Marco ‘McCarthy’ Rubio: Wrong on Cuba & ‘Terrorism’ consortiumnews.com/2026/08/10/m... Those who challenge and protest U.S. policies are not foreign-paid terrorists; Rubio and other Trump appointees are using “McCarthy” tactics to stop dissent, says Ann Wright.

Marco ‘McCarthy’ Rubio: Wrong on Cuba & 'Terrorism'

Those who challenge and protest U.S. policies are not foreign-paid terrorists; Rubio and other Trump appointees are using “McCarthy” tactics to stop dissent, says Ann Wright. By Ann Wright Thin-ski...

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PATRICK LAWRENCE: A Certain Schizophrenia consortiumnews.com/2026/08/07/p... Democratic Socialists are contesting elections as if they are members of a party, but there is no party. This is not a small detail.

PATRICK LAWRENCE: A Certain Schizophrenia

Democratic Socialists are contesting elections as if they are members of a party, but there is no party. This is not a small detail. By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News The Democratic So...

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The Normalcy of US Wars consortiumnews.com/.../07/the-n... A government willing to kill millions and spend trillions on war while borrowing to pay interest on borrowed money will one day collapse of its own weight; as have all empires, writes Judge Andrew Napolitano.

The Normalcy of US Wars

A government willing to kill millions and spend trillions on war while borrowing to pay interest on borrowed money will one day collapse of its own weight; as have all empires, writes Judge Andrew Nap...

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HIROSHIMA 81: SCOTT RITTER: Let It Be the Reminder consortiumnews.com/2026/08/06/s... By allowing the U.S. nuclear posture to shift away from deterrence toward warfighting, all we guarantee is that eventually there will be a warfighting scenario that uses nuclear weapons. And then we all die.

HIROSHIMA 81: SCOTT RITTER: Let It Be the Reminder

By allowing the U.S. nuclear posture to shift away from deterrence toward warfighting, all we guarantee is that eventually there will be a warfighting scenario that uses nuclear weapons. And then we a...

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HIROSHIMA 81– WATCH: Apocalyptic Blindness consortiumnews.com/2026/08/06/h... At the 81st anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, Patrick Baab warns how Germany is marching with apocalyptic blindness towards nuclear Armageddon.

HIROSHIMA 81-- WATCH: Apocalyptic Blindness

At the 81st anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, Patrick Baab warns how Germany is marching with apocalyptic blindness towards nuclear armageddon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjll2d03Jvs Guest: G...

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HIROSHIMA 81: An Appeal to Pope Leo on Nuclear War consortiumnews.com/2026/08/06/h... U.S. veterans, professors, clergy, writers and peace activists ask Catholic Archbishop John Wester to forward their appeal for emergency diplomacy to stop nuclear war to Pope Leo XIV at Hiroshima 81.

HIROSHIMA 81: An Appeal to Pope Leo on Nuclear War

U.S. veterans, professors, clergy, writers and peace activists ask Catholic Archbishop John Wester to forward their appeal for emergency diplomacy to stop nuclear war to Pope Leo XIV at Hiroshima 81. ...

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HIROSHIMA: The Looming Risk of Nuclear Disaster consortiumnews.com/2026/08/06/h... Despite the heroic struggle of the people of Hiroshima, 81 years ago today, and of Nagasaki, the horrors of 1945 have too often been forgotten or ignored, says Peter Kuznick.

HIROSHIMA: The Looming Risk of Nuclear Disaster

Despite the heroic struggle of the people of Hiroshima, 81 years ago today, and of Nagasaki, the horrors of 1945 have too often been forgotten or ignored, says Peter Kuznick.  The following is th...

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WATCH: Abby Martin on Standing Up to Monsters consortiumnews.com/2026/08/05/w... The director of the documentary Earth’s Greatest Enemy, about U.S. empire, militarism and environmental destruction, says we aren’t angry enough.

WATCH: Abby Martin on Standing Up to Monsters

The director of the documentary Earth's Greatest Enemy, about U.S. empire, militarism and environmental destruction, says we aren't angry enough. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-sa2HJLkeo&t=6s Film...

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Force-Feeding ICE Detainees consortiumnews.com/2026/08/05/f... “If they admit openly that there are hunger strikes,” said one lawyer, “they admit that the conditions in detention are so bad that people are willing to forgo food to raise awareness.”

Force-Feeding ICE Detainees

“If they admit openly that there are hunger strikes," said one lawyer, "they admit that the conditions in detention are so bad that people are willing to forgo food to raise awareness.” By Brett W...

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Promoting War to School Children consortiumnews.com/2026/08/04/p... Alan Macleod reports on Lockheed Martin, Raytheon & BAE Systems using the classroom to launder their images and enlist the next generation as cogs in the military-industrial complex.

Promoting War to School Children

Alan Macleod  reports on Lockheed Martin, Raytheon & BAE Systems using the classroom to launder their images and enlist the next generation as cogs in the military-industrial complex. By Alan MacL...

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Israel ‘Destroying Crucial Evidence of Genocide’ in Gaza consortiumnews.com/2026/08/04/i... The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor says Israeli forces, by moving millions of tons of rubble that belong to Palestinians, are apparently violating a World Court order to preserve criminal evidence.

Israel ‘Destroying Crucial Evidence of Genocide’ in Gaza

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor says Israeli forces, by moving millions of tons of rubble that belong to Palestinians, are apparently violating a World Court order to preserve criminal evi...

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US Inciting Global Persecution of Dissidents consortiumnews.com/.../us-incit... After Marco Rubio’s meeting last month to rally allies against “far-left terrorism,” an Argentine rights group considers the pattern of political persecution it seeks to export worldwide.

US Inciting Global Persecution of Dissidents

After Marco Rubio's meeting last month to rally allies against “far-left terrorism,” an Argentine rights group considers the pattern of political persecution it seeks to export worldwide. By Centro...

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Oil Majors Profits Doubling With Iran War consortiumnews.com/2026/07/31/o... Shell posted nearly $10 billion in second-quarter results as consumers struggled with higher living costs and the U.K. suffered a deadly heatwave, Jake Johnson reports.

Oil Majors Profits Doubling With Iran War

Shell posted nearly $10 billion in second-quarter results as consumers struggled with higher living costs and the U.K. suffered a deadly heatwave, Jake Johnson reports.    By Jake Johnson Common ...

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Vijay Prashad: Silence on Gaza When Headlines Fade consortiumnews.com/2026/08/03/v... The tapering off of media coverage of the U.S.-Israeli genocide hasn’t abated the violence. In fact, its permanence is what allows the world to look away.

Vijay Prashad: Silence on Gaza When Headlines Fade

The tapering off of media coverage of the U.S.-Israeli genocide hasn't abated the violence. In fact, its permanence is what allows the world to look away. By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institu...

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Inured to the Rising Gaza Death Toll consortiumnews.com/2026/08/03/i... No one acts, writes Ramzy Baroud. Israel keeps bombing, U.S. Congress continues assigning it more weapons and the rising death tally provides a reminder of the magnitude of the horror.

Inured to the Rising Gaza Death Toll

No one acts, writes Ramzy Baroud. Israel keeps bombing, U.S. Congress continues assigning it more weapons and the rising death tally provides a reminder of the magnitude of the horror. By Ramzy Bar...

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WATCH: TWTW — How Close Are We to Nuclear War? consortiumnews.com/2026/08/01/w... Some NATO and Russian advisers think nuclear war is viable. Would a desperate Israel nuke Iran? Peter Kuznick, Rick Wolff, Ray McGovern.

WATCH: TWTW -- How Close Are We to Nuclear War?

Some NATO and Russian advisers think nuclear war is viable. Would a desperate Israel nuke Iran? Peter Kuznick, Rick Wolff, Ray McGovern. 8pm EDT Tonite. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBBxDz6zGEM Gu...

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Caitlin Johnstone: Today in Dystopia consortiumnews.com/2026/08/03/c... In just one of the multiplying examples of abusive technology developments, physical literature is being destroyed in order to train generative AI products to take our jobs and pollute our environment.

Caitlin Johnstone: Today in Dystopia

In just one of the multiplying examples of abusive technology developments, physical literature is being destroyed in order to train generative AI products to take our jobs and pollute our environment...

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The Conflict Over the US Dept. of Justice consortiumnews.com/2026/07/30/t... Two notorious cases came across Todd Blanche’s desk recently and in both he rejected the rule of law and bowed to presidential whim, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.

The Conflict Over the US Dept. of Justice

Two notorious cases came across Todd Blanche’s desk recently and in both he rejected the rule of law and bowed to presidential whim, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. By Andrew P. Napolitano Deputy Att...

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Jonathan Cook: Israel’s ICC Scalp consortiumnews.com/2026/07/31/j... Any successor to the downfallen ICC chief prosecutor who tries to punish war crimes will be only too aware of the backlash against Khan, his predecessor Fatou Bensoud and the template case of Julian Assange.

Jonathan Cook: Israel's ICC Scalp

Any successor to the downfallen ICC chief prosecutor who tries to punish war crimes will be only too aware of the backlash against Khan, his predecessor Fatou Bensoud and the template case of Julian A...

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Welcoming War Criminals consortiumnews.com/2026/07/30/w... The International Criminal Court’s issuance of arrest warrants for high-ranking Israeli officials marked a litmus test for global stewardship, writes M. Reza Behram.

Welcoming War Criminals

The International Criminal Court's issuance of arrest warrants for high-ranking Israeli officials marked a litmus test for global stewardship, writes M. Reza Behram. By M. Reza Behnam Z-Network Th...

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US-Israel Rot Is Deeper Than AIPAC consortiumnews.com/2026/07/29/u... While Israel’s impunity for conducting unbridled violence is cracking in the U.S., politicians’ habit of tying career survival to Tel Aviv persists in traditional power structures, writes Ramzy Baroud.

US-Israel Rot Is Deeper Than AIPAC

While Israel's impunity for conducting unbridled violence is cracking in the U.S., politicians' habit of tying career survival to Tel Aviv persists in traditional power structures, writes Ramzy Baroud...

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Trump's New McCarthyism Patrick Henningsen @21WIRE We discuss Trump’s attack the First Amendment designed to cancel his critics and protect Israel from accountability for its crimes against humanity... ▶️ Trump’s New McCarthyism + The Truth About Iran – with @Consortiumnews & @RealScottRitter

Close That Facility: The Pine Gap Protests consortiumnews.com/2026/07/27/c... Pine Gap is a garrison outpost dominated by the U.S. imperium that defiles sacred native land and aids Israel in its cleansing conflict against Palestinians, writes Binoy Kampmark.

THE WORLD THIS WEEK THE RETURN OF McCARTHYISM youtube.com/watch?v=sals... Recent government-assisted censorship began under Biden but Donald Trump has now unleashed the return of full-blown McCarthyism.Scott Ritter, recently returned from Russia & Patrick Henningsen recently returned from Iran.

RETURN OF McCARTHYISM- Scott Ritter & Patrick Henningsen - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

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Trump Was the Symptom, Corporate Impunity the Disease consortiumnews.com/2026/07/27/t... Much of the political establishment continues to treat Trump’s rise as though it emerged from nowhere, when in reality it was built upon decades of accumulated economic betrayal, writes Marie Gottschalk.

Chris Hedges: Trump’s Phantom Leftwing Enemies consortiumnews.com/2026/07/24/c... The Trump administration is laying the groundwork for blacklisting and criminalizing all left-wing, progressive, anti-war and anti-imperialist dissent.

Michael Brenner: Reifying Stupidity consortiumnews.com/2026/07/22/m... We are experiencing a global outbreak of stupidity that afflicts political elites disproportionally.

Vijay Prashad: Imagining a New Way consortiumnews.com/2026/07/22/v... Across much of the Global South the old certainties of the IMF’s dogma of austerity models have evaporated. What replaces it must come from the people of Global South.

Gulf Arabs & Subsidized Occupation consortiumnews.com/2026/07/22/g... The pivot of Arab Gulf states away from historical Arab nationalism to Western alignment has sacrificed the Palestinian cause to transactional diplomacy and dynastic preservation, writes M. Reza Behnam.

Jeffrey Sachs: The Enduring US War on Russia consortiumnews.com/2026/07/21/j... Eisenhower’s warning that U.S. policy would be captured by a scientific-technological elite explains why Washington sustains the war in Ukraine as a unique, live-fire laboratory for AI warfare at scale.