Headlines and front lines: How US news coverage of wars in Yemen and Ukraine reveals a bias in recording civilian harm

By Scott Ritter* – Special to Consortium News The dysfunction of the Atlantic military alliance over Ukrainian membership was just the most public manifestation of the debacle that was the Vilnius summit. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emerges as a tragic figure in the…

By Robert Reich* – Common Dreams Each indictment and civil verdict has given the rest of America further confirmation of how dangerous and loathsome Donald Trump really is, and how far the Republican Party has gone in rejecting the rule of law. A grand jury has officially…

Ruehl* – Globetrotter/Independent Media Institute  Understanding the actions and justifications behind territorial colonial behavior by the UN Security Council since 1945. One of the underlying principles of the UN Charter is the protection of the sovereign rights of states.

By Nathalie Tocci* – The Guardian Europe needs a humane, pragmatic strategy, not this tried-and-failed tactic of doling out cash to authoritarian regimes European governments are beginning to panic about migration again. So far this year there have been nearly 120,000…

Hartung* – Oppenheimer and the Birth of the Nuclear-Industrial Complex Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few months, you’re undoubtedly aware that award-winning director Christopher Nolan has released a new film about Robert Oppenheimer, known as the “father of…

by Seymour Hersh* – ScheerPost As the war drags on, delusions mount, with no end, or victory, in sight. Let’s take a look at recent events in the Ukraine war from the point of view of those in the American intelligence community who don’t feel they have the ear of President Joe…