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WATCH: The World This Week — ‘Playing With Fire’

Consortiumnews.com — Sat, 09 May 2026 09:54:22 +0000

Donald Trump continues to play with fire, not only in the Persian Gulf, but also in Ukraine, and we may all get burnt. Former U.S. intelligence analysts Ray McGovern and Scott Ritter on The World This Week. Watch the replay.…

WATCH: CN Live! — ‘The Palantir Imperium’

Consortiumnews.com — Sat, 09 May 2026 03:09:14 +0000

Palantir’s Western supremacist empire is reaching all corners of the globe, as Australian Sen. David Shoebridge explains to CN Live! Guest: Sen. David Shoebridge. Interviewers: Cathy Vogan and Elizabeth Vos. Producer: Cathy Vogan. Time: 35:12. Palantir Technologies is an American…

Caitlin Johnstone: The World’s Most Urgent Problem

Consortiumnews.com — Fri, 08 May 2026 18:12:15 +0000

Is when Western governments murder people with darker skin, different languages, different religions and living in different cultures and Westerners just compartmentalize it away. By Caitlin Johnstone Caitlin’s Newsletter Reading by Tim Foley First and foremost the west needs to…

The Chilling UK Case Against Palestine Action Lawyer

corinna barnard — Fri, 08 May 2026 16:00:47 +0000

Lawyer Rajiv Menon faces contempt charges for reminding a jury of its independence in the Palestine Action case, prompting alarm that if “lawyers begin to self-censor … the right to a fair trial is placed at risk.” Dania Akkad reports.…

When Trump Compares Iran to Vietnam or Iraq

corinna barnard — Fri, 08 May 2026 06:18:22 +0000

Neither of the two previous quagmires was revealed in its calamitous stupidity as swiftly as Trump’s war on Iran, writes Mitchell Zimmerman. By Mitchell Zimmerman Common Dreams As Donald Trump’s War shambles on with no end in sight, the U.S.…

The Comey Indictment & Free Speech

corinna barnard — Thu, 07 May 2026 18:00:04 +0000

If the U.S. government can’t leave free speech alone, then its oath to the Constitution and the Constitution’s stated guarantees are meaningless, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. By Andrew P. Napolitano In 200-plus years of interpreting the free speech clause of…

How China Wins at the UN Without Really Trying

Elizabeth Vos — Thu, 07 May 2026 16:00:59 +0000

As Washington retreats from multilateral institutions to instead opt for bilateral and transactional engagements, much of the world expects China to fill the gap, writes Damilola Banjo. By Damilola Banjo PassBlue When Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the United Nations, was…

Among the Few Who Resist Hidden Persuasion

corinna barnard — Thu, 07 May 2026 13:22:34 +0000

A small subset of just about any population somehow manage to escape national or ideological conditioning, writes Lawrence Davidson. An example of such a person is U.N. Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese. By Lawrence Davidson TothePointAnalysis.com Most folks are caught up…

Hedges Report: Will the Iran War Cause a Global Depression?

Elizabeth Vos — Wed, 06 May 2026 18:00:45 +0000

The U.S. war on Iran is leading the world to a global depression. Professor Richard Wolff places the current crisis in the context of the capitalist system and the decline of U.S. hegemonic power. By Chris Hedges The Chris Hedges Report…

Trump’s New Iran Negotiator

corinna barnard — Wed, 06 May 2026 16:00:09 +0000

Tapped to advise Steve Witkoff on Iran, Nick Stewart previously condemned dealing with any of Iran’s elected leaders. His presence consolidates military conflict as the Trump administration’s only option, writes Max Blumenthal. By Max Blumenthal The Grayzone The latest addition…