Germany has become one of the world's most repressive states in cracking down on legitimate speech in support of Palestine, empowering the far-right in the process, says Antony Lowenstein in his latest documentary.

By Antony Loewenstein
Substack

Since…

Israeli authorities and security forces “committed four of the five genocidal acts defined by the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,” says a new U.N. report. 




By UN News
In a new report published against the…

Max Blumenthal provides important context on Charlie Kirk’s changing relationship with Israel and tension within the Trump administration in the lead up to his assassination, and discusses the political impact of his death.

By Chris Hedges
The Chris Hedges…

Like its Gulf neighbors, Qatar invested in a security system premised on U.S. reliability and Israeli restraint.  Both pillars have now collapsed.




By As`ad AbuKhalil
Special to Consortium News
The Israeli attack on Qatar on Sept. 9 has undermined…

Israel called the campaign “Operation Gideon Chariots II,” which Hamas said it will counter with a series of operations dubbed “Moses’ Staff.”





By Peoples Dispatch
“The bolt is now being removed from the gates of Hell in Gaza,” Israeli Defense…

Israeli leaders' threats to treat flotilla activists as “terrorists” is, paradoxically, a powerful acknowledgment of the international solidarity movement’s growing influence, writes Ramzy Baroud. 




By Ramzy Baroud
Z Network
One needs only to examine…

The Council will meet at 2pm EDT Thursday to vote on an immediate ceasefire resolution in Gaza that the U.S. is expected to veto against the wishes of the other 14 Council members.

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By Joe Lauria
Special to Consortium News

As it has done five…

The proposed “Charlie Kirk Act” would give the U.S. government sweeping new powers to decide what does and does not constitute propaganda and untruth and administer penalties accordingly.



By Caitlin Johnstone
Caitlyn's Newsletter
Listen to Tim Foley…

Blair's government aided forces against Yugoslavia whose leaders are now on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity, writes Mark Curtis.




By Mark Curtis
Declassified UK
On 28 April 1999, prime minister Tony Blair’s adviser John Sawers wrote…

The Supreme Court for the first time in the modern era lets police demand to see your papers. To colleagues in media, law and academia who love liberty, Judge Andrew Napolitano asks, "Where is your outrage?"




By Andrew P. Napolitano


“The right…

America’s rebranded Department of War promises a new era of endless death and violence, says William Astore. 




By William Astore
TomDispatch
A rebranded Department of War, President Donald Trump recently suggested, simply sounds tougher (and more…

Trump wants RICO charges against CODEPINK looked into after D.C. restaurant protest, escalating crackdown on dissent and free speech, writes Natalia Marques.



By Natalia Marques
Peoples Dispatch
Activists from the anti-war group CODEPINK confronted…

As of now, we have only our questions about the who and the why of the murder of Charlie Kirk. But questions, the right ones, have a power all their own.




By Patrick Lawrence 
ScheerPost
So many questions arise since a sniper with demonstrated skill…

Alan Macleod assesses Trump’s claims regarding Venezuelan drug trafficking and assesses the history of U.S. efforts to overthrow the Venezuelan government.




By Alan MacLeod
MintPress News
The United States is building up its military assets, sparking…

Time to cancel the AUKUS military alliance between Australia, the UK and the US? Speakers include Professor Richard Tanter from the University of Melbourne and Emma Shortis from the Australia Institute. Moderated by Joseph Camilleri, social scientist and…

With the Trump 2.0 sanctions, the U.S. has left India facing the difficult task of protecting its financial stake while managing relationships with Washington, Tehran, and other regional partners.



By M.K. Bhadrakumar
Indian Punchline
God giveth and…

“President Trump has no legal authority to launch strikes or use military force in the Caribbean or elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere,” said Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia.





By Julia Conley
Common Dreams
With 14 people killed in the Caribbean in…

We have lost that connection between reason and morality .... We have decisively lost our idea of the commonweal as the anchor from which reason will make its case.



By Patrick Lawrence
Special to Consortium News
Remarks delivered in late August at…

Heads of state and government spoke at the U.N. assembly on the recognition of the state of Palestine and the Gaza war in a meeting chaired by France and Saudi Arabia.
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High-Level International Conference for Peaceful Settlement of Question of Palestine…