What to Do About ‘Fake News’ #consortiumnews

Exclusive: A pushback is coming to the Internet’s success in giving the world access to diverse opinions and dissenting information. Politicians, mainstream media and technology giants are taking aim at what they call “fake news,” reports Robert Parry. By Robert…

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Iran Deal Tests Trump’s Independence #consortiumnews

An early test of whether President Trump will bow to Israel’s political clout may come over the Iran nuclear agreement which Prime Minister Netanyahu wants killed, as ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar describes. By Paul R. Pillar Among the foreign…

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Pointing Fingers Over Trump’s Victory #consortiumnews

After Donald Trump’s victory, Democrats and progressives have traded accusations as to what was at fault, the Establishment’s insistence on Hillary Clinton or the insurgent challenges from Bernie Sanders and Jill Stein, reports Nat Parry. By Nat Parry As the…

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Beyond the Anti-Trump Protests #consortiumnews

Anti-Trump protests broke out shortly after the presidential results were in, but progressives need a more comprehensive and thoughtful approach to the next four years, says Sam Husseini. By Sam Husseini Two views seem to be dominant among progressives regarding Donald…

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Dreaming Up a Reason for NATO’s Relevance #consortiumnews

European leaders still rattle their tiny sabers at Russia, but Donald Trump’s election has spread confusion across NATO nations that had dutifully climbed aboard the New Cold War express, says ex-British intelligence officer Annie Machon. By Annie Machon A few months…

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Death of the ‘Two-State Solution’ #consortiumnews

Exclusive: For years, calling for a “one-state solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – granting equal rights to all inhabitants and thus diluting the “Jewish state” – was called anti-Semitic. But Israel’s settlement building has now left no other rational choice, notes…

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Bernstein interview with John Pilger #consortiumnews

America’s liberal elitists, who look down on the discontented working class and put up a presidential candidate representing a failed Establishment, set the stage for Donald Trump’s victory, journalist John Pilger tells Dennis J Bernstein. By Dennis J Bernstein Despite…

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Trump’s Slim Chance for Greatness #consortiumnews

Special Report: Donald Trump’s unlikely victory created the opportunity to finally break with the orthodoxy of Washington’s neocon/liberal-hawk foreign policy, but can Trump find enough fresh thinkers to do the job, asks Robert Parry. By Robert Parry Donald Trump must…

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Will Trump Resist War Hawks on Iran? #consortiumnews

Though President-elect Trump seems ready to reduce tensions with Russia, his consideration of neocon John Bolton as Secretary of State could presage more Mideast warmongering toward Iran, writes Gareth Porter at Middle East Eye. By Gareth Porter Post-election comments on…

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The Non-Existent Trump Mandate #consortiumnews

Republicans are claiming a mandate to speak for the “silent majority,” but the actual numbers show that not only did Donald Trump fail to win a plurality, his vote total largely matched other recent GOP candidates, notes Nicolas J S…

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Sanders’ Democrats Call for Change #consortiumnews

The fallout from the imploded Hillary Clinton campaign is prompting demands from Democratic progressives for an immediate change at the top, in this case the resignation of interim DNC chairperson Donna Brazile, says Norman Solomon. By Norman Solomon It’s time…

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Reflections on US Political Tragedies #consortiumnews

Two very unpopular candidates made the 2016 presidential campaign an embarrassment for American democracy. Now, the outcome could become one more tragedy for U.S. politics, observes David Marks. By David Marks Mourning seems a strange response to election results; as I…

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The Political World After Trump’s Win #consortiumnews

The Democratic Party’s long sojourn into corporate-friendly politics – and neglect of its old working-class base – has led to the shocking result of an erratic and untested outsider becoming President. But is there a route back, asks Joe Lauria.…

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Gambling on the Unknowable Trump #consortiumnews

Donald Trump’s victory may have shaken up the System but it also revealed a recklessness (or a desperation) among Americans in handing over such immense power to someone so untested, says Michael Brenner. By Michael Brenner At this moment of…

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The World Sees a Diminished America #consortiumnews

While there is hope that President Trump will end the bloody years of U.S. adventurism abroad, the initial shock from his victory could diminish America’s standing in the world, says ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar. By Paul R. Pillar The…

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How Electoral College Cheats Democracy #consortiumnews

Exclusive: A shadow over Donald Trump’s “election” is the fact that Hillary Clinton appears headed toward a significant plurality of the national popular vote, a quirk from the archaic Electoral College, notes Daniel Lazare. By Daniel Lazare The election commentary…

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The Establishment Strikes Back #consortiumnews

Donald Trump’s win shook up the System but the empire is already striking back as the same-ole powers-that-be seek to “guide” Trump back to establishment-friendly and pro-war policies that many voters rejected, writes Gilbert Doctorow. By Gilbert Doctorow The immediate…

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Trump’s Win — A Rebuke to the Elites #consortiumnews

Donald Trump’s unlikely election is a Brexit-like blow to the global elites who espoused an arrogant mix of neocon foreign policy and neoliberal economics that has hurt many common citizens, says ex-British diplomat Alastair Crooke. By Alastair Crooke So, there…

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Breakdown of the Clinton Money Machine #consortiumnews

As troubling as Donald Trump’s election may be, it carries greater hope for some positive good than the alternative of Hillary Clinton, who represented a corrupt, money-churning machine, writes John Chuckman. By John Chuckman Brushing away the extreme claims and…

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Who’s to Blame for President Trump? #consortiumnews

Exclusive: Team Clinton thought the path to the White House led through a neo-McCarthyistic assault on Donald Trump as Vladimir Putin’s puppet, rather than addressing the real worries of Americans, writes James W Carden. By James W Carden Watching the…

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