The U.S. plans for a naval armada in Hormuz will run against the Laws of Seas and Iran’s sovereignty over its territorial waters. We are now sleepwalking to a new war in the region with ...
“The ball is in Europe’s court. Are Paris, London and Berlin going to again waste a chance under the influence of (U.S. President Donald) Trump, or use the remaining opportunity to fulfill their promises and ...
“Iran’s latest expansion of its nuclear program will lead to further isolation and sanctions.” On Sunday, July 7, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Secretary Abbas Araqchi told reporters in a press conference that Tehran would produce uranium ...
“Japan can help in easing the ongoing tension between Iran and America…. As a goodwill gesture, America should either lift the unjust oil sanctions or extend the waivers or suspend them.” Japan is willing to ...
The annual G-20 summit wrapped up in Japan, but while it was long on topics it remains to be seen whether it will result in any action. On Saturday, June 29, the annual summit of ...
The main part of our conversation with the Around The Nation host focused on Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), his top two choices for the Democratic nomination. The Democratic party has just begun ...
The ICC provides no legal counterbalance to the arrogance of an empire’s power. In June, a group of international lawyers sued the European Union for crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ...
To avoid another embarrassing defeat like Vietnam, the United States evolved its warfare strategy to include the battle for hearts and minds. On April 30, 1975, the United States learned an important lesson. The capture ...
“However, growth remains low, and risks remain tilted to the downside. Most importantly, trade and geopolitical tensions have intensified.” On Sunday, June 9, finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the G20 countries wrapped up ...
“The breaking up of the sit-in was one of the main points on the agenda that was discussed. Unless he got the green light from his regional allies he would not have been able to ...
Just weeks after Israeli-based fake social media accounts were deleted, pro-Iran accounts were also taken down in a purge on the never-ending war on fake news. On Tuesday, prominent internet security firm FireEye revealed the ...
“What I saw was a lot of misinterpretation and wanting conflict coming from the administration and intelligence community. Intel doesn’t show existential threats. Even what it shows, it doesn’t show threats to U.S. interests.”—Ruben Gallego ...
“Some people leave precisely because they have been deprived of an education, and they feel betrayed.” As public school education has become increasingly secular over the years, private religious schools have pushed back by focusing ...
Fox News is “designed to turn us against each other, risking life and death consequences, to provide cover for the corruption that’s rotting our government and hollowing out our middle class.” (By Jen Senko) Offered ...
Ohio has a new coalition of business leaders “committed to improving education for every Ohio student,” but is the commitment really to quality education or to creating an optimal employee for local business? Multiple prominent ...
The International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF’s) victory at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against Caster Semenya over the DSD rule casts a long shadow on athletics. (By Leslie Xavier, NewsClick.In) Caster Semenya ...
This is the third entry in a multi-part series which takes an in-depth look at the Mueller Report. The first two can be found at the following. 1, 2. During the campaign, a visit to ...
This is the second entry in a multi-part series which takes an in-depth look at the Mueller Report. The first can be found here. Freshman Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) offered harsh critique towards President Donald ...
“Essentially, the climate that journalists work in has simply deteriorated worldwide.” Hostility towards journalists across the globe is growing, according to the 2019 World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) last Thursday. ...
This is the first entry in a multi-part series which takes an in-depth look at the Mueller Report. Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team did not exonerate President Trump nor his administration of all ...
“…In my view that clear and simple message should be that there should be a confirmatory vote of the British people” — former Labour foreign secretary Margaret Beckett. Despite reluctance from French President Emmanuel Macron, ...
Embassy ouster was a long-reported condition for pact. (By Jason Ditz, AntiWar) WikiLeaks has long reported that the $10 billion IMF bailout for Ecuador was closely related to complying with US demands, in particular on revoking the ...
If a second referendum comes to pass, the result will again likely be decided by the turnout of younger and older citizens of the UK On Monday, members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ...
The recent college admissions scandal shines a light on the dark underside of the U.S.’ education system and the many widespread educational advantages affluent Americans benefit from —all while the less-advantaged struggle for a decent ...
Beira “will go down in history as having been the first city to be completely devastated by climate change,” said Mozambique’s former first lady on the devastation from Cyclone Idai. Despite the UN describing Cyclone ...
“All of us need to present a united front. When it comes to racism, extremism, violence, we domestically have duties upon us as well.” The March 15th Islamophobia fueled mass shooting event in Christchurch, New ...
Citizen Truth has covered the influence of the military industrial complex has on the Pentagon and politicians within the United States. On Saturday the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stated the Islamic State of Iraq and ...
“I mean, I love women, but they’re extremely primitive, they’re basic, they’re not that hard to understand. And one of the things they hate more than anything is weakness in a man.” – Fox Host, ...
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Fox News host and legal pundit Jeanine Pirro sparked controversy over the weekend when she made questionable comments regarding ...
While Michael Cohen’s testimony before Congress on Wednesday had multiple explosive moments, it also proved the U.S. has a formidable new leader in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. In less than two full months as a United States ...
Saudi prince Mohammad bin Salman inked multiple billion dollar deals on his Asia tour with India, Pakistan and China. While the West may still be somewhat wary of its relationship with Saudi Arabia and Saudi ...
As the Syrian War nears an end, the question of repatriation of United Kingdom and United States’ citizens becomes more critical. Earlier this month, I wrote about the case of Shamima Begum, the 19-year old ...
Trump’s national emergency declaration at the border is being spun all the way around. (FactCheck.org) Both sides are spinning the facts in response to President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the Southwest border: As ...
Unfortunately, echo chambers in politics are strong especially in the age of social media. With the 2020 election season officially underway, it’s important for voters and even fellow journalists to avoid the pitfalls of what ...
Shamima Begum, the 19-year old ISIS bride, wants to come home. On February 19, news broke in the UK that Shamima Begum, the 19-year old ISIS bride, who, back in 2015 chose to flee the ...
Before filing your tax return this year, it’s important to know the key changes to the new tax reform bill and how it will affect you. Many new changes from the Tax Cuts and Jobs ...
Many mining operations in the region are operating without valid permits, and as a result, have been the defendants in numerous lawsuits. The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, showed the world what horrible tragedies can ...
Neoliberalism, the little-understood and misguided economic dogma that has dominated the last four decades. Since the late 1970’s the economic doctrine of neoliberalism has dominated the policy decisions of politicians on both sides of ...
Cybercrime, ISIS, climate change, tense relations between international countries all top the list of a Pew poll on the greatest threats facing us in 2019. According to a survey released on February 11 by the ...
Willie McCoy did not even get to wake up before he was prejudged a threat and killed by six police officers. Willie McCoy, a 20-year-old black man was murdered Saturday night by six cops in ...
“Some of the best weapons do not shoot,” said a leaked U.S. military guidebook referencing how the U.S. relies on financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) to ...
When will Saudi Arabia and Wahhabism be called to account for its zealotry and human rights abuses? Addressing the nation during his State of the Union speech, President Donald Trump further affirmed his determination to ...
In today’s world, we can’t pretend racism doesn’t exist anymore. There has been a lot of racism in the news recently and it got me looking internally about my perspective on it. It is important ...
Citizen Truth journalist Catherine Shakdam reports on the US detainment of Iranian American journalist Marzieh Hashemi and the movement to #FreeMarzieh. News broke this Tuesday of the arrest of prominent US-born Iranian TV anchor, Marzieh Hashemi, ...
Guzmán’s trial is a telenovela-style explainer on why a wall is unlikely to stop the lucrative U.S.-Mexico drug trade. (The Conversation, by Luis Gómez Romero, University of Wollongong) The trial of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán ...
Gillette took a big gamble with its latest ad campaign attacking toxic masculinity. Gillette—the best a man can get. This recognized slogan used to just refer to the company’s popular line of razors, but now, ...
“I’m very concerned. There’s no way of getting any word to her and she can’t send any out, apparently. We’re all in the dark and just waiting and praying that they release her.” News broke ...
The reason the US has taken little action on climate change is the same reason one percent of the population has gained 85 percent of post-recession GDP growth. The global economy is set up to serve the ...
A January 2018 study showed 71 percent of domestic extremist killings between 2008-2017 were committed by right-wing extremists in the United States. “I have the absolute right to declare a national emergency. I haven’t done ...
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