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Hedges Report: Mearsheimer on US Exiting Iran War

corinna barnard — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:00:38 +0000

As ceasefire talks hang by a thread, rising tensions over the Strait of Hormuz reveal a stark reality: escalation could trigger a global economic catastrophe — and the United States may have far less control than it claims. By Joshua…

Hedges Report: Lebanon’s Defiance

corinna barnard — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:00:43 +0000

Journalist Laith Marouf delivers a firsthand account from southern Lebanon — where entire villages were flattened. Hezbollah not only held the line — it inflicted significant losses. Marouf says it marks the end of Western hegemony. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost The…

Jonathan Cook: Starmer’s in the Loop, not Duped

Elizabeth Vos — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:27:16 +0000

From Jimmy Savile to Peter Mandelson, Keir Starmer has followed a trajectory of career-enhancing ignorance. He knows far more than he lets on. It’s the reason, after all, why he was knighted. By Jonathan Cook Jonathan-Cook.net Sir Keir Starmer must be…

DAY 52: Trump Extends Ceasefire as World Remains on Edge

Consortiumnews.com — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:13:52 +0000

Hours before he said bombing would resume, Donald Trump accepted a Pakistani request to indefinitely extend the ceasefire while the U.S. waits for a unified Iranian response, writes Joe Lauria. Tuesday, April 21 By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News…

DNC Winners: Ethnic Cleansing & Genocide

corinna barnard — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:06:20 +0000

A panel named the Middle East Working Group gummed up all efforts to align the DNC with the views of most of the party’s voters, writes Norman Solomon. By Norman Solomon Z Network In the aftermath of this month’s…

Hedges Report: Trump’s War on Cuba

Michele Steinberg — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:01:22 +0000

The U.S. economic strangulation of Cuba has created unbearable hardships for the population. Medea Benjamin describes what she saw on a recent solidarity delegation and how we can break the blockade. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost Medea Benjamin, a co-founder of the…

DAYS 49-51: Talks to Begin After US Seizes Iranian Ship

Consortiumnews.com — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:34:26 +0000

UPDATED NOW: With chaos growing, Donald Trump sent his real estate agents to Islamabad in an effort at renewed peace talks. He says if there’s no deal this week he’ll start destroying Iran’s civilian targets, writes Joe Lauria. Saturday, April…

WATCH: The World This Week — ‘An Uncertain War’

Consortiumnews.com — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:57:46 +0000

Shaky truces are in place in Lebanon and Iran as the belligerents plot their next moves. Can an uncertain war become a certain peace? Ray McGovern and Scott Ritter this week on The World This Week. Watch the replay. Guests:…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: Iran & Ukraine — Two Theaters in the Non–West’s Single War for Parity

corinna barnard — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:26:32 +0000

In Iran and Ukraine, what is at stake — what is fought for and against — is a rebalancing of power that will prove of world-historical magnitude when it is at last accomplished. By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News First…

DAYS 45-48: Iran Says Strait Is Open as Trump Spins

Consortiumnews.com — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:15:34 +0000

After a Lebanon truce was declared, Iran said Friday the Strait of Hormuz is “completely open.” Trump said Iran peace talks could resume. None of the U.S. and Israeli war aims have been achieved, writes Joe Lauria. Thursday, April 16…