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 be in the most chilling atmosphere yet for thought control. Will it too be brought down by its own excesses? The First Amendment has not prevented th...
Oct 09, 2023•1 hr 54 min
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.
Oct 08, 2023•3 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Conviction upheld for Ghislaine Maxwell. Interview with Nick Bryant, publisher of the Epstein 'Little Black Book' and author of 'The Franklin Scandal'.
Oct 08, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 5
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 Bank were intended to destroy the value of the ruble. One U.S. dollar was worth 85 rubles on Feb. 24, the day of the invasion and soared to 154 per d...
Oct 08, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 5
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.
Oct 08, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 4
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 Putin says things are going according to plan. But what that plan is, is not entirely certain. Putin said the object of the intervention is to demili...
May 08, 2022•2 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 3
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 host
May 08, 2022•2 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 2
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.
May 08, 2022•1 hr 55 min•Season 4Ep. 1
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......
May 08, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 3Ep. 13
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 James Goodale, who was The New York Times counsel during the Pentagon Papers case, and CN legal analyst Alexander Mercouris. For additional information: ...
May 08, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 12
CN Live! S3E10 AFGHANISTAN: 20 Years of Disaster
May 08, 2022•3 hr•Season 3Ep. 10
"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 explained that he would not survive oppressive prison conditions, and his extradition to the United States was denied on those grounds. The High Court subse...
May 08, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 9
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 independence, including four major Israeli attacks against Gaza. Pilger and Israeli historian Ilan Pappé, who appeared in the 2002 film, will dis...
May 08, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 8
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 London allowed the U.S. to appeal a Jan. 4 magistrate's decision against extraditing Assange to the U.S. because of his mental health and the harsh co...
May 08, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Guests: Alice Slater: Advisor to Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Coordinating Committee, World Beyond War; Abel Tomlinson, nuclear activist. Presented by Elizabeth Vos.
May 08, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Season 3Ep. 6
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 Center founder Paul Wright will talk about prison reform and sentencing reform in the era of Covid. Co hosted by Elizabeth Vos.
May 08, 2022•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 5
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 just this time, or even intermittently? Can police forces really be reformed?
May 08, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 4
With Julian Hill MP, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, former Senator Scott Ludlam, Andrew Wilkie MP & George Christensen MP
May 08, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 3
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, to South Africa where he met with Nelson Mandela at the height of the struggle against apartheid, and frequently to Palestine and Israel. His memoir ...
May 08, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Season 3Ep. 1
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 that appeal. Mr Fitzgerald for the defense immediately raised the issue of bail, given the high risk to Mr Assange's health if he remains in Belmarsh...
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 25
@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.
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Conservative Australian politician George Christensen appeals to President Donald J. Trump to pardon the journalist Julian Assange.
Apr 04, 2022•54 min•Season 2Ep. 23
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.
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 22
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.
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Season 2Ep. 21
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.
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 20
2020 Green Party nominee for President Howie Hawkins & VP candidate Angela Walker will answer questions on domestic and foreign policy.
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 19
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.
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 18
With Daniel Ellsberg, John Kiriakou, Andrew Fowler, Mary Kostakidis, Alexander Mercouris & Fidel Narváez.
Apr 04, 2022•3 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 17
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.
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Season 2Ep. 16
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 freedom of information requests exposed corruption surrounding the Swedish process against Asssange; by Alexander Mercouris, a British legal analyst wit...
Apr 04, 2022•2 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 15
