens dead and hundreds wounded in Iraq
The Middle East Eye Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds wounded so far in violent demonstrations that have escalated by the day, sweeping across southern cities since they first erupted in the capital on Tuesday. Police opened fire on protesters in central Baghdad on Friday as hundreds gathered to demonstrate against the government, shooting […]
Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Shook Everyone—Except Trump
The Nation On the afternoon of October 2, 2018, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi walked into the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul to pick up a marriage document. He never walked out. Before long, Turkish officials began leaking details of his gruesome killing and dismemberment by a team of 15 Saudi operatives who arrived in Istanbul on two charter […]
Kings Bay plowshares seven begin arguing defense in court
Inside a sterile, but lavish wood paneled courtroom in Brunswick, Ga. Monday, the Kings Bay plowshares seven, formally opened their legal argument, providing hints to what Judge Lisa Godbey Wood would allow. The government, represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Karl Knoche, objected three times during the opening statements presented by Clare Grady and defense attorney […]
From impeachment to Blackwater
The Nation‘s media critic Eric Alterman contextualizes the Trump-impeachment news through the lens of three new books. “In his book American Carnage, Tim Alberta, a former reporter for National Review now with Politico, tells a straightforward tale, albeit one that whitewashes the dishonesty and extremism of the pre-Trump Republican Party,” Alterman writes. “His well-researched thesis is that […]
Military Contractors and the Hidden Flow of Bipartisan Blood Money
The Ghion Journal Politics is, for lack of a better phrase, a messy business. Cash is king; and for the vast majority of elections, it directly correlates to victory or defeat. We are at a crossroads in society now where the general public is becoming more and more informed as to where all of this […]
Bomb-plotting extremist American soldier tried to join US-backed neo-Nazi militia in Ukraine
The Grayzone A far-right soldier in the United States Army has been arrested by the FBI for plotting bomb attacks targeting American media outlets and Democratic politicians. While serving in the US military, this right-wing extremist gave fascist militants in Ukraine and other countries information on how to build bombs, including what he called “cell […]
Warming Oceans Are Rising at Alarming Rate, Says New UN Report
The Real News Network MARC STEINER: Welcome to The Real News Network. I’m Marc Steiner. Great to have you all with us. A week of historic mobilization of people from throughout the world calling for action to be taken on the climate crisis ended with a sobering bang. Warming oceans and global sea level rise has […]
The Illusion of Saving the World
CounterPunch At the end of this month, as you probably know by now, an extraordinary hoopla event will descend on Manhattan in the form of a “Climate Action Summit,” summoned by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, to get the nations of the world finally to take seriously the threat of “global warming” and pledge to […]
Permanent Record: Why NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden Risked His Life to Expose Surveillance State
Democracy Now! Six years ago, Edward Snowden leaked a trove of secret documents about how the United States had built a massive surveillance apparatus to spy on Americans and people across the globe. Snowden was then charged in the U.S. for violating the Espionage Act and other laws. As he attempted to flee to Latin […]
Greta Thunberg Isn’t the Only Voice of Her Generation
Truthdig On Friday, my 12-year-old son carried his handmade cardboard protest sign to one of the thousands of climate strikes around the world, along with five of his classmates. His sign read, “Where you gonna hide from the hell you made?” This die-hard rock ’n’ roll fan had tapped an obscure song by his favorite […]