Bill Gates & the Hot Tub of Death
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/11/25/bill-gates-the-hot-tub-of-death/
Juan Cole on Bill Gates, Hurricane Melissa and the pro-billionaire high-tech sector. By Juan Cole TomDispatch.com In late October, Hurricane Melissa (that should have been called “Godzilla”) battered western Jamaica with 185-mile-an-hour winds. It tossed the roofs of buildings about like…
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Chris Hedges Report: War & Iran
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/07/17/chris-hedges-report-war-iran/
Former British diplomat Alastair Crooke assesses the current situation in the Middle East and what can be expected in the coming weeks or months. By Chris Hedges The Chris Hedges Report Following attacks on Iran by Israel and the United…
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Despite Denials, Australia Has Exported F-35 Parts to Israel
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/07/14/despite-denials-australia-has-exported-f-35-parts-to-israel/
Leaked documents show Canberra supplying Israel with the means to maintain F-35 fighter jets so it can continue its genocidal campaign in Gaza, Peter Cronau and Kellie Tranter report. This Declassified Australia investigation is published in partnership with investigative news…
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Vijay Prashad: Patents of a Parasitical North
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/07/07/vijay-prashad-patents-of-a-parasitical-north/
Global South countries are trapped in Global North-dominated patents and licensing fees that are stripping them of wealth and stunting their development. By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research The number in the graph above, based on data from the…
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VIPS: Data Collection Can Be Effective AND Legal
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/07/05/data-collection-can-be-effective-and-legal/
Surveillance with AI, robotics and drones threatens privacy and democracy. An independent technical group is needed to monitor U.S. government agencies, enforcing compliance with the Constitution and ending hidden, illegal programs. July 5, 2025 MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals…
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Britain’s Long History of Spying on Iran
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/07/02/britains-long-history-of-spying-on-iran/
The U.K. has spent decades trying to subvert Iran’s government, but also secretly sold them chemical weapons and spied on opposition activists, reports Martin Williams. By Martin Williams Declassified UK As bombs fell on Iran last month, the U.K. government…
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Chris Hedges: The Genocide Profiteers
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/07/02/chris-hedges-the-genocide-profiteers/
In her latest report, Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese demands that more than 1,000 corporate entities sever ties with Israel or be held accountable for complicity in war crimes. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost War is a business. So is genocide. The…
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EU Buying Weapons Tested on Palestinians
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/07/01/eu-buying-weapons-tested-on-palestine/
Israel sees an opportunity in a Europe rearming because of the supposed threat of Russia, writes Jessica Buxbaum. By Jessica Buxbaum MintPress News NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius [actually] believe Russia…
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Palantir’s Value Soars With Dystopian Spy Tool that Will Centralize Data on Americans
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/06/06/palantirs-value-soars-with-dystopian-spy-tool-that-will-centralize-data-on-americans/
By contracting the surveillance firm to agglomerate the U.S. population’s personal data across government agencies, the White House has turbo-charged the company’s value, Kit Klarenberg reports. By Kit Klarenberg The Grayzone During an end-of-year investor call this February, Palantir CEO,…
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AI & the End of Thinking?
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/06/04/ai-the-end-of-thinking/
Wolfgang Messner explores the risks that mediocrity and conformity will accompany an AI-powered cognitive revolution. By Wolfgang Messner The Conversation Artificial Intelligence began as a quest to simulate the human brain. Is it now in the process of transforming the…
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