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The Ukraine question hung over the recent G20 summit even though  members have repeatedly signaled their wish to avoid the new cold war that Biden and his foreign-policy people are building. By Patrick Lawrence Original to ScheerPost What a time for American statecraft. Antony Blinken wa

In the wake of Zelensky's wildly provocative statements, it is time to question whether the U.S. president has a personal interest in prolonging the war in Ukraine. By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News A friend and colleague wrote in an unusually sage commentary a couple of yea

As the summer holidays ended in England and Wales, the Department for Education ordered over 100 school buildings to be fully or partially closed due to the dangers caused by a collapse-prone form of concrete.   By Peoples Dispatch Reports of unsafe conditions in schools and other public ut

Historian Rashid Khalidi's concise and at times personal take on a century of colonial conquest and resistance in Palestine is a highly accessible read that focuses on key events and themes.  By As'ad AbuKhalil Special to Consortium News There is a plethora of books on the Arab-Israel

Last year, the CEOs of the Big Three U.S. automakers received staggering pay packages, fueling workers' ongoing push for better wages and benefits.  By Jake Johnson Common Dreams Forty percent. It's a figure that United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain cited repeatedly in the run-up to

Given the official U.S. optimism over Ukraine's counteroffensive, Barbara Koeppel concludes that Washington has not learned any lessons from failed wars in Vietnam, and later Iraq and Afghanistan. By Barbara Koeppel Special to Consortium News At the end of 1967, the Vietnam War was a stale

While the Defence and Security Equipment International expo is underway this week in London, Anna Stavrianakis looks at the deep, entrenched relationship between the British state and arms companies and the violation of U.K. export controls. By Anna Stavrianakis Declassified UK This week, 3

CN has been ahead of the news on Ukraine, from reporting the coup and warning of nuclear catastrophe as far back as 2015, to news of the current phase of the conflict. Help us to continue our coverage. On Feb. 23, 2015, Robert Parry, the late founder of this website, warned that a U.S.-backed

Zoe Alexandra reports on the commemorations in Chile of the 1973 coup, including a centerpiece candle light vigil at the National Stadium in Santiago, one of the largest centers of torture and detention during the Pinochet dictatorship. By Zoe Alexandra Peoples Dispatch Tens of thousands o

When Western media discusses terrorism against the West, such as 9/11, the motive is almost always left out, even when the terrorists state they are avenging longstanding Western violence in the Muslim world, reports Joe Lauria. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News First Published o