The military draft is still on the back burner. But the issue – and specifically whether to (finally) end draft registration or try to expand it to young women as well as young men – is on track to be debated in Congress and quite possibly the Supreme Court in...
From The American Conservative:Philip Gordon has written a smart article in Foreign Affairs explaining why policies of regime change fail even when they initially “succeed” in toppling the targeted government. He concludes:Regime change will always tempt...
From The Grayzone: Ian Henderson, a veteran OPCW inspector who challenged a cover-up of his organization's investigation of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, recently testified before the United Nations Security Council. At the meeting, Henderson was both...
Yesterday's declassification of then-CIA Director John Brennan's hand-written notes on Hilary Clinton's alleged invention of a Trump-Russia scandal to distract from her own private email server scandal is an explosive development in the four year "Russiagate" scandal....
A group of 15 peace activists on Saturday wrapped up a week-long nonviolent, socially-distanced protest at a Nevada Air Force base housing a command and control center for unmanned aerial drones. For the 11th straight year, CodePink and Veterans for Peace led their...
From Consortium News: A live roundtable discussion with journalists who had access to the daily proceedings at the Old Bailey, hosted by Kevin Gosztola of Shadowproof. Guests: Taylor Hudak, Cathy Vogan, Mohamed Elmaazi, Juan Passarelli, Richard Medhurst, Mary...
From Consortium News: The Assange case summary, webcast live from London with Assange attorney Jennifer Robinson; WikiLeaks Editor Kristinn Hraffnson; Assange’s father, John Shipton; former diplomat Craig Murray; & WikiLeaks ambassador, Joseph Farrell.
On August 18, 2020, renowned cartoonist Joe Sacco was interviewed by Canadian public radio host Duncan McCue, who is Anishinaabe, a member of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, for his program The Current, which is produced by the Canadian Broadcasting...
On the eve of the second anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, QI and Showtime Documentary Films hosted a discussion about the implications of the assassination for U.S.-Saudi relations past, present, and future. The discussion also offered a sneak peak at...
From The American Conservative:Jason Rezaian observes that the Trump administration missed its opportunity to change the relationship with Saudi Arabia after Khashoggi’s murder two years ago, and he spells out what the U.S. needs to do now:When MBS arrived on...
