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Is the US Government Fascist? – Questions For Corbett
Robert writes in to ask James about the bundles of sticks behind the speaker’s chair in the US congress chamber.
Your Guide To A World On Fire (2025 Edition)
Fiery, youth-led protests are threatening the government in country after country. What’s going on here? And what does it really mean?
Interview 1980 – Ascent Out of Madness on Forbidden Knowledge News
via Forbidden Knowledge News: James joins Chris Mathieu of Forbidden Knowledge News to discuss the most recent Corbett Report documentary feature, Dissent Into Madness.
Interview 1979 – The IMA Panel Yell “Fire!” in a Crowded Theatre
The latest Independent Media Alliance panel discusses the principle of “free speech” and what exceptions (if any) should be made to it, including the age-old “fire in a crowded theatre” argument and the supposed “hate speech” exemption.
October Open Thread and Subscriber Exclusive Video (2025)
As always, Corbett Report members are invited to log in and leave their comments, questions, “yes, and…”s or other insightful feedback in this month’s open thread…
Interview 1978 – Digital ID to Solve Illegal Immigration! (NWNW #605)
This week on New World Next Week: the digital ID agenda rolls along in every country simultaneously; Pakistan extends Saudi Arabia its nuclear umbrella; and Trump continues the never-ending 9/11 emergency.
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Subscriber Announcement (and February Open Thread)
It isn't often that I have a message that is only and exclusively for Corbett Report members, but here we are. This message is only and exclusively for Corbett Report subscribers. If you are a member, you can log in here to watch a special subscriber video launching...
2025 Predictions
It's January and the New Year is upon us. It's customary at this time of year for those of us pundits and pontificators who make our living scanning the news feeds to make our predictions for the coming year, so—why not?—I'll go ahead and throw my hat in the ring,...
New Year Open Thread and Subscriber Video 2025
Happy New Year, everyone! It's 2025, so you know what that means: it's time to kick off another year of thought-provoking podcasts, videos and articles here at The Corbett Report. Naturally, you—the few, the proud, the Corbetteers!—are an important part of this...
Planetary Regime: The Globalists’ Blueprint in Their Own Words
Earlier this year I wrote about "The Globalist's SECRET Message!" If you read that editorial, you'll know the "secret" message turns out to be remarkably open and shockingly frank: "There are too many useless eaters out there and it's time to get rid of them!"...
A Brief History of Political Assassinations
For as long as there have been "rulers," there have been political assassinations. It isn't hard to see why that's the case. After all, as long as people believe in The Most Dangerous Superstition—namely, that some have the right to rule over others—then there will be...
They’re Finally Revealing the Deep State . . . Here’s Why!
Well, it's official: the geriatric husk of a man occupying the Oval Office is in fact not the "leader of the free world." Of course, everyone with their head screwed on straight already knew this, which is precisely why the MSM liars have been doing their absolute...
Scientists Create Organic Slave Computers! (What Could Go Wrong?)
Remember when you were a kid and you used to speculate about what wonders awaited us in the 21st century? Wow! 2024? I bet we'll all be driving flying cars by then! . . . Or at least riding on our Back To The Future hoverboards. Yes, just imagine what amazing gadgets...






























