Lawrence O’Donnell’s walkback of a supposed “bombshell” story involving a claim that Donald Trump received loans co-signed by Russian billionaires is the latest sign that journalism has become accountability-free. Indicating that MSNBC deliberately chose to prioritize...
Month: August 2019
Saudi Arabia Acknowledges Defeat In Yemen – Starts To Sue For Peace
by Moon of Alabama | Aug 30, 2019 | Featured Articles
Two weeks ago we wrote that war on Yemen will soon end. The Saudis lost their ally, they lost the war and would have to sue for peace. They are now doing so. But their fighting in Yemen will continue until that country finds a new balance. Today the United Arab...
Julian Assange: Deprivation of Justice and Double Standards in Belmarsh Prison
by Nina Cross | Aug 30, 2019 | Featured Articles
Alfred de Zayas, former UN Rapporteur, has described the actions of the British authorities in pursuit of Assange as “… contrary to the rule of law and contrary to the spirit of the law.” What we see on the surface is an illusion of British justice, masking a...
Keep Your Powder Dry, Comey Is Not Out of the Woods
by Larry C. Johnson | Aug 29, 2019 | Featured Articles
There is no doubt that Jim Comey was part of a conspiracy to destroy Donald Trump and his Presidency. But all the evidence is not yet on the record. There is some understandable frustration reverberating around the web that Comey is not being indicted in the wake of...
How To Make Sense Of Foreign Protests, Conflicts And Uprisings
by Caitlin Johnstone | Aug 28, 2019 | Featured Articles
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, our government-funded media outlet, has published an article titled “Australian expat living in Hong Kong throws off business suit to join protest movement“. The entire story is in the headline: some random guy, who ABC keeps...
New Jersey Event Canceled After Threats From Anti-Free Speech Groups
by Jonathan Turley | Aug 27, 2019 | Featured Articles
We have been discussing the rising attacks on free speech across the country, including students and faculty who support the silencing of speakers who hold opposing views. What is most concerning is that these attacks are working. The latest example can be found in...
The FBI Tried and Failed to Entrap Donald Trump Using his Business Associate, Felix Sater
by Larry C. Johnson | Aug 27, 2019 | Featured Articles
I am revisiting a story I did nine months ago about Felix Sater and the Steele Dossier (you can read it here). Let me cut to the chase--Felix Sater was an FBI informant since 1998. He was originally signed on as a "cooperator" in December 1998 by Robert Mueller's...
Rothbard and War
by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. | Aug 27, 2019 | Featured Articles
This talk was delivered at the Ron Paul Institute’s Conference on Breaking Washington’s Addiction to War.Murray Rothbard was the creator of the modern libertarian movement and a close friend of both Ron Paul and me. His legacy was a great one, and at the Mises...

Who Are The Real Extremists?
by Ron Paul | Aug 26, 2019 | Featured Articles
The recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton have re-ignited efforts to pass “Red Flag” laws, which allow the government to take away a person’s guns without due process, and expanded background checks on those wishing to purchase a gun. Some supporters of these...
Spending on Defense Is One Great Big Lie
by Jacob G. Hornberger | Aug 23, 2019 | Featured Articles
Washington Post columnist Robert Samuelson is worried. He thinks that maybe — just maybe — the US government is not spending enough on defense. In a column entitled, “Here’s Why We Could Be Under-Spending on Defense,” Samuelson has come up with a complicated formula...
Lindsey Graham’s Blank Check. Why a Defense Agreement With Israel Would Be a Disaster for Americans
by Philip Giraldi | Aug 22, 2019 | Featured Articles
Two world wars began because of unconditional pledges made by one country to come to assistance of another. On July 5, 1914, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany pledged his country’s complete support for whatever response Austria-Hungary would choose to make against Serbia...
Trump Fine-Tunes Peace Deal With Taliban
by Melkulangara Bhadrakumar | Aug 22, 2019 | Featured Articles
The US President Donald Trump’s remarks at the Oval Office in the White House on August 20 regarding the Afghan peace talks and related issues exuded an overall sense of satisfaction that the “endless war” is finally ending —although issues still remain to be sorted...
US Ambassador Grenell’s Threat to Germany Has Backfired, Driving Germany Closer to Russia
by 21st Century Wire | Aug 22, 2019 | Featured Articles
Last week, German lawmakers sent a stark message to Washington. The argument escalated following a series of flippant comments made by US ambassador Richard Grenell who had demanded Germany increase its defense spending, claiming it was “really insulting to expect the...
Joseph Mifsud, British Intel Asset, Not Russia’s Boy
by Larry C. Johnson | Aug 21, 2019 | Featured Articles
Joseph Mifsud, the Maltese Diplomat who reportedly told George Papadopoulos that Russia had Hillary's emails, was a British intelligence asset. But the Brits did not keep Mifsud for themselves. They offered him to the CIA and the FBI, and those two US agencies, in a...
End Foreign Aid to Israel and Everyone Else
by Jacob G. Hornberger | Aug 20, 2019 | Featured Articles
Democratic Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are calling on the US Congress to reevaluate US foreign aid to the Israeli government. Their reason? Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, denied entry into Israel for the two of them, owing to their public...
Trump Administration Wants Permanent Repeal of the 4th Amendment
by Daniel McAdams | Aug 19, 2019 | The Liberty Report
Departing Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats sent Congress a letter requesting that several features of the misnamed USA FREEDOM Act be made permanent, allowing the US government to spy in Americans in perpetuity. The Trump Administration wants to be able to...
The Saudis Learn the Term ‘Asymmetric Response’
by Tom Luongo | Aug 19, 2019 | Featured Articles
The Saudis just learned that some moments in history show their significance as they unfold. Iran shooting down a US Global Hawk stealth drone and President Trump refusing his war-hawk cabinet in retaliating militarily is one of them. I said then and still maintain...
Behind a Made-for-TV Hong Kong Protest Narrative, Washington is Backing Nativism and Mob Violence
by Dan Cohen | Aug 19, 2019 | Featured Articles
President Donald Trump tweeted on August 13 that he “can’t imagine why” the United States has been blamed for the chaotic protests that have gripped Hong Kong. Trump’s befuddlement might be understandable considering the carefully managed narrative of the US...

Are Recessions Inevitable?
by Ron Paul | Aug 19, 2019 | Featured Articles
Stocks fell last week following news that the yield curve on Treasury notes had inverted. This means that a short-term Treasury note was paying higher interest rates than long-term Treasury note. An inverted yield curve is widely seen as a sign of an impending...
Mass Media’s Phony Freakout Over Bernie’s WaPo Criticism Is Backfiring
by Caitlin Johnstone | Aug 17, 2019 | Featured Articles
After days of ridiculous, hysterical garment rending by mass media talking heads in response to Senator Bernie Sanders’ utterly undeniable assertion that The Washington Post has displayed unfair bias against his campaign, people with extensive experience in the...
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