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The U.S. is a global outlier in condemning 1-in-7 prisoners to die behind bars, writes Marjorie Cohn. Over two-thirds are people of color. Under international law,  this amounts to torture and racial discrimination. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout Several human rights organizations submitted

The resumption of the recent joint military exercises is viewed with alarm by China, which, like North Korea, has repeatedly pointed to U.S. attempts to set up a NATO-like organization in Asia, writes Aditya Sarin. By Aditya Sarin Peoples Dispatch Between Aug. 22 and Sept. 1, the United

The U.S. had close to 200 years to inculcate its biases and shape its rule of law accordingly, writes Lawrence Davidson. By Lawrence Davidson  TothePointAnalysis.com On Aug. 30, President Joe  Biden gave a speech at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was angered that

Except for a brief moment after his dramatic arrest in 2019, the mainstream media has abandoned Julian Assange.

The Edinburgh student charged with "breaching the peace" says officers feared they would be a "laughing stock," Adam Bychawski reports. By Adam Bychawski openDemocracy The police who arrested an Edinburgh student for “breaching the peace” as she protested a ceremony for King Charles III fe

Russia is no longer fighting a Ukrainian army equipped by NATO, but a NATO army manned by Ukrainians. Yet, Russia still holds the upper hand despite its Kharkiv setback. By Scott Ritter Special to Consortium News The Ukrainian army began a major offensive against Russian forces deployed in th

Many workers remain unsatisfied with the compromise proposed last month by the U.S. president's appointed arbitrators.  By Kenny Stancil Common Dreams As negotiations between rail carriers and unions trying to secure sick days and other basic benefits for tens of thousands of workers

The Economic Policy Institute responds to talk of "quiet quitting" by U.S. workers.  By Kenny Stancil Common Dreams "Quiet quitting" — an allegedly new trend characterized by workers performing only their required job duties and no more — has been getting a lot of attention in recent weeks,

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

To meet the imaginary Russian threat to Western Europe, Germany will lead an expanded, militarized EU. By Diana Johnstone in Paris  Special to Consortium News The European Union is girding for a long war against Russia that appears clearly contrary to European economic interests and so