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Marco ‘McCarthy’ Rubio: Wrong on Cuba & ‘Terrorism’

Michele Steinberg — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:14:33 +0000

Those who challenge and protest U.S. policies are not foreign-paid terrorists; Rubio and other Trump appointees are using “McCarthy” tactics to stop dissent, says Ann Wright. By Ann Wright Thin-skinned and heavy-handed, the Trump administration apparently feels like it is being singled out…

WATCH: TWTW — ‘Avoiding Nuclear Extinction’

Consortiumnews.com — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:14:06 +0000

On the 81st anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing today, we ask how we can avoid nuclear holocaust. Plus overreaction to U.S. socialism and Trump’s trap in Iran. Scott Ritter, Rick Wolff, 8 p.m. EDT Tonite. Eighty-one years ago today the…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: A Certain Schizophrenia

corinna barnard — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:00:40 +0000

Democratic Socialists are contesting elections as if they are members of a party, but there is no party. This is not a small detail. By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News The Democratic Socialists of America have been feeling their oats…

The Normalcy of US Wars

corinna barnard — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:00:12 +0000

A government willing to kill millions and spend trillions on war while borrowing to pay interest on borrowed money will one day collapse of its own weight; as have all empires, writes Judge Andrew Napolitano. By Andrew P. Napolitano The…

HIROSHIMA 81: SCOTT RITTER — Let It Remind Us

Michele Steinberg — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:56:03 +0000

By allowing the U.S. nuclear posture to shift away from deterrence toward warfighting, all we guarantee is that eventually there will be a warfighting scenario that uses nuclear weapons. And then we all die. By Scott Ritter Special to Consortium News…

HIROSHIMA 81: WATCH — Apocalyptic Blindness

Consortiumnews.com — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:00:47 +0000

At the 81st anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, Patrick Baab warns how Germany is marching with apocalyptic blindness towards nuclear armageddon. Guest: German journalist Patrik Baab. Camera & Interviewer: Joe Lauria. Editor: Cathy Vogan. Excerpts of Baab’s remarks: “The European…

HIROSHIMA 81: An Appeal to Pope Leo on Nuclear War

Michele Steinberg — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:00:17 +0000

U.S. veterans, professors, clergy, writers and peace activists ask Catholic Archbishop John Wester to forward their appeal for emergency diplomacy to stop nuclear war to Pope Leo XIV at Hiroshima 81. July 24, 2026 Most Reverend John C. Wester, D.D.…

HIROSHIMA 81: The Looming Risk of Nuclear Disaster

Elizabeth Vos — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:00:11 +0000

Despite the heroic struggle of the people of Hiroshima, 81 years ago today, and of Nagasaki, the horrors of 1945 have too often been forgotten or ignored, says Peter Kuznick. The following is the text of a keynote address the…

WATCH: Abby Martin on Standing Up to Monsters

Consortiumnews.com — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:07:44 +0000

The director of the documentary Earth’s Greatest Enemy, about U.S. empire, militarism and environmental destruction, says we aren’t angry enough. Filmmaker Abby Martin delivers a powerful message with her film Earth’s Greatest Enemy. She says the fight against the war…

Force-Feeding ICE Detainees

Michele Steinberg — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:08:52 +0000

“If they admit openly that there are hunger strikes,” said one lawyer, “they admit that the conditions in detention are so bad that people are willing to forgo food to raise awareness.” By Brett Wilkins Common Dreams The Trump administration subjected hunger-striking…