Trump’s Teatro Yanqui del Absurdo
https://consortiumnews.com/2026/01/04/trumps-teatro-yanqui-del-absurdo/UPDATED: Donald Trump’s Mar-al-Lago press conference announcing that the U.S. would “run” Venezuela was pure Yankee theater of the absurd, writes Joe Lauria. Updated with news of possible deal between U.S. and Venezuelan vice president to allow Maduro to be…
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Trump's Teatro Yanqui del Absurdo
Donald Trump's Mar-al-Lago press conference announcing that the U.S. would "run" Venezuela was pure Yankee theater of the absurd, writes Joe Lauria.
By Joe Lauria
Special to Consortium News
The administration of George W. Bush expended huge effort trying to convince the U.S. populatio
American Authoritarianism
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/07/18/american-authoritarianism/Torture, rotating judges and prosecutors and incarceration for a generation without charges or trial are all hallmarks of an authoritarian government, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. By Andrew P. Napolitano Last week, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., invalidated a…
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American Authoritarianism
Torture, rotating judges and prosecutors and incarceration for a generation without charges or trial are all hallmarks of an authoritarian government, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
By Andrew P. Napolitano
Last week, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., invalidated a plea agreement for
Caitlin Johnstone: Rebooting Iraq-War Lies for Iran
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/06/20/caitlin-johnstone-rebooting-iraq-war-lies-for-iran/We’ve seen this before: The lies circulating about Iran are just a much dumber, much more obvious version of those that U.S. officials used to push for the invasion of Iraq. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com.au Listen to Tim Foley reading this…
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Caitlin Johnstone: Rebooting Iraq-War Lies for Iran
We've seen this before: The lies circulating about Iran are just a much dumber, much more obvious version of those that U.S. officials used to push for the invasion of Iraq.
By Caitlin Johnstone
CaitlinJohnstone.com.au
Listen to Tim Foley reading this article.
President Donald Trump has sh
Israel Hovers Over Iran-US Nuclear Talks
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/04/25/iran-us-nuclear-hassling/Israel may not be visible at the nuclear negotiating table, as U.S.-Iran talks resume on Saturday, but its influence over the outcome is palpable, writes M. Reza Behnam. By M. Reza Behnam Z-Network Since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the United States…
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Israel Hovers Over Iran-US Nuclear Talks
Israel may not be visible at the nuclear negotiating table, as U.S.-Iran talks resume on Saturday, but its influence over the outcome is palpable, writes M. Reza Behnam.
By M. Reza Behnam
Z-Network
Since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the United States and Israel have been zealous in their ef
US Adds to Long Hospital-Bombing History
This brief rundown of the past five decades shows that last month’s attacks on the Al Rasool Al-Azam Oncology Hospital in Yemen are far from an aberration, writes Alan MacLeod.
By Alan MacLeod
MintPress News
In repeatedly targeting and destroying a cancer center in Yemen, the U
International Law’s Fight for Relevance
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/03/10/international-laws-fight-for-relevance/Ramzy Baroud on the possibility that West-centered legal institutions are capable of change. By Ramzy Baroud Z Network International law is fighting for relevance. The outcome of this fight is likely to change the entire global political dynamic, which was shaped by World…
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International Law's Fight for Relevance
Ramzy Baroud on the possibility that West-centered legal institutions are capable of change.
By Ramzy Baroud
Z Network
International law is fighting for relevance. The outcome of this fight is likely to change the entire global political dynamic, which was shaped by World War II and sustain
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