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PATRICK LAWRENCE: AIPAC’s Anxieties

PATRICK LAWRENCE: AIPAC’s Anxieties

February 2, 2026 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

The Israel lobbies’ grip on U.S. politics has slipped beyond restoration since Oct. 7, 2023 due to the Zionist army’s own savagery in Gaza.   If Charlies Kirk’s well-documented defection from the Zionist cause confirmed one thing above all others, it…

WATCH: The World This Week, Episode 2

WATCH: The World This Week, Episode 2

January 24, 2026 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Appearances, Articles, Consortium News

We break down Davos after Trump’s Greenland retreat, Mark Carney’s speech, Zelenksy berating the Europeans and Sy Hersh channeling Ukraine War myths. Meanwhile, Australia outlaws criticism of Israel. 8 pm EST tonight, Saturday. Joe Lauria and Patrick Lawrence analyze it for you at…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: Gaza & Confronting Power

PATRICK LAWRENCE: Gaza & Confronting Power

December 12, 2023 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

The American state, broadly defined, is well on its way toward a form of apple-pie absolutism, forcing distorted meanings not merely on three university administrators but on all of us. The events of the past seven days are sobering no…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Rape of Lady Justice

PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Rape of Lady Justice

June 12, 2023 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

This is an open-and-shut case of the judiciary being misused to keep Trump out of the political process. Unlike during the Russiagate years, liberal authoritarians know they are operating in broad daylight this time.  It is getting hard to keep track of the charges…

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