Consortium News is the podcast for Consortiumnews.com, a home for important, well-reported stories that challenge the dominant mainstream news media of our day. We focus on international and domestic policies, as well as political and media developments in the United States and abroad. Consortium News was founded in 1995 as the first investigative news magazine on the internet by Robert Parry, one of the reporters who helped expose the Iran-Contra scandal for The Associated Press in the mid- ...
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CNLIVE! S4E8 - CRUSHING DISSENT - George Galloway, Chris Hedges, Scott Ritter & Jill Stein
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It may be worse than McCarthyism, which was defeated by its own excesses. Today's information war against individuals and media who do not adhere to the Western-government-enforced narrative on Ukraine is part of a long history in the U.S. of officially crushing dissent. With the advances of technology for both surveillance and censorship, we might…
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CNLIVE! S4E7 UKRAINE ON FIRE - with Director Igor Lopatonok
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Screening of UKRAINE ON FIRE in presence of the director Igor Lopatonok. Produced by and starring Oliver Stone, with the participation of the late Robert Parry, founding editor of Consortium News. Film starts at 1 hr 42 mins 46 secs.By Consortium News
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CN Live! S4E6 EPSTEIN UPDATE - Maxwell Denied Retrial
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Conviction upheld for Ghislaine Maxwell. Interview with Nick Bryant, publisher of the Epstein 'Little Black Book' and author of 'The Franklin Scandal'.By Consortium News
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CN LIVE! S4E5- UKRAINE - The Economic Fallout - Wolff & Hudson
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The West, led by the United States, declared economic war against Russia last month in response to the invasion of Ukraine, imposing perhaps the harshest sanctions against any nation in history. President Joe Biden has said that the aim of this economic warfare is to turn the Russian people against its government. Sanctions against Russia’s Central…
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CN LIVE! S4E4 HAS HOPE RUN OUT FOR ASSANGE?
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GUESTS: Julian Hill MP, Lissa Johnson, Prof Bill Hogan, Dr Arthur Chesterfield-Evans, Prof Bill Hogan, Mary Kostakidis, Alison Broinowski, Professor Stuart Rees, John Pilger, Alexander Mercouris & Greg Barns.By Consortium News
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Apologies for the audio dropout in Joe Lauria's introduction. This is what he said: "The Russian intervention in Ukraine is now one week old and the situation on the ground is subject to an information war that makes it hard to assess what is happening. Western media is saying that things are going badly for Russia, while Russian President Vladimir…
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GUESTS Scott Ritter : military analyst, former UN weapons inspector Tony Kevin : former Australian Ambassador to Poland & AU diplomat in Moscow Alexander Mercouris: legal and political analyst Mark Sleboda : political analyst in Moscow, radio hostBy Consortium News
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CN Live! S4E1 BEAR TRAP IN UKRAINE?
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Even the President of Ukraine itself told the U.S. to tone down its war hysteria, which seems intended to lure Russia into a trap. Alexander Mercouris and Scott Ritter join CN Live at 9 am EST Wednesday to discuss what's next for Ukraine, Russia and the United States.By Consortium News
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CN LIVE! S3E13 The Survival of Julian Assange
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With Doctors for Assange: Dr Jill Stein, Lissa Johnson and Prof Bill Hogan And legal analyst: Alexander Mercouris Read the Doctors for Assange Statement https://doctorsforassange.org/d4a-sta...By Consortium News
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CN Live! S3 E12: The Espionage Act & Julian Assange
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As a ruling by the High Court in London is imminent in the U.S. appeal seeking to overturn an order not to extradite imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, we look at the High Court's options and examine the parallel history of the U.K. Official Secrets Act and the U.S. Espionage Act, under which Assange has been charged. Our guests are Jam…
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CN Live! S3E10 AFGHANISTAN: The 20-Year Disaster
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CN Live! S3E10 AFGHANISTAN: 20 Years of DisasterBy Consortium News
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CN Live! S3E9: Doctors Warn Assange may not Survive the Appeal Process
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"Doctors for Assange began writing to governments in late 2019 warning that Julian Assange was in a fragile state of health, and could die in prison. We have repeatedly called for his release on urgent medical grounds. Since then, medical experts who examined Julian Assange testified in court to the seriousness of his medical condition. They explai…
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CN Live! S3E8 - PALESTINE 20 YEARS LATER - John Pilger & Ilan Pappé
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Acclaimed journalist and filmmaker John Pilger on the changes that have come over Palestine since the making of his film ‘Palestine is Still the Issue’, released in 1974 & 2002. We will start by screening the film. The past two decades have seen an extreme turn to the right in Israeli politics with grave consequences for Palestine and its quest for…
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CN Live! S3E7 - ASSANGE ON THE BRINK
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There have been two dramatic developments in the U.S. case against imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange within the past two weeks. The Icelandic newsmagazine Stundin on June 26 revealed that a key U.S. witness in the indictment of Assange for conspiracy to commit computer intrusion had changed his story. And on Wednesday the High Court in …
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CN Live! S3E6 THE SILENCED NUCLEAR THREAT
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Guests: Alice Slater: Advisor to Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Coordinating Committee, World Beyond War; Abel Tomlinson, nuclear activist. Presented by Elizabeth Vos.By Consortium News
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CN LIVE! S3E5 Seeking Justice in Gaza & in the US Prison System
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New CN Live! host John Kiriakou invites Richard Becker, author of the book 'Palestine, Israel and the U.S. Empire' and West Coast Coordinator for the Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) Coalition, to discuss the situation in Gaza. Journalist Kevin Gosztola will update us on the plight of drone whistleblower Daniel Hale; and Rights Defense C…
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With Margaret Kimberley from 'Black Agenda Report' and Garland Nixon, political analyst, talk show host and former police officer. They will discuss what the Chauvin verdict means moving forward in the big picture and Democrats exploiting the situation for their political ends. Can racism be "ended" as politicians suggest? Is it enough to punish it…
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CN live! S3E3 Lawmakers for Assange Australia
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With Julian Hill MP, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, former Senator Scott Ludlam, Andrew Wilkie MP & George Christensen MPBy Consortium News
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CN Live! Season 3 E1: Dissident Intellectual
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CN Live! interviews Prof. Richard Falk about his new memoir. Falk became prominent in America and internationally as both a public intellectual and citizen pilgrim. Falk built a life of progressive commitment, highlighted by visits to North Vietnam where he met PM Pham Von Dong, to Iran during the Islamic Revolution after meeting Khomeini in Paris,…
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CNLIVE! S2E25 ROGER WATERS & JOHN PILGER: Freedom Denied
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John Pilger and Roger Waters discuss the outcome of today's bail hearing, in the wake of a ruling by UK judge, Vanessa Baraitser, not to extradite Julian Assange to the US and to discharge him. The prosecution announced that an appeal against the decision had been lodged, in response to which Judge Baraitser suggested he be kept in custody, pending…
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CNLIVE! S2E24 JULIAN ASSANGE: JUDGEMENT DAY
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@consortiumnews will live-tweet from the Julian Assange extradition courtroom from 10am BST / 9pm AEST / 5am EST on January 4th. Our live-stream with Mary Kostakidis, Andrew Fowler and Alexander Mercouris will begin about 30 minutes after the hearing.By Consortium News
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Conservative Australian politician George Christensen appeals to President Donald J. Trump to pardon the journalist Julian Assange.By Consortium News
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation 'Four Corners' journalist Peter Cronau and (ret.) U.S. Col. Ann Wright will discuss the recently released Brereton Report on war crimes in Afghanistan by Australia's Special Forces as well as the long history of impunity of U.S. war crimes.By Consortium News
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CNLIVE! S2E21 A TERRIBLE CHOICE - Chris Hedges, Rick Wolff, Jill Stein & Mike Gravel
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In the midst of a pandemic, the 2020 U.S. presidential election is perhaps like no other. But as in 2016, U.S. voters must decide on two establishment candidates unconcerned about the real issues facing ordinary Americans. Join our panel of Jill Stein, Chris Hedges, Mike Gravel and Rick Wolff, who will discuss the American Decision.…
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Journalist Greg Palast joins CN Live! to talk about what kinds of dirty tricks are being employed to suppress the vote for the next president of the United States.By Consortium News
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2020 Green Party nominee for President Howie Hawkins & VP candidate Angela Walker will answer questions on domestic and foreign policy.By Consortium News
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CNLIVE! S2E18 THE TRUTH IS A JOKE - Comedy and the U.S. Election
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A CN Live! election comedy special with Randy Credico, Lee Camp, Ron Placone & Juice Media. Comedians seem to have a special license to speak truth about politics that mainstream journalists.By Consortium News
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With Daniel Ellsberg, John Kiriakou, Andrew Fowler, Mary Kostakidis, Alexander Mercouris & Fidel Narváez.By Consortium News
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CNLIVE! S1E16 The Extradition Extra Edition: Ellsberg, Pilger & Mercouris.
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After a powerful week for the Assange defence we invite expert witness Daniel Ellsberg, veteran journalist John Pilger and UK legal analyst Alexander Mercouris to comment.By Consortium News
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CNLIVE! S2E15 DRAMA IN THE COURT - Timm, Maurizi, Gosztola, Mercouris & Kim Dotcom
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Our guests are defense witness Trevor Timm, executive director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation; Shadowproof managing editor Kevin Gosztola, who is receiving wide praise for his live tweeting of the courtroom action; Stefania Maurizi, the Italian journalist who has partnered with WikiLeaks to publish some of its biggest releases, and whose fr…
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CN Live! S2:E13 - WILL MAXWELL SING?
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CN Live! co-host Elizabeth Vos discusses the Epstein & Maxwell cases with investigative journalist Whitney Webb of The Last American Vagabond and former Israeli intelligence officer Ari Ben-Menashe, especially the intelligence angle. (NOTE CORRECTION: Webb is no longer with Mint Press News)By Consortium News
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CNLive! S2E12: Andrew Fowler’s ‘The Most Dangerous Man in the World’
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“By far the best book written about WikiLeaks”, according to Joel Deane in the Australian Book Review, Andrew Fowler’s ‘The Most Dangerous Man in the World’ has had three chapters added for its 2020 updated edition, including his probe into the trafficking of UC Global data. LIVE-TO-AIR and in partnership with Melbourne University Publishing, CNLiv…
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It has been a time it seems that many have anticipated, but whose timing could never precisely be predicted. After 40 years of economic policies designed to create massive income inequality and after 400 years of oppression of African-Americans, and in the midst of an historic pandemic--the social explosion has occurred. A protest begun by yet anot…
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CNLive S2-E9 RUSSIAGATE- WHO IS GUCCIFER2- - Binney McGovern
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Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity's Ray McGovern and Bill Binney analyse the evidence, and lack thereof, behind the Russiagate narrative that consumed America for 3 years, and Guccifer 2.0's diverse claims about hacking, Russians & Wikileaks. Bill Binney is a former NSA technical Director. Ray McGovern is a former CIA analyst (Head of R…
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CN LIVE! S2E10 - PANDEMIC DOWN UNDER
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Plenty of people in Europe and the US are wondering why Australia has so far been able to escape the same devastation of the Coronavirus pandemic that they have experienced. While the US moves towards 2 million infections and has surpassed 105,000 dead, Australia has only had 7204 cases, resulting in just 103 deaths. It didn't necessarily come easi…
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CN LIVE! S2E8: PANDEMIC AMERICA - Jill Stein + Rick Wolff
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There is still plenty that we don't know about the coronavirus. We don't know for sure where it came from, how it always behaves, whether you get immunity if you've had it, or how to treat or prevent it. What we do know is that communities are being devastated around the world. Frontline and essential workers, and the elderly and some young are get…
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CN LIVE! S2E7: PANDEMIC GEOPOLITICS
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It's been said often, and history shows, that before there can be radical change in society, there must first be a collapse of the old order. We are potentially at such a rare moment, when the combination of an historic pandemic and a global economic unravelling has left us contemplating what transformations may lie ahead. We can ask whether the Un…
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CN LIVE! S2E6 Paris Reportage: GILETS JAUNES (in French)
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CN walked with the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vests) through the streets of Paris on their 69th Saturday march. It focuses on imposed changes, via the 49.3 law, to France's social security. The movement calls for the restoration of fiscal and social justice, and for a constitutional system based on citizen-initiated referendum. Note: The audio of this p…
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CNLive! ASSANGE EXTRADITION SPECIAL (extended version)
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In the last week before Julian Assange's extradition hearing, people flocked from around the world to London, to defend the imprisoned journalist and call for his release. CN Live! covered a myriad of events and spoke with a number of participants about the significance of this case, which the UK Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell has referred to as…
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CN LIVE! S2E4: TRUMP'S ISRAELI 'DEAL OF THE CENTURY'
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CEO of Gulf State Analytics Giorgio Cafiero, Professor of Political Science A'sad AbuKhalil and Consortium News columnist Patrick Lawrence offer an in-depth analysis of Trump's Israeli Peace Deal, aka 'The Deal of the Century'.By Consortium News
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CN Live! Season 2 Episode 3: Dr Jill Stein joins Doctors for Assange
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Dr Jill Stein's speech at the 'Meet the Doctors for Assange' event in Sydney on Jan 22nd and her interview with CNLive! hosts Joe Lauria and Elizabeth Vos.By Consortium News
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Live conference from MEAA Sydney, Jan 22nd 2020, with Dr Jill Stein MD and fellow 'Doctors for Assange' in Australia, UK & Bolivia. Hosted by veteran investigative journalist Wendy Bacon. On Christmas Eve 2019, Julian Assange called an old friend to say that he is slowly dying inside Belmarsh prison. In November the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture…
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CN LIVE! Episode 18 - Season One Finale
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In our epic season finale we feature Scott Ritter, former UN Weapons Inspector and Lee Stranahan, co-host of 'Fault Lines', talking about impeachment. Then in Sydney Australia we join Wikileaks lawyer Jennifer Robinson and Australian veteran journalist Quentin Dempster for the live event: 'Challenge what you know: What's Really Happening with Julia…
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CN LIVE! Episode 17: DNC Corruption
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Our guests tonight are radio host and political analyst, Niko House; politician and professor of law, Tim Canova; and lawyers for the plaintiffs in the DNC Fraud lawsuit, Jared Beck and Elizabeth Lee Beck.By Consortium News
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CN LIVE! EPISODE 16 - Artificial Intelligence: digital and political disruption
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Artificial intelligence and its impact on our lives, as humans and citizens. GUESTS: Daniel Barnheizer, Lissa Johnson and Cathy Vogan. This episode will feature a short documentary by Vogan on the 2016 US Elections. Hosted by Joe Lauria & Elizabeth Vos Executive Producer: Cathy VoganBy Consortium News
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CN Live! Episode 15: Assange - UK & Australia, Ruin or Rescue?
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While cries ring out in the UK of 'Show Trial!', describing Julian Assange's October hearing, in Australia the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives formally approve a group of 11 cross-party MPs, whose mission it is to return Assange to Australia. Guests: John Pilger, Emmy Butlin, Gordon Dimmack, Patrick Henningsen, N…
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CN LIVE! Episode 14: Impeachment - Syria
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TRUMP IMPEACHMENT Scott Horton, radio host; Peter B. Collins, radio host; Scott Ritter, fmr. US counterintelligence, UN weapons inspector. SYRIA Dr Tim AndersonBy Consortium News
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CN LIVE! Episode 13 - Turkey invades Syria
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* As'ad AbuKhalil, professor of political science, on the Turkish invasion of Syria. * Mark Sleboda, Moscow-based geostrategic analyst & Giorgio Cafiero, CEO Gulf State Analytics, on the Turkish invasion of Syria. * Brian Becker, radio host and director of the Answer Coalition, on the history and present state of the anti-war movement. * Interview …
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We devote the entire show to Saudi Arabia following a PBS Frontline investigation into Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and his interview with CBS 60 Minutes this week. We'll be delving into aspects not treated by those mainstream reports: namely the history and complexities of US-Saudi relations, Saudi-Israeli relations and the domestic political…
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