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Western coverage of last week's summit in Uzbekistan brings us face-to-face with the extent to which Americans are not supposed to see the world turning.  By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News Only in America, Land of Opportunists, can you awaken on an early autumn Sunday to a he

Get a paperback copy of American Dispatches: A Robert Parry Reader in exchange for a contribution to Consortium News' 2022 Fall Fund Drive.  Published this summer, American Dispatches: A Robert Parry Reader is a compilation of the writings of the late Robert Parry, the founder of this site in 199

The global ruling class is determined to prevent mounting protests against social inequality from employing the weapon that can bring them down. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost.com The ruling oligarchs are terrified that, for tens of millions of people, the economic dislocation caused by infla

After last week's protests, Marcy Winograd is amplifying Mexican President Obrador's call for dialog among Biden, Putin and Zelensky to end the proxy war.  By Marcy Winograd Common Dreams On Sunday, U.S. President Joe Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin "Dont, Don't, Don't" use n

Some lawmakers worry partial cancellation of student debts will harm military recruitment and they've written to the president and defense secretary about it.   By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com Listen to a reading of this article. Nineteen members of the U.S. House of Representa

Is it a weird new tactic in “strategic ambiguity” to have different parts of the administration saying completely different things in totally unambiguous ways? asks Caitlin Johnstone. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com The president of the United States has once again committed the U

Kate Pickett touts the Club of Rome's "Earth4All" prescription for a root-and-branch reshaping of the economy, away from neoliberal, extractive capitalism.  By Kate Pickett International Politics and Society and IPS-Journa It is a feeling of outrage, with a strong sense of déjà-vu. From the

With corporate media largely abandoning the imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher, Consortium News has been in the forefront of chronicling his plight. But we can't do it without you.  Except for a brief moment after his dramatic arrest in 2019, the mainstream media has abandoned Julian Assange. They

Age, income and wealth make no difference to regressive attitudes, the data reveals, begging the question of what will:  Betwa Sharma in conversation with data journalist Rukmini S. By Betwa Sharma Special to Consortium News There are many stereotypes about India, but a new book explodes my

The public is being whipped up to observe emotional mourning for the late queen, while those who you would expect truly to be in grief are engaged in cold, political calculation.  By Craig Murray CraigMurray.org.uk When the so-called leader of the opposition opposes protest against a new un