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The Did-You-Talk-to-Russians Witch Hunt

By Robert Parry on February 18, 2017

The proposed commission would have broad subpoena powers to investigate alleged connections between Trump’s supporters and the Russian government with the apparent goal of asking if they now have or have ever talked to a Russian who might have some tie to the Kremlin or its intelligence agencies. (more…)

US Report Still Lacks Proof on Russia ‘Hack’

By Robert Parry on January 7, 2017

Repeating an accusation over and over again is not evidence that the accused is guilty, no matter how much “confidence” the accuser asserts about the conclusion. (more…)

Over 50 Spanish Cities Support BDS, Declaring Themselves ‘Free of Israeli Apartheid’

September 8, 2016

palestine-bdsCadiz, provincial capital in the autonomous community of Andalusia in the Spanish state, has become the latest municipality to pass a motion supporting the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights and declaring itself an Israeli “Apartheid Free Zone”. (more…)

Is it True That “Russia is Aggressive”?

By Rick Sterling on July 15, 2016

RussiaRecently I went on a 15 day visit to Russia organized by the Center for Citizen Initiatives. The group visited Moscow, the Crimean peninsula, Krasnodar (southern Russia) and St. Petersburg. In each location we met many locals and heard diverse viewpoints. (more…)

Asleep-at-the-Wheel Elites Should Not Have Been Shocked by Brexit Vote

By Jim Hightower on June 29, 2016

Great Britain art Nancy Ohanian

Art by Nancy Ohanian

The most shocking thing about “Brexit”—the British people’s resounding vote to pull their country out of the European Union—is that it came as such a shock to the British establishment. (more…)

France Begins Mass Arrests Amid Huge Civil Struggle

By Sean Adl-Tabatabai on June 15, 2016

French authorities have begun the mass arrests of protestors taking part in what some are calling the biggest revolution in France for 200 years. (more…)

France in Blackout as Strikes Cause Total Chaos

By Sean Adl-Tabatabai on May 27, 2016

France is running out of gasoline and suffering blackouts as the number of French strikers continues to grow, bringing the country to a grinding halt. (more…)

Deadly Blowback from Neo-Imperial Wars

By Jonathan Marshall on March 25, 2016

In what may be the most dramatic blowback yet from Western military intervention in the Middle East, terrorism and the mass influx of foreign migrants are now putting the very existence of the European Union at risk. (more…)

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